Tag Archives: beyonce

Sweary’s Jaw: A Lowe Blow

  By Lisa McInerney | June 27, 2011 - 10:23 pm | Celebs, Festivals, Music, Sweary's Jaw, The Culch
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Well, holy rolling eyeballs, but didn’t we get very angsty about Zane Lowe’s response to Lauren Laverne’s response to Beyoncé’s… er, beyonse? Twitter lit up with the indignation of it, friends fell out over it, otherwise rational people called for Lowe’s head on a platter, delivered to Ms. Knowles’/Mrs. Z’s feet so she could shimmy some sweet rage all over his lolling jawbone… It was all very exciting, really, and just the job to get our Monday morning moving. If you’ve spent the last day and a half in a cave, you may be gratified to learn that this controversy stems from Lowe’s seeming less than orgasmic when asked what he thought about Beyoncé’s headlining Glastonbury performance. After co-host Laverne near buzzed right through the ceiling on delight and pop-epiphany, telling us that she felt that Beyoncé’s performance epitomised pop music and was an extraordinary reimagining of the ideal Glastonbury … There’s more →

Beyoncé to play Oxegen 2011

  By Darren Byrne | May 5, 2011 - 2:47 am | Festivals, Gigs, Music
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I‘m not over the moon about it to be honest. It’s been revealed that Beyoncé will play this year’s Oxegen Festival in Punchestown in July. I’m not a Beyoncé fan and, while I’m sure I’ll find something else to do while she’s girating on the main stage, I don’t think she’s a good fit for the festival. What do you think? Beyoncé has a new album out this Summer, so Irish fans will be among the first to hear her new material. Below is the first single from her upcoming fourth solo album. Thoughts on the song? Thoughts on her Oxegen debut? Tickets for Oxegen are on sale now from €99.50. For full details, see oxegen.ie.  

Sweary’s Jaw

  By Lisa McInerney | February 2, 2010 - 9:00 am | Celebs, Featured Post, Sweary's Jaw, The Culch
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Surreptitiously sending cakes with files in ‘em to Alex Reid, so you don’t have to. Right, let’s get all that’s obligatory out of the way. There’s these yokes called The Grammys, right? Basically, they’re awards given to musicians who already have lots of awards/reward, and they tend to be given in tandem. They were doled out over the weekend to those who’d made a big, safe splash in the world of music this year; Beyonce got ten, Taylor Swift got four, The Black Eyed Peas (who’d have a lot more than black eyes if I ever got as far as them) got three … you see how it goes. They’re awards awarded by, I imagine, elderly dears with very short attention spans. “Well, now, we can’t give that nice girl Beyonkers the Best Rap award, so let’s give it to her husband, sure aren’t they a lovely pair. And give … There’s more →

Sweary’s Jaw

  By Lisa McInerney | September 30, 2009 - 11:41 pm | Celebs, Gossip, Sweary's Jaw, The Culch
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Surreptitiously reading Roman Polanski’s court transcripts, so you don’t have to. We’ve got quite a female-centic ragbag of raging oestrogen this week, fellow gossip hounds. Must have been a drought in the cocoa beanfields, or something - as a gurl, I’m no agricultural expert - but for whatever reason, female celebs have been over-shaking the Crazy onto their chips lately. Who exactly would dare disturb me so, you might ask; Lady Gaga? Peaches Geldof? Mary Hanafin? No, kids. In a much more sinister turn, usually-bland bunnies like Beyonce have just been spotted Dancing On The Broken Mirror - shall we investigate? Let’s! Ms. Knowles is under fire for nearly setting everyone backstage at Singapore’s F1 Rocks concert … well, on fire. The Pear-Shaped One reportedly hogged all of the air conditioning, causing nearby inconsequential mortals to pass out. Supa’sta’ DJ Seb Fontaine suffered heatstroke, and all! I know it wouldn’t … There’s more →

I Don’t Think He Can Handle It (woo)

  By Ken | September 14, 2009 - 1:39 pm | The Culch
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How could I let the morning go by without sharing Kanye West’s outburst at the VMAs last night…no, really. The rapper hopped to the stage to share his thoughts after Taylor Swift pipped Beyoncé to the post with the Best Female Video award, something he was not too happy with at all. Now, the question remains as to whether they’ll show the full footage when the awards show airs this evening at 9pm on MTV.

Beyonce Single Ladies - another day, another “flash mob” video

  By darraghdoyle | April 21, 2009 - 2:13 pm | Random Whimsy, The Internet
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So London’s Picadilly Circus, 100 leggy dancers and a bit of Beyoncé for you. I think we need to start redefining “flash mob“. This - no matter how visually appealing - isn’t really flash mob, is it? It’s well choreographed marketing but lacks the whole “Ah anyone can show up and join in” feel. Still though, if you liked it, you shoulda put a ring on it…