Archive for January, 2009

OBEY OBAMA AT MAMA LIZ’S

As Barack Obama prepares to take up his presidency at the Whitehouse, his iconic image is being exhibited as a permanent artwork at Mama Liz’s Voodoo Lounge music and arts venue on North Street in Stamford.  Obey Giant artist, Stuart Noble, flew in from Los Angeles especially to install the piece. The artwork, entitled ‘Hope’, was ... Full story

MESH-29

It’s been an exceptionally busy year for the Mesh-29 crew.  During the recording of their 2nd album ‘Secret Traffic’ in London’s Strongroom Studios, they met the artist who designed Keane’s ‘Hopes & Fears’ album who offered to do the artwork for their album too.  After touring the album across the UK and Ireland, they then did ... Full story

JLS

Big, big congratulations to Aston and the rest of the JLS boys for making it to the final of X-Factor.  Despite murdering the classic ‘Hallelujah’ in the final sing-off, they deserve every success and this showed no more clearly than in the humble manner in which they accepted defeat and shared Alexandra’s moment with the rest ... Full story

The trouble with teens

Karen’s back on the box, and this time she’s helping out a bunch of teenagers with some seriously bad eating habits. t’s been said that the health of our British Teenagers (16-19 year-olds) is cause for major concern compared to other parts of the world as they drink too much alcohol, experiment with drugs and fail to ... Full story

BYE BYE WOOLIES

It’s so sad that as we embark on a brand new exciting year, we’ll be leaving behind a national institution in the ashes of 2008. I am, of course, referring to Woolworths and the High Street simply won’t be the same without it. Where else could you pop in and pick up a CD, a pair ... Full story

WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH…

The Grammy Award winner Billy Ocean comes to the Cresset, Bretton, on January 31 where he’ll perform songs such as ‘When The Going Gets Tough’, ‘Love Really Hurts Without You’ and ‘Carribean Queen’. Billy’s been having hits for over 30 years and is one of the biggest stars to ever come out of the UK, so ... Full story

ESP GIRLS LAUNCH CHARITY DANCE-A-THON IN QUEENSGATE

If you’ve seen the ESP Dance Crew in action you’ll know they’ve got the moves! Now the girls are helping launch a fantastic charity Dance-a-thon ESP is supporting, organised by Sue Ryder Care. So are you more John Travolta with a touch of Saturday Night Fever or strictly better than Rachel Stevens on the dance floor? You ... Full story

CLAIRE TAKES THE LEAP!

She’s definitely got bottle! Our Face of ESP Claire Smith said she was keen to raise cash for charity and that’s exactly what she’s done by lowering herself off the side of Woolies! Claire joined local people, including Hereward FM’s breakfast presenter Kev Lawrence, in the abseil event for Kidney Research UK. Organiser Pete Revell told ESP - ... Full story