Posted by Shan on February 25th, 2010 | No Comments

She’s been talking about it for months, but it appears to be finally official. Lily Allen will be performing her last gig on March 7th at London’s O2 arena and hanging up her music hat and putting on a fashion designer corset.

I think Lily Allen is a pretty girl when she’s done up, but nothing about her has ever screamed “FASHION!” to me. I’m interested to see if her new line “Lucy in Disguise” goes anywhere. Here are a few moments in Lily Allen’s fashion history that you might keep in mind when deciding on whether she can bring it to the industry. You have to ask, for a woman who often times can’t put herself together in public, is this really someone you want dressing you?

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Posted by Justin on February 16th, 2010 | No Comments

The Brit Awards are basically the UK version of the Grammys. But tend to be better and more representation of popular acts. And I’m pretty sure the population gets to vote on some categories as well, right?  Well, on some awards.

Read the full nominees and check back when I mark the winners. And of course, view the gallery! *** Performances now added!

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Posted by Justin on January 26th, 2010 | No Comments

I mean, I know who it is. But most people don’t if they don’t live in the UK. Or listened to Girls Aloud. Or know about the feud with Lily Allen.

I’ve subjected Shan to a cursory introduction that went something like this, but you have the luxury of all these great links: Well, Cheryl Cole is this broad from the UK gal band (are they now defunct or just ‘on a break?) Girls Aloud. She’s a judge on the UK hit show X-Factor, yep, the one that Simon is leaving American Idol for to recreate stateside (Poor Dannii Minogue…and that will be the only time I ever feel sorry for her). She was the least likely person to record a solo album, much less have a hit on her hands.

So what the ess happened? She hit a jackpot of mediocre pop production from Will.I.Am. Oh.No.U.Didn’t. I hate the Black Eyed Peas more than I hate earthquakes in Haiti, but Cole’s album 3 Words is pretty good. Of course that means that they’re gonna try to bring her to the US, with the help (insert eye-roll, sigh and grunt) of Ryan Tedder. Cause he really BROUGHT IT with that last Leona Lewis album, didn’t he? #epicfailsmakeMEhappy.

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