Pop Buzz UK

Debating: The decision to make Madeleine McCann’s parents suspects

Gossiping: Paul McCartney dating Renee Zellweger

Reading: ‘The Last Testament’ by Sam Bourne

Playing: Medal Of Honor: Airborne on the Ps3 & Xbox 360

Viewing: Klaxons winning the Mercury Music Prize 2007

Watching: ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’ starring Matt Damon

Listening: Kate Nash’ brilliant new song ‘Mouthwash’

Buying: Rome: The Complete 2nd Series

Searching: Performances of Luciano Pavarotti after his death

Learning: Rock stars are twice as likely to die prematurely than us

Madeleine McCann, Paul McCartney, Renee Zellweger, Sam Bourne, Medal Of Honor Airborne, Ps3, Xbox 360, Klaxons, Mercury Music Prize, Bourne Ultimatum, Matt Damon, Kate Nash, Rome, HBO, Pavarotti, UK, British

Paul McCartney has seemingly gone all out to find the next Mrs McCartney, being seen with three gorgeous ladies in the past week. The main attention has been on Renee Zellweger, who he has so far had 3 dinner dates with.

But he has also been seen chatting and cosying up to supermodel Elle Macpherson and Australian pop singer Natalie Imbruglia.

This sudden burst of Macca going all out for some female attention kicked off when he was spotted with former model Christie Brinkley at a music gig in New York last month.

Then 65 year old McCartney had a romantic candlelit dinner with Bridget Jones herself, Renee Zellweger. This came days after they chatted intimately at a Tom Petty gig.

The former Beatles singer took 38 year old Zellweger to the American Hotel restaurant in the Hamptons, New York, where they both have houses.

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Big Brother 8 has come to an end, and I’ll miss it, even though it was the least watched series of Big Brother ever.

These videos are great as they show the best bits of the whole Big Brother 8 series in under 9 minutes. I sat there for 3 months watching hour after hour of footage, and here it all is broken down in to a short compilation of clips.

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Debating: The British army withdrawing from Iraq

Reading: ‘Mercy’ by Jodi Picoult

Playing: Bioshock on the PC & Xbox 360

Viewing: Brian Belo winning the Final Of Big Brother 8

Watching: The adult comedy ‘Knocked Up’

Listening: Still the abysmal Sean Kingston… Why?!?

Buying: FHM Magazine Just For Hayden Panettiere Pictures

Searching: News On Actor Owen Wilson after suicide bid

Anticipating: ‘Superbad’ opening in UK Cinemas

Learning: Prison officers are on average assaulted eight times a day

British Army, Iraq, Basra, Jodi Picoult, Bioshock, PC, Xbox 360, Brian Belo, Big Brother, Knocked Up, Sean Kingston, Hayden Panettiere, Owen Wilson, Superbad

Debating: Gun Crime in the UK after Rhys Jones Death

Reading: ‘The Afghan’ by Frederick Forsyth

Playing: ‘Wii Play’ for the Nintendo Wii (Now widely available)

Viewing: The new series of The X Factor, now in its 2nd week

Watching: The brilliant Bourne Ultimatum with Matt Damon

Listening: Sean Kingston even though he’s shit

Buying: Newton Faulkner’s début ‘Hand Built By Robots’

Searching: Controversial British Film ‘9 Songs’

Anticipating: The Blackpool Illuminations being switched on

Learning: Chickens can be diagnosed with depression

UK, British, Britain, Guns, Gun Crime, Rhys Jones, Frederick Forsyth, Wii Play, Nintendo Wii, X Factor, Bourne Ultimatum, Matt Damon, Sean Kingston, Newton Faulkner, 9 Songs, Blackpool

I was going to save this until Ziggy was actually evicted from the Big Brother house, but he’s hanging on in there so well that I think the time is well overdue. Before Big Brother 8, Ziggy was already semi famous, being a member of a boy band called ‘Northern Line’ for a few years. I say semi famous because these lads were not exactly Take That, and didn’t actually do very well.

They did have one song which did ok though called ‘Love On The Northern Line’ and this is the video for it.

It’s pony (pony and trap = crap) isn’t it? I was going to try and tell you which one Ziggy was in the video by saying “the gay looking one with the black shirt half open showing his navel”, but that applies to all of them.

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Unfortunately the bang wasn’t from a gun as Simon Cowell got shot by yet another disgruntled auditioning contestant. But it was a great first show to kick off the new series of The X Factor with.

As is the tried and tested format with these talent shows, the first few weeks are the funniest and often best, as we get to see a mixture of the best and worst of the first round of auditions. And this first show followed the plot completely.

First there was a new presenter in Dermot O’Leary to get used to, and he did a good job. It must be weird for him doing something on TV other than Big Brother, as he’s been the main man on ‘Big Brother’s Little Brother’ from the start. Although I would still prefer Ant & Dec to be the main presenters like they were for the original Pop Idol shows, Dermot is a step up from the awful Kate Thornton, who was inextricably given the role last year.

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Debating: The Protests about a 5th Runway at Heathrow Airport

Reading: ‘Next’ by Michael Crichton

Playing: Still the abysmal Transformers Game

Viewing: The start of the new X Factor series with Simon Cowell

Watching: Rush Hour 3 with Jackie Chan & Chris Tucker

Listening: The Cribs new single ‘Moving Pictures’

Buying: Mr Bean’s Holiday on DVD even though it sucks

Searching: For the latest news on Amy Winehouse

Anticipating: Going to see The Bourne Ultimatum at the cinema

Learning: The Rubik’s Cube can be done in 26 moves

Heathrow Airport, Runway, Protests, Climate Change, Michael Crichton, Transformers, X Factor, Simon Cowell, Leona Lewis, Rush Hour 3, Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, The Cribs, Amy Winehouse, Bourne Ultimatum, Rubiks Cube

The British Jukebox went on a bit of a hiatus for a month, but it’s now back, and much improved from the old version. One reason I gave it a break was because I’m writing a new blog specifically about the British Music Scene over at Brit Music Scene. The other reason/excuse was because I wanted to find a better source for songs, and as you can see below, I managed that beautifully.

So, without further ado, for all those fans of British Music, take a listen to this week’s selection, which ranges in age from the 60s to present day and all in between. This week we have songs from The Specials, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Animals, Sugababes, and The Enemy. Enjoy…

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I watched this television programme last night late on BBC3, which was a repeat from last Saturday. The first of a 2 part show, it’s a run-down of the 100 ‘Most Annoying Pop Moments… We hate To Love’, or at least someone’s idea of them. This first show gave the countdown from 100 to 50, with the usual discussion of each moment and the same old talking heads giving their opinion son them.

I enjoyed the show, but I have a couple of major problems with it, and this tired old format in general. First of all, some of the moments they chose were ludicrous, as in not annoying at all. The Zimmers doing a version of The Who’s ‘My Generation’ was listed, even though I found that great rather than annoying. Also, stuff like the Spice Girls getting back together, which was ridiculed and rounded on by the various celebrities and journos commenting. How is that annoying? It seemed like a lot of the moments were only included so as to be completely up to date, even though the moments themselves have fostered no annoyance from anyone.

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Debating: Amy Winehouse’ overdose and career implosion

Reading: ‘Marley And Me’ by John Grogan

Playing: Mario Party 8 on the Nintendo Wii

Viewing: The Start of the Premiership Soccer Season on Sky Sports

Watching: ‘Evan Almighty’. NOT as good as Bruce though

Listening: Robyn’s atrocious dance monologue ‘With Every Heartbeat’

Buying: Kate Nash’s debut album ‘Made Of Bricks’

Searching: Lily Allen after her trouble at Los Angeles Airport

Anticipating: Chelsea winning the Premiership again… well hoping!

Learning: There are dogs with two noses

Amy Winehouse, John Grogan, Mario Party, Nintendo, Wii, Premiership, Sky Sports, Evan Almighty, Robyn, Kate Nash, Lily Allen, Los Angeles, Chelsea

Debating: Foot & Mouth Returning To The UK

Reading: Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows

Playing: Pokemon Diamond & Pearl On The Nintendo DS

Viewing: Star Stories Series 2 Tom Cruise Special

Watching: The Simpsons Movie - Good, but just a long episode

Listening: Manic Street Preachers ‘Autumnsong’

Buying: Pre-ordering ‘Spider-Man 3′ on DVD

Searching: News on XBox 360 Price Drop

Anticipating: Cowes Week on the Isle of Wight

Learning: Coffee could protect your skin.

Foot and mouth, f&m, UK, British, Britain, Harry Potter, Deathly Hallows, Pokemon, Pokemon Diamond, Pokemon Pearl, Nintendo DS, Tom Cruise, The Simpsons, Manic Street Preachers, Spider-Man 3, XBox 360, Cowes Week, Isle Of Wight, Coffee

Big Brother 2007 continues to shock, delight, and anger in equal measure. If it’s not Charley’s vicious outbursts, it’s Tracey’s raving sayings and Ziggy’s bed hopping antics.

The Friday night project has been ridiculing the housemates antics every week since the start and this is one of my favourites so far. We present to you ‘Big Brother 8 - The Musical’…

The guest presenter of The Friday night project the week this was shown was Beth Ditto from The Gossip, and she played Ziggy and Tracey very well.

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Debating: The continuing floods blighting the UK

Reading: Reviews of Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows

Playing: Transformers: The Game

Viewing: The Top 5 Phone Pranks on YouTube

Watching: The Transformers Movie

Listening: To Anyone But Rihanna

Buying: Kate Nash’ Catchy Single ‘Foundations’

Searching: The Lyrics for ‘Rehab’ by Amy Winehouse

Anticipating: The Spice Girls World Tour

Learning: There is an itch gene.

UK, Britain, England, Floods, Flooding, Transformers the game, Transformers the movie, Harry Potter, Phone Pranks, The Simpsons, Rihanna, Kate Nash, Amy Winehouse, The Spice Girls

I love everything about Monty Python, from the TV series, to the films, and even beyond that with Terry Gilliam’s films, Michael Palin’s travel programmes and everything else they’ve done since. So when I find some new bit of comedy gold related to the Python empire, I like to share it with my readers on Pop Buzz UK.

This version of Monty Python’s ‘The Holy Grail’ is scarily well done, with the added animation on the Lego mouths very well done. Obviously it’s not as good as the original, but seeing it done in Lego adds a whole new level of fun to the whole scene.

Ever since the Lego Star Wars games came along, there seems to be a craze for turning everything in to a Lego version, and I for one, think they work extremely well, being both funny and clever at the same time. I’ll try and dig out some more classic British pop culture moments recreated in Lego, and post them up for you all.

Lego, Monty Python, The Holy Grail, YouTube, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Star Wars, Lego Star Wars, UK, British, Pop Culture