POPSICLES time!
The Under The Skin full length trailer has been released
Finally! A film about aliens we can really get on board with. The full-length trailer for Under The Skin - the slick, sexy film that movie buffs are getting super hot under the collar for - has been released. And it’s not just because Scarlett Johansson stars in the lead as a red lipstick wearing alien with a (perfect) British accent. Directed by Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast and Birth), the film adaption of the book by Michael Faber explores the subject of humanity, following ScarJo’s character around Scotland where she hunts and harvests men. But why? You’ll have to watch it in March and see…
**Michael Jackson’s fans win compensation for “emotional damage” **
Think a little lunchtime twitter stalking of your favourite singer makes you a super-fan? Well, five Michael Jackson fans have put all our waiting-in-the-cold-after-a-gig-for-a-piccy behavior to shame, by winning a case in a French courtto sue MJ’s doctor, Conrad Murray, for the suffering they experienced following the singers death in 2009. Having proven their “emotional suffering”, two French, two Swiss and one Belgian fan were awarded one whole euro each. They hope the ruling will help them gain access to Jacksons Los Angeles grave, which is closed to the public.
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Rock trumps Pop in UK album sales
For the first time in five years sales of Rock music overtook those of Pop in the UK last year– with a little help from Rod Stewart. Thanks to the Scots best-selling Time album, the Rock genre accounts for 33.8% of the market share, with Pop sales at 31%. Other best-selling Rock albums included Arctic Monkey’s AMand Bastille’s Bad Blood. BPI spokesperson Gennaro Castaldo said, 'rock music looks set to enjoy another wonderfully vibrant period'. A great excuse to buy more ripped jeans and leather jackets, yes?
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Flappy Bird parody released by Fall Out Boy
Flappy B fans can breath a sigh of relief. Days after the app’s creator has decided to cease all sale of the addictive game, putting a stop to his alleged £30,000 a day earnings after missing his simple life, Fall Out Boy have provided us with Fall Out Bird. After taking only 24 hours to create, the new app will be available later this week for iOS and Android users. The band tweeted 'Rome wasn’t built in a day, but this game was'. Will it be as popular as the original? Phones with the app still installed are being sold on eBay for thousands of dollars, so the new bird on the block has a lot to live up to.
**Simon Cowell and Chris O’Dowd in race row **
Simon Cowell has responded to Chris O’Dowd’s comments to the Radio Times yesterday about X-Factor viewers having racist tendencies. The actor stated that 'the viewing public is so racist, all the black, strong singers go out in round five every year'. Cowell has called the comments 'insulting', highlighting previous successful contestants Alexandra Burke, JLS and Leona Lewis as examples of his show being 'the least racist you could possibly find in the world.'
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.