Archive for June, 2010

Russell Brand’s ‘Greek’ is UK’s top film

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Russell Brand as Aldous Snow in Get Him To The Greek

Get Him To The Greek has topped the UK box office on its first weekend on release.

The comedy, which stars Russell Brand and Jonah Hill, takes in £1.5 million to claim the top spot ahead of Katherine Heigl’s Killers. The action-comedy’s box office takings plummet drastically on its second week in cinemas – £390,000 against last week’s £1 million opening haul.

Sex And The City 2, Prince Of Persia and StreetDance complete the top five, while horror movie The Collector is the only other new entry, landing at number seven.

Woody Allen’s Whatever Works, rom-com When In Rome and Francis Ford Coppola’s latest Tetro all opened last weekend but failed to make a dent in the top ten.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Get Him To The Greek – £1,569,556
2. (1) Killers – £389,509
3. (2) Sex And The City 2 – £357,066
4. (4) Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time – £159,684
5. (3) StreetDance 3D – £159,260
6. (6) Death At A Funeral – £118,648
7. (-) The Collector – £109,519
8. (5) Letters To Juliet – £104,134
9. (9) Robin Hood – £89,457
10. (7) Wild Target – £88,287

Katy Perry’s ‘California Gurls’ storms to No.1

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

Katy Perry

Katy Perry has rocketed to the top of the UK singles chart with ‘California Gurls’.

The track – which features an appearance from rapper Snoop Dogg – also leads the US, Australian and Irish singles chart this week.

It becomes her second single to reach No.1 in the UK after 2008’s ‘I Kissed A Girl’.

K’Naan’s ‘Wavin’ Flag’ holds steady at two, while last week’s chart-topper, ‘Shout’ by Shout For England, slips to three.

Meanwhile, Eminem places two singles in this week’s top ten: ‘Not Afraid’ at five and ‘Love The Way You Lie’, featuring Rihanna, at seven.

Lady GaGa’s ‘Alejandro’ continues its climb up the chart, advancing from ten to eight.

Outside of the top ten, Scissor Sisters debut at eleven with Fire With Fire to notch up their eighth top 20 hit, while Kelly Rowland climbs from 17 to 13 with Commander.

The top ten singles in full (click where available to see official music video):
1. (-) Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg: ‘California Gurls’
2. (2) K’naan: ‘Wavin’ Flag’
3. (1) Shout For England ft. Dizzee Rascal & James Corden: ‘Shout’
4. (3) Example: ‘Kickstarts’
5. (6) Eminem: ‘Not Afraid’
6. (4) Kylie Minogue: ‘All The Lovers’
7. (-) Eminem & Rihanna: ‘Love The Way You Lie’
8. (10) Lady GaGa: ‘Alejandro’
9. (5) Tinie Tempah ft. Labrinth: ‘Frisky’
10. (7) David Guetta & Chris Willis ft. Fergie & LMFAO: ‘Gettin’ Over You’

Source: Official Charts Company

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Kinks bassist Pete Quaife dies, aged 66

Friday, June 25th, 2010
Pete Quaife, bassist for The Kinks
Kinks bassist Pete Quaife has died at the age of 66.

The exact cause of death is as-yet unknown, though Quaife had been undergoing kidney dialysis for over a decade after suffering renal failure in 1998, Rolling Stone reports. He passed away yesterday.

A founding member of the Kinks, Quaife played on all of the group’s early records but quit briefly in 1966 and permanently in 1969 after falling out with his bandmates.

He last played with the band in 1990, when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.

In 2008, group leader Ray Davies suggested that he and Quaife might reunite for a new Kinks record, but Quaife reportedly rejected the suggestion.

Corden, Dizzee stay at No. 1 with ‘Shout’

Monday, June 21st, 2010

ImageJames Corden and Dizzee Rascal have stayed at number one in the UK singles chart for a second week with ‘Shout’.

Fending off heavy competition in the midweeks, the duo’s unofficial World Cup anthem went on to deny fellow tournament tune K’Naan’s ‘Wavin’ Flag’, which jumped a place to number two.

Example debuted in third place with ‘Kickstarts’, beating January’s ‘Won’t Go Quietly’ which peaked at number six. Kylie Minogue’s first single in two years, ‘All The Lovers’, landed in fourth spot. It’s her most successful track since ‘2 Hearts’, which topped the charts in 2007.

Tinie Tempah was down three to number five, while David Guetta fell the same distance to ninth. Meanwhile, ‘Not Afraid’ by Eminem only slid one place to sixth spot, and Jason Derulo moved down to number nine from seven.

Robyn’s new entry ‘Dancing On My Own’ finished in eighth spot, while Lady GaGa’s ‘Alejandro’ rose to tenth. Usher, B.o.B and Alicia Keys fell to outside of the top ten, at 11, 12 and 15 respectively.

The top ten singles in full (click where possible to see official music video):
1. (1) Shout For England ft. Dizzee Rascal & James Corden: ‘Shout’
2. (3) K’naan: ‘Wavin’ Flag’
3. (-) Example: ‘Kickstarts’
4. (-) Kylie Minogue: ‘All The Lovers’
5. (2) Tinie Tempah ft. Labrinth: ‘Frisky’
6. (5) Eminem: ‘Not Afraid’
7. (4) David Guetta & Chris Willis ft. Fergie & LMFAO: ‘Gettin’ Over You’
8. (-) Robyn: ‘Dancing On My Own’
9. (7) Jason Derulo: ‘Ridin’ Solo’
10. (19)Lady GaGa: ‘Alejandro’

Source: Official Charts Company

‘Sex And The City 2’ retains UK Box Office crown

Monday, June 14th, 2010
Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall and Kristen Davis  in Sex And The City 2

Sex And The City 2 has topped the UK box office for the third consecutive week.

The start of the World Cup dented cinema takings over the weekend, with the Sarah Jessica Parker-led comedy dropping almost £1 million from last week’s total. However, the TV spinoff outperforms new release Letters To Juliet to claim the top spot.

Juliet, Amanda Seyfried’s third UK release of 2010, falls short of matching the £1.9 million box office opening of April’s romantic drama Dear John.

StreetDance 3D falls to number three, Prince Of Persia trails behind at four and cop drama Brooklyn’s Finest opens at five.

Elsewhere, Robin Hood and 4.3.2.1 are the biggest fallers, sliding three places apiece to eight and ten respectively.

The UK box office top ten in full:

1. (1) Sex And The City 2 – £1,489,833
2. (-) Letters To Juliet – £793,425
3. (2) StreetDance 3D – £715,317
4. (3) Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time – £507,855
5. (-) Brooklyn’s Finest – £468,279
6. (4) Death At A Funeral – £414,711
7. (6) Tooth Fairy – £367,396
8. (5) Robin Hood – £362,397
9. (8) She’s Out Of My League – £175,920
10. (7) 4.3.2.1 – £132,048

Dizzee, Corden pip Tinie Tempah to No. 1

Monday, June 14th, 2010

ImageDizzee Rascal and James Corden have beaten Tinie Tempah in this week’s UK singles chart.

Orchestrated by Simon Cowell, the rapper and comedian made a late surge to the top of the charts with their unofficial charity World Cup anthem ‘Shout’, a loose cover of Tears for Fears’s 1985 hit track.

Only released on Wednesday, the track pulled in impressive sales of over 110,000. Corden and Dizzee performed live to an audience of nearly 10 million on Britain’s Got Talent over a week ago.

Tempah’s ‘Frisky’, featuring Labrinth, could not replicate the the 21-year-old hip-hop artist’s debut single ‘Pass Out’, which stormed to number one in April.

David Guetta fell three places from last week’s chart victory, denied third place by K’naan’s ‘Wavin’ Flag’, which was another new World Cup entry.

Meanwhile, Eminem made another small climb, from sixth to fifth spot, while Usher’s ‘OMG’ re-entered the top ten at number six.

Jason Derulo’s ‘Ridin’ Solo’ and B.o.B’s ‘Nothin’ On You’ plummeted to seventh and eighth place respectively, ahead of ‘Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart’ by Alicia Keys, which was down two to number nine.

Pixie Lott only just missed out on making the top ten with ‘Turn It Up’, while Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds benefitted from World Cup fever to rise a huge 43 places to slip inside the top ten.

Elsewhere in the top 40, Dizzee’s ‘Dirtee Disco’ was down eight places to 12, N’Dubz’s ‘We Dance On’ slid nine spots to 17, while Aggro Santos’s ‘Candy’ sunk the same distance to 14. Also, ‘Solo’ by Iyaz dropped ten spots to 20.

The top ten singles in full (click where possible to see official music video):
1. (-) Shout For England ft. Dizzee Rascal & James Corden: ‘Shout’
2. (-) Tinie Tempah ft. Labrinth: ‘Frisky’
3. (-) K’naan: ‘Wavin’ Flag’
4. (1) David Guetta & Chris Willis ft. Fergie & LMFAO: ‘Gettin’ Over You’
5. (6) Eminem: ‘Not Afraid’
6. (11) Usher ft. will.i.am: ‘OMG’
7. (4) Jason Derulo: ‘Ridin’ Solo’
8. (2) B.o.B ft. Bruno Mars: ‘Nothin’ On You’
9. (7) Alicia Keys: ‘Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart’
10. (53) Baddiel, Skinner & the Lightning Seeds: ‘3 Lions’

Source: Official Charts Company

David Guetta knocks Dizzee off No. 1 spot

Friday, June 11th, 2010

ImageDavid Guetta has topped this week’s singles charts with ‘Gettin’ Over You’.
The 42-year-old DJ made a late surge to number one, overtaking B.o.B’s ‘Nothin’ On You’, which was at the top spot for much of the week.Featuring a star-studded cast including Chris Willis and Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas, it is the star’s third hit single from his One Love album, following 2009’s ‘When Love Takes Over’ and ‘Sexy Check’.

With B.o.B in second place, Dizzee Rascal’s ‘Dirtee Disco’ fell to fourth after last week’s chart victory. There was good news for Jason Derulo and Aggro Santos, who both jumped to third and fifth spot respectively.

Eminem’s ‘Not Afraid’ slipped a place to number six, while N-Dubz were down two places from the previous week to eighth. Meanwhile, Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber moved up a spot to nine with ‘Eenie Meenie’.

Elsewhere, Alicia Keys re-entered the top ten at number seven with ‘Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart’. Edward Maya and Roll Deep finally left the top ten, with ‘Stereo Love’ and ‘Good Times’ settling for 12 and 14 respectively.

The top ten singles in full (click where possible to see official music video):
1. (-) David Guetta & Chris Willis ft. Fergie & LMFAO: ‘Gettin’ Over You’
2. (2) B.o.B ft. Bruno Mars: ‘Nothin’ On You’
3. (4) Jason Derulo: ‘Ridin’ Solo’
4. (1) Dizzee Rascal: ‘Dirtee Disco’
5. (8) Aggro Santos ft. Kimberly Wyatt: ‘Candy’
6. (5) Eminem: ‘Not Afraid’
7. (13) Alicia Keys: ‘Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart’
8. (6) N-Dubz ft. Bodyrox: ‘We Dance On’
9. (10) Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber: ‘Eenie Meenie’
10. (3) Iyaz: ‘Solo’

Source: Official Charts Company