Cornish Fisherman Singers Net £1 Million Record Deal

File this under feel good news of the day – a group of Cornish Fisherman singers have netted a record deal after being spotted by a talent scout in the music industry.

From ITN News:

A group of Cornish fishermen have signed a million pound record deal after being spotted performing in a pub by a music scout.

Awesome! Can’t wait to hear the album!

Coldplay Releases New Song On their Latin America Tour – Free Download Inside

Regular readers know that despite the fact I’m a heterosexual male, I love Coldplay. So, I was happy to see they’ve released an exclusive new song that they’ve recorded on their tour in Latin America.

Here’s the embed from YouTube:

I rather like it quite a bit. It’s really catchy and I like the beat.

You can add it to your music collection by downloading it here:

Download Coldplay – Don Quixote

Radio Daze: British Radio is Awesome – Guide to British Radio Part 1

When was the last time you listened to the radio? I don’t mean, when did you last have it turned on, i mean really, really listen. When did you last become so engrossed in what you heard you stopped what you were doing? When did it last give you a good belly laugh, make you think, make you shout back or make you cry? When did it last transport you somewhere else, teach you something new or give you an unexpected insight into something or someone?

For me, the answer is usually “Today”. Now, I’m probably biased, but as a general rule (and with the probable exception  of some politically biased Talk Stations) U.S. Radio doesn’t do those things very often. I love NPR for news, we have some great music stations here in the Los Angeles area and i listen to them regularly, but i still find myself making time to listen to British Radio because British Radio offers me things that i just haven’t found anywhere else.

I suppose you could call me a ‘Radiophile”. Like most people i need my regular fix from “The Telly”, but i spend much more time listening to radio than i do watching the T.V.  and for those of us who don’t live in the U.K. it’s much more assessable than the television programs we seem to go out of our way to be able to watch. No sneaky VPN trickery or poxy proxy needed.

O.K. What’s so great about British Radio? Well, first there is the choice. Whatever you enjoy watching on TV, chances are there is something similar on the radio too. In fact, it may even be the same thing. If your a fan of Comedy like “Yes, Minister!”, “Dad’s Army” or “As Time Goes By” (and let’s face it who doesn’t love Sir Humphrey’s way with words, Captain Mainwaring’s pompous stupidity or Lionel’s dry retorts), you’ll find them on the Radio.

There is Drama. Special radio adaptations of novels and classic plays as well as new things, especially written for radio. Douglas Adam’s “Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy” started on radio before being turned into books, TV Shows and a Movie. Drama on the radio can be much more engrossing than on the TV. Your mind and imagination build the pictures, drawing you into the plot and the storyline like a book.

You will find programs that interview the rich and the famous. Some which ‘open up the lines to the listeners’, when did that last happen on Letterman? Others are just the interviewer, the interviewee and you. These programs seem much more intimate than those on the Telly which have large audiences, lights and cameras. You feel like your there, just sitting at the table listening. I think that interviewees are more open on the radio because there isn’t an audience to ‘play to’or cameras watching their every move.

There are of course, quiz’s and panel games. From the serious, but friendly, competition on “Brain of Britain” to the irreverent meanderings on “I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue”, which has been around for almost 40 years and “Just a Minute” which has been on the radio since 1967. They must be getting something right. How many T.V. Shows have been going that long?

Over the next few weeks I’ll delve a little more into ways you can enjoy British Radio. How you can get it and what you can listen to. I’m sure you’ll find something you like and, unlike the TV, it’s ideal to pass the time when your doing something else. Will John le Carré’s, George Smiley take you from cleaning the kitchen to the suspense of fighting the the cold war? Can the Goon Show make yard work more enjoyable? Will you enter the 7th Dimension while wallowing in the bath? There is only one way to find out.

Meanwhile, I’d love to hear your thoughts on British Radio? Do you listen? What to, when and how? If your not a fan of radio why not? Share what you love (or hate) about British radio with us and discover what others are listening to, you might find something new to love and enjoy.

Pirate Radio – The Boat That Rocked DVD Differences Explained

We’ve written before about the travesty that is Pirate Radio – a recut of the excellent movie The Boat The Rocked. You can read all about the differences between the two here.

Now, the question is what will the DVD be like?

Well, John Rabon on the Brit Track mailing list did some research and found here – here’s his report on the Boat That Rocked/Pirate Radio DVD differences.

So, doing some research today on the Pirate Radio (aka The Boat that Rocked) US DVD release date–that is 4/13/10.  The problem, though, if you’ve seen the original unedited TBTR version, is that the US DVD will be just like the US release of the film, which means there’s not separate extended edition or director’s cut on the DVD.  You do, however, get the cut scenes as a DVD extra.

Some good news, if you own a Blu-Ray player, is that the Blu-Ray edition of The Boat that Rocked will play on US Blu-Ray players.  Certain studios, including Universal, are kind enough to permit their Blu-Ray discs to be region-free.  If you want to see the movie as it was originally meant to be, this is pretty much your only option right now.

Thanks John!

She’s had Enough: Cheryl Cole Dumps Footballer Husband Ashley Cole

Well, it’s probably been a long time coming and she’s finally done it – British pop star Cheryl Cole has dumped her footballer husband Ashley Cole.

There are various reports out there that Ashley Cole has not been faithful to Cheryl and that he was very open about it, making it easy to get caught (texts were found).

Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole, 29, has recently ankle surgery earlier this month but England club manager Carlo Ancelotti expects him to be fit to play in the World Cup which starts in South Africa in June.

From the BBC:

The 26-year-old X Factor judge married the Chelsea and England player in 2006 during a lavish ceremony in London.

The pair met in 2004 and were engaged a year later after the footballer proposed in Dubai.

Glossy magazine OK! covered the wedding, despite Cole’s earlier insistence that the ceremony would be a “quiet affair”.

In 2008, the couple’s marriage was rocked by tabloid speculation about Ashley Cole’s fidelity. The Girls Aloud star fled the country and was pictured without her wedding ring.

In a later interview with Jonathan Ross, the singer sported the wedding band and joked: “I was tempted to put it back on his head!”

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