Tag Archives: Celebrity

Sweary’s Jaw: Lana Del Meh

  By Lisa McInerney | January 25, 2012 - 12:00 pm | Celebs, Music, Sweary's Jaw, The Culch
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A couple of months back, we were all very excited about Lana Del Rey. Oh, buzzin’ at the chops, we were. A doe-eyed meta-ingénue with big hair and cartoon lips, calling herself a “gangster Nancy Sinatra” and droning like an orgasmic swarm, she was hipster-fodder of the most wonderful composition. And then there was Video Games, her gorgeously retro launch song, which was accompanied by a video that looked home-made and augmented her ethereal growls so beautifully, the entire effect was nigh-on creepy. Lana Del Rey was perfect. But, like everything that the cool kids enjoy, she had to be torn down and picked apart by the cooler kids. What they discovered was that Lana Del Rey’s real name… wasn’t Lana Del Rey. That, far from being a bedroom dreamer who spliced together her own music videos from footage she kept on projector rotation, she was… a professional artist. With … There’s more →

Sweary’s Jaw: Cocooned Buffoon.

  By Lisa McInerney | March 29, 2011 - 9:40 am | Celebs, Sweary's Jaw, The Culch
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Poor Rebecca Black. The thirteen-year-old credited - can I say credited? - with having belched into the world the Worst Song Of All Time has been pretty much eaten alive by The Mob. Sound the alarm. Alert the President. Stop the presses. A quick run through for those of you who’ve found yourself quite inexplicably on a pop culture website: Rebecca Black is … Rebecca Black is … Oh, just listen. Parents! Want to know how to chip to pieces the psyche of your fragile teen daughter? It’ll cost you. For a couple of grand, ARK Music Factory, a Californian vanity label, will dress up your dolly, vocoder the shit out of her, and send her out into the big wide internet with nary a note or a notion to keep her safe. Like giving Walter Mitty a F-22 Raptor and a map of China, for fuck’s sake.

Sweary’s Jaw: Lines of Charlie

  By Lisa McInerney | March 2, 2011 - 1:00 pm | Celebs, Featured Post, Sweary's Jaw, The Culch
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His most recent meltdown may have left some of you in a heightened state of befuddlement, but those of us who like to keep abreast of celebrity carry-on were never in any doubt that Charlie Sheen is more mental than nerd-rage. The horrendously public split from Denise Richards, the charges of domestic violence, the loud n’ proud addictions to gambling and pornography, the airplane full of hookers: Charlie Sheen is nothing if not entertaining, so long as you’ve not been saddled with a conscience and have plenty viewing capacity from behind your sofa. A Hollywood brat allergic to taking anything seriously, it was never likely Mr. Carlos Estevez would bow out of the limelight gracefully, as Husband, or Father; even with a Delorean and a helpful professor at your disposal, I wouldn’t recommend popping to the 80s to bet on 2011′s Charlie Sheen moving in with two porn stars and … There’s more →

Sweary’s Jaw: Unbeliebable.

  By Lisa McInerney | February 16, 2011 - 11:15 pm | Celebs, Gossip, Kids, Sweary's Jaw
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I don’t remember where I was when Robbie Williams left Take That. Taking into account that I’m from Galway, I was probably stoned in a ditch somewhere. I do remember, though, that they had to open phone helplines in the UK, so distraught were TT fans. There was mass weeping and wringing of hands. There were snotty sleeves from Cornwall to Inverness. There was live footage on reputable news shows of howling teenage girls hanging onto one another for dear life, gurning through puffered-closed eyes at the cameras. It was bloody horrible. I didn’t understand it then, and even with the benefit of hindsight, I don’t understand it now. You’d swear Paul Ince was after leaving Man Utd or something. I’m reminded of such hormonal tsunamis as the Robbie Williams Meltdown whenever I see a Bieber-bot on Twitter. I shouldn’t really call them Bieber-bots, because they’re not really bots, and … There’s more →

Sweary’s Jaw: The Democratisation Of Celebrity Arrives … Slowly.

  By Lisa McInerney | January 7, 2011 - 9:00 am | Celebs, In The News, Sweary's Jaw, The Culch
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Being internet types, I’m sure you’ve all been witness to Ted Williams’ magnificent rise to fame. Just a few days ago, he was “discovered” homeless and begging for change in return for a blast of his golden radio voice, which turned out to be almost impossibly smooth, like Frank Sinatra re-imagined through whale song. Even I, a hardened viral junkie, was taken aback. I honestly did not expect such a big voice from such a shabby little man, nor did I expect him to tell his story so eloquently. Radio is theatre of the mind, explained Ted, who’s been working on his marvellous gift since he was fourteen years old. Now Ted’s inundated with job offers and is likely to become very rich indeed, very, very quickly. Catapulted into the spotlight without a PR guru or an agent in sight; that’s how quickly The Mob can turn your life around, … There’s more →

Guest Post: I’m A Celebrity - Get Me Out Of Here!

  By DJ Spider | November 17, 2009 - 8:41 pm | Celebs, I'm a Celebrity, The Culch
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None of the Culchies wanted to talk about I’m a Celebrity… I can’t think why. It’s profound, enlightening and full of interesting characters. Ahem! Needless to say, I won’t be following the show this year (or any other year), but it seemed so wrong to be a pop culture site and not talk about one of the biggest pop culture thingies on TV at the moment. So, I put the call out on Twitter for someone to talk about this years contestants and I got a few replies. The first of which is DJ Spider (I’m unsure as to whether this is his name from birth - I thought it impolite to ask). There’s more to follow. Please make them feel welcome to the Culchie fold. - Darren So I’m a Celebrity - Get me out of here! has started. This time we have Lucy Benjamin - EastEnders and Press … There’s more →

Was Paris Hilton in Dublin yesterday? Twitterers seem to think so…

  By darraghdoyle | November 4, 2009 - 10:00 am | Celebs, Featured Post, Random Whimsy, The Culch, The Internet
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It certainly seems so. Good friend of mine tweeted this yesterday… It was followed up by this tweet and there were a couple of shots taken of Paris Hilton in Weirs, the big jewellery shop on Grafton Street, outside BT2 and generally making her mark on the south side…

Watch the new Delorentos video for S.E.C.R.E.T

  By darraghdoyle | September 7, 2009 - 2:41 pm | Music, The Culch
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Eoghan Kindey‘s new video for the Delorentos song S.E.C.R.E.T was released online today. Featuring an impressive cast including actress Aoibheann McCaul, Fionn Kidney, vlogger and singer extraordinaire Klara McDonnell, Isabel Mc Cann, actress April Bracken and someone who either is or bears an incredible likeness to Mr Peter Donegan, the video was shot in the Hotel Marino. Check it out in all its glory here.

Interview with Aly Michalka, star of Bandslam

  By darraghdoyle | August 13, 2009 - 1:54 pm | Celebs, Movies & TV, The Culch
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For all the High School Musical, School of Rock and even, to an extent, Grease fans out there, the movie Bandslam, in cinemas now, is one to see. A bit American Idol, a bit X Factor, a bit America’s Got Talent, even if you’re not into it, but your children or brothers and sisters are, you may be brought to see it. Here’s the trailer and blurb: Aly Michalka (Phil of the Future, pop duo Aly and AJ) and Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical 1 & 2, High School Musical 3) join Gaelan Connell (Chocolat), Scott Porter (Speed Racer) and Lisa Kudrow (Friends) in the music-driven comedy BANDSLAM. When gifted singer- songwriter Charlotte Banks (Michalka) asks new kid in town Will Burton (Connell) to manage her fledgling rock band, she appears to have just one goal in mind: go head-to-head against her egotistical musician ex-boyfriend, Ben (Porter), at the biggest … There’s more →

All just a little bit of history repeating

  By darraghdoyle | June 26, 2009 - 10:53 am | In The News, The Internet
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From Pictures for Sad Children. (via @cianomahony) It was pretty amazing, wasn’t it? I was on the 39 home, having left Anto, Darren and Gary with their pints and chatter and the news he had died suddenly filled my twitter stream. Tweet after tweet, line after line. “OMG Michael Jackson’s dead” and the like. “Is he really?”, “Is it verified?”, “Is this a publicity stunt?”, “No one but TMZ is reporting it”, “Sky News are saying it’s definite”, “CNN aren’t saying” and then suddenly “LA Times confirmed”. I rang Anto who told me. We’d beeen talking about him earlier. I rang Steph who told me. Around me on the bus people started getting texts and calls and then calling others. For the top floor of a bus of about 20 people, at least 10 were made aware. My sister in Kilkenny texted me. Vincent Browne was talking about it on … There’s more →

Tell me it’s Not True…

  By Lottie | April 24, 2009 - 2:09 pm | Celebs, Music, The Culch
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…say it’s just a story, something on the news. Wait for it…they are making Jade the Musical. I kid you not - see! Jade Goody’s family and friends have revealed plans for a musical based on her life. The stage show was announced at a party held to honour and remember the Big Brother star who lost her battle with cervical cancer last month. The show could begin production within the next few weeks and there will be a nationwide talent search for the girl who will play Jade. Surely there has to be a pecking order for these things, Ghandi-The Musical, Diana-The Musical, Mo Mowlam-The Musical, then and only then, maybe Jade, The Musical. I wonder what the will call it…Don’t Cry For Me East Anglia?