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Boardmasters Adds The Streets, Maisie Peters And Cat Burns
The Streets, Maisie Peters and Cat Burns are among the final names confirmed for Boardmasters 2024.The five-day music and surf extravaganza returns to Newquay, Cornwall, between August 7 and 11, and festivalgoers can catch performances...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 March 2024
Jessie J, The Pretenders And Natalie Imbruglia Set For Isle Of Wight Festival
Jessie J, The Pretenders and Natalie Imbruglia have been added to the lineup for Barclaycard presents The Isle of Wight Festival.The legendary festival returns to Seaclose Park in Newport between June 20 and 23, and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 February 2024
Mike Skinner Lost 'Tens Of Thousands' To Compulsive Gambling
Mike Skinner lost "tens of thousands" of pounds betting on football matches.The Street star has confessed he suffered dark times over the years as he spiralled into depression and compulsive gambling - revealing he threw...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 02 October 2023
The Streets Axe Tour
The Streets have cancelled all gigs next year following the "worst week" of Mike Skinner's life.The 'Dry Your Eyes' hitmakers returned to the stage over the summer with a string of festival shows and had...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 December 2021
Sheffield's Tramlines Festival 2021 Will Go Ahead As A Government Pilot
Sheffield's Tramlines Festival 2021 will go ahead as part of the third phase of the Government's Events Research Programme.The music extravaganza, which takes place between July 23 and July 25, will feature headline performances from...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 29 June 2021
Easy Life Want To Emulate The Streets On Their Own Records
Easy Life hope to emulate The Streets on their own albums.The 'Skeletons' hitmakers - whose debut album 'Life's a Beach' dropped last month and hit number two in the UK - have been influenced by...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 June 2021
'It's Heartbreaking. Infuriating': Kendall Calling 2021 Cancelled For Second Year Running
Kendall Calling 2021 has been cancelled.The festival's organisers are furious after the annual music event, which was due to take place between July 29 and August 1 in the Lake District, had to be axed...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 June 2021
Dizzee Rascal And Supergrass For South Facing Festival
Dizzee Rascal and Supergrass are set to perform as part of the South Facing Festival.The 'Bonkers' rapper and the 'Alright' hitmakers are just two names to appear in a series of open air concerts at...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 March 2021
Mike Skinner 'Winces' At Fit But You Know It
Mike Skinner ''winces slightly'' when he hears The Streets' hit 'Fit But You Know It'.The frontman has insisted that whilst the song from the group's 2004 album 'A Grand Don't Come for Free' hasn't aged...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 July 2020
The Streets To Perform One-off Live-streamed Club Show
The Streets will play their first club show in 15 years via live-stream.Mike Skinner and co will mark the release of their recently released star-studded mixtape, 'None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 July 2020
Mike Skinner Loves The 'Chaos' Of The Music Business
Mike Skinner has described the music industry as ''total chaos''.The Streets star released the star-studded mixtape 'None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive' under the moniker today (10.07.20) and he has insisted...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 July 2020
Mike Skinner Says Live Music Scene Has Been A 'Bloodbath'
Mike Skinner thinks the live music scene has been an ''absolute bloodbath'' in recent months.The 41-year-old star acknowledges that the coronavirus lockdown has had a dramatic impact on the music industry, but he's trying to...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 09 July 2020
Mike Skinner: Social Media Lacks Context
Mike Skinner thinks social media lacks ''context''.The 41-year-old music star has admitted that some of his most popular hits, like 2004's 'Fit but You Know It', might look dated by present-day standards, but he thinks...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 06 July 2020
'Cars' Hitmaker Gary Numan Set For 'Utilita Live From The Drive-in' Gig
Gary Numan is among a host of artists set to play drive-in concerts.The 'Cars' hitmaker has signed up for Live Nation's 'Utilita Live From The Drive-In' concert series, in what looks set to be the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 June 2020
The Streets Drop Tame Impala Collaboration From Upcoming Mixtape
The Streets have released their collaboration with Tame Impala from their upcoming mixtape.Mike Skinner's band dropped the track 'Call My Phone Thinking I'm Doing Nothing Better', featuring Kevin Parker.The music video sees Skinner phone the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 April 2020
Professor Green Planning Autobiography
Professor Green wants to release his autobiography.The 'Read All About It' rapper - whose real name is Stephen Manderson - has been sending 900-word teasers to publishers he hopes would want to take on the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 31 December 2014
Mike Skinner Rues Live Return
British rapper Mike Skinner is already regretting returning to the spotlight with new band The D.O.T. just weeks after heading out on tour.Skinner announced he was retiring his hit group The Streets last year (11)...
By WENN on 26 November 2012
Mike Skinner Reveals That Rachel Stevens Was Not His 'Drug-taking Lover'
Mike Skinner, the British rapper and member of UK hip-hop band The Streets, has finally revealed that the drug-taking pop star he once dated was not the speculated singer Rachel Stevens. The squeaky-clean S Club...
By Steven Williams in Music / Festivals on 26 March 2012
Mike Skinner Clears Up Damon Albarn Remarks
British rapper Mike Skinner has spoken out to clarify his comments about Damon Albarn, insisting he admires the Blur frontman's musical output but finds his stage presence silly.The former The Streets star hit headlines on...
By WENN on 20 March 2012
Mike Skinner Releasing The Story Of The Streets
British musician Mike Skinner is to reveal all about his former act The Streets in a new book.The rapper shot to fame in the U.K. in 2002 with the release of The Streets' debut album...
By WENN on 03 January 2012
Skinner Hopes To Raise Awareness Of Fatigue Syndrome
Rapper MIKE SKINNER felt compelled to open up about his battle with chronic fatigue syndrome to raise awareness of the condition.The Streets star took time out of the spotlight in 2008 as he battled the...
By WENN on 18 February 2011
Skinner: 'Record Deal Was Like Prison Stretch'
Rapper MIKE SKINNER is relieved his record contract is coming to a close - because walking away from a major label is like "ending a long prison stretch".The star shot to fame in 2002 with...
By WENN on 18 February 2011
Ashley Jensen Wants Scottish Son
Ashley Jensen is terrified her baby son will develop an American accent. The Scottish actress - who gave birth to her Francis Jonathan, her first child with British husband Terence Beesley in October 2009 -...
By Bang Showbiz on 03 August 2010
D12'S 'Warm-up Album'
D12's next record is just a "warm-up" for the hip hop group.Band member Bizarre revealed the rappers - who count rapper Eminem as one of their members - are to release a new mix tape...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 July 2010
Lady Gaga Wows The Garden
Lady Gaga played a triumphant homecoming concert at New York's Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night (06.07.10). The 'Alejandro' singer became emotional during the show explaining to her adoring fans how she used to watch...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 July 2010
Muse Thrilled With Silver Award
Muse and JLS were among the winners at the Nordoff Robbins 02 Silver Clef Awards in London today (02.07.10).Matthew Bellamy - frontman of the 'Supermassive Black Hole' rockers - admitted although it was a "huge...
By Bang Showbiz on 02 July 2010
Skinner Appears On Dr. Who
THE STREETS star MIKE SKINNER has had an acting boost thanks to time traveller DR. WHO.The hitmaker made a surprise cameo on the BBC sci-fi show on Saturday night (24Apr10). Rapper Skinner played a security...
By WENN on 25 April 2010
Ozzy Osbourne Gives Beggar Jewellery
Ozzy Osbourne gave a homeless man his £3,000 gold necklace. The rocker - who has an estimated wealth of £110 million with his TV star wife Sharon - handed the beggar his crucifix and told...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 April 2010
Jamie Foxx Writing Laverne And Shirley
Jamie Foxx is writing a movie version of 70s US comedy 'Laverne and Shirley'. The 42-year-old actor is creating a big screen version of the TV series with his 'Valentine's Day' co-stars Jessica Biel and...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 March 2010
Sam Worthington's Driving Difficulties
Sam Worthington has swapped his car for a bicycle.The 'Avatar' actor admits he is a terrible driver and so his friends bought him a mode of transport they thought he would find easier to use...
By Bang Showbiz on 23 March 2010
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