Divorce

Joan Collins: Ego splits Hollywood stars

Celebrity Gossip

14 Jan 2012

Joan Collins blames ego for many Hollywood splits. The 'Dynasty' star was not surprised that Russell Brand and Katy Perry recently announced their 14-month marriage is to end because she thinks famous people in relationships with one another can find…

Katy Perry writing lyrics about Russell

Music Gossip

5 Jan 2012

Katy Perry has been writing about her split from husband Russell Brand for her next album. The 'Firework' hitmaker split from the British comedian after 14 months of marriage at the end of December, and has been channelling her heartbreak into…

Russell Brand and Katy split ahead of worst week for marriages

TV Gossip

4 Jan 2012

Russell Brand and Katy Perry split up ahead of the worst week of the year for marriages. The 'Arthur' star and the 'Firework' singer - who announced their plans to divorce on Friday (30.12.11) - are among the first of what is expected to be a huge…

Mel Gibson loses half 850m fortune in divorce settlement

Celebrity Gossip

24 Dec 2011

Mel Gibson's ex-wife has been awarded half his $850 million fortune in their divorce settlement. The 'Braveheart' actor is now officially a single man after his almost 30-year marriage to Robyn Moore - mother of seven of his children - was officially…

Florence Welch wanted simple childhood

Celebrity Gossip

11 Dec 2011

Florence Welch longed for a "puritanical lifestyle" as a child. The Florence and the Machine singer's parents divorced when she was young and she believed the trouble between them made her long for a more simple life. She said: "I was longing for…

Demi Moore to 'punish' Ashton in divorce

Celebrity Gossip

20 Nov 2011

Demi Moore has reportedly instructed lawyers to "punish" Ashton Kutcher in their divorce. The actress confirmed she and Ashton were splitting on Thursday (17.11.11) - shortly after it was alleged he had cheated on her with another woman - and she is…

Justin Timberlake didn't want to be divorce 'victim'

Celebrity Gossip

6 Aug 2011

Justin Timberlake fought against becoming a "victim" of his parents' divorce. The 30-year-old singer-and-actor - who has previously dated stars including Britney Spears, Cameron Diaz and Jessica Biel - was just five years old when his parents…

Cheryl Cole's family warn her against ex

TV Gossip

21 Jun 2011

Cheryl Cole's family have begged her not to get back together with ex-husband Ashley Cole. The 27-year-old star's mother Joan is reportedly concerned Cheryl - who divorced the England and Chelsea soccer player in September 2010 amid revelations he…

Alex Reid goes to Stonehenge to escape Katie

Celebrity Gossip

11 Feb 2011

Alex Reid has paid a visit to Stonehenge to "find peace" after being served divorce papers by estranged wife Katie Price. The 35-year-old cage fighter - who was publicly dumped by the former glamour model last month - reportedly went to the…

Comanechi and Divorce

Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Thu 23 Sep 2010

6 Oct 2010

Glasgow all-girl (bar one bloke) punk outfit Divorce and London boy-girl garage duo Comanechi (pictured) are calling their musical ménage-a-deux a ‘marriage of filth’. That’s not a bad tag line for these increasingly inseparable bands that boast…

Predestination Records releases compilation of Glasgow acts

Premeditation Vol. 3 captures recent visits to the city on a double-disc collection

22 Jul 2010

Stirling-based Predestination Records (‘a small record label, set up by five people who like music’, as they describe it) have pulled together 23 of the finest acts to trawl Glasgow’s live circuit in recent months and years for the third volume of their…

Mi Ami and Divorce unite in Glasgow

20 May 2010

Mi Ami seem to travel at two speeds: they’re either trudging through swamps of sonic sludge, heavy with feedback and foreboding; or they’re zipping through the outer reaches of space, creating a cosmic wall of sound with effects-laden guitars and bass…

Health, Divorce and Prayer Rug play Glasgow date

15 Apr 2010

Screechy, pounding, crunching noise and pulverising drums from La-La Land, when the heavily-hyped and yet actually genuinely good, Californian foursome, Health (above) play this one Scottish date. Local noiseniks, Divorce, can't really be relied on to…

10 for 2010: Divorce

7 Jan 2010

Noise, beautiful noise is the speciality of Glasgow’s Divorce. Smarter than you’re average metal band, there’s hints of the brilliance of Lightning Bolt or Liars in the fivesome’s 10” EP, released last year on Optimo Music. Plus they deliver an awesome…

Hogmanay clubbing 2009

Midnight culture

17 Dec 2009

We kick off our round up with two institutions. Firstly in Glasgow the Optimo Hogmanay Party ‘celebrating the end of the decade’ takes over the Fruitmarket promising ‘our most ambitious event yet’ with special guests Hudson Mohawke, Drums of Death…

Exposure: Divorce

26 Aug 2009

Divorce are a Glasgow-based five-piece that sound as brutal and menacing as their live shows and brilliantly grotesque artwork would have you believe. Dissonant, brazen and relentless, their songs are a mix full-on rhythmic assaults, jagged guitar noise…

Divorce, Vom and Teenage Ricky - Captain’s Rest, Glasgow, Sat 4 Jul

23 Jul 2009

Launching their Optimo Records debut EP – a satanic slab of red vinyl sleeved in a painting of ragged teeth and diseased gums – Divorce affirm their status as Glasgow’s most thrilling band. Their support acts are no slouches either. Teenage Ricky stage…

Labels of Love - Optimo Music

30 Apr 2009

Based in: Glasgow Roster: Big Ned, Den Haan, Dollskabeat (pictured), Divorce, Older Lover. Bosses: JD Twitch, one half of the DJ duo behind ever-uncategorisable Glasgow club night Optimo. Sounds like: See ‘ever-uncategoriseable’, above.

Stage Blood, Roads to Siam and Divorce

8 Jan 2009

NO WAVE & POST ROCK Divorce have clawed the title of ‘most exciting group in Glasgow’ from the cold, dead hands of whoever held it before. Having brought Optimo to its knees back in November, the four-girl, one-man group’s live show includes…