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Friends & Aluna George - King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, Mon 7 May

Disco-tinged set of dazzling pop music

22 May 2012

‘Come closer,’ beckons Friends’ enigmatic frontwoman Samantha Urbani, as the Brooklyn quintet make their Glasgow debut. She means it too: blink and next thing, she’s on the floor, shimmying up to an exhilarated crowd. If the intimate touch hints at a…

Friends - Manifest!

An insidiously hooky album that's sometimes brilliant, sometimes bloomin’ annoying

22 May 2012

There are songs you can’t get out of your head, and then there are songs you wish you could get out of your head. In the latter category: ‘Hey Baby’ by DJ Otzi. In the former: Friends’ ‘Friend Crush’ and ‘I’m His Girl’. The Brooklyn band’s well-blogged…

Exposure: Friends

The Brooklyn hipster quintet make disgustingly cool indie post-punk-funk

25 Apr 2012

The List makes two predictions with regards to this fresh Brooklyn indie post-punk-funk ensemble. 1) They’re going to be the sound of many people’s summer, and 2) they’re going to have music journos punning furiously on their sitcom namesake. They’re…

High school lothario Bradley Cooper

Celebrity Gossip

18 Dec 2011

Bradley Cooper used to try and date every girl in high school. The Hollywood heartthrob says he was never part of any group when he was growing up and just used from one gang to another as it helped him romance as many girls as possible. He said…

Selena Gomez gets helping hand from Taylor

Celebrity Gossip

21 Aug 2011

Taylor Swift solves all of Selena Gomez's problems. The two stars are close friends and Selena - who is dating teenage singing sensation Justin Bieber - knows she can always turn to the 'Love Story' hitmaker when she needs advice. Selena said…

Arctic Monkeys' childhood bond

Music Gossip

21 Aug 2011

Arctic Monkeys think being childhood friends has kept them together. The British quartet - Matt Helders, Jamie Cook, Nick O'Malley and Alex Turner - have been pals since growing up in Sheffield, North England, and think their solid bond has stopped…

'Crazy' friends Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore

Celebrity Gossip

4 Jun 2011

Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore like to "bro out". The actresses - who appeared in the 'Charlie's Angels' movies together - have a strong friendship and love nothing more than having "crazy" adventures together. Drew said: "She's my sister, but we…

Helen Baxendale's 'boring' Friends role

TV Gossip

20 Jan 2011

Helen Baxendale found starring in high-profile TV shows "boring". The 40-year-old actress shot to fame playing Rachel Bradley in 'Cold Feet' and appeared as David Schwimmer's on-screen wife Emily Waltham in 'Friends', and while the shows gave her…

Calvin Harris gig postponed

7 Apr 2008

Dumfries electro popster's Barrowland gig is off Calvin Harris has cancelled his upcoming live show at Barrowland, Glasgow, which was due to go ahead on Sunday 13 Apr. A statement on the singer's official website (www.calvinharris.tv) reads: "We…