LOL Scotty, however did you find that gem of a site :lol:

 

I was just on wikipedia and clicked on her name and this was one of the sites :lol: Some of the stuff is pure genius :rofl:

 

Here are some of my fave's, please read them as they are hilarious :lol:

 

What forced Robbie into rehab

She's Madonna vid pics

Readers made Robbie smile

Robbie back on the town

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6476843.stm

 

 

Starbucks label unveils McCartney

 

Sir Paul McCartney has been named as the first signing to the music label of coffee house chain Starbucks.

The company announced plans last week to sign established and new acts to Hear Music, which has previously released albums of licensed songs.

 

Its biggest success to date has been the Grammy-winning Genius Loves Company album of Ray Charles duets.

 

Sir Paul is now in the fifth decade of a successful music career, which began with The Beatles in the 1960s.

 

Then and now

 

Sir Paul said that he expected the new album to be in the shops in early June.

 

Speaking to Starbucks' annual meeting on Wednesday, Sir Paul said that the album was something he had been working on for a little while.

 

He said the music was very personal and would look to the past and the now.

 

This is a pretty powerful new platform, when you can reach 44 million customers per week through Starbucks stores

 

Glen Barros, Concord Music

 

Sir Paul adding that he was looking forward to reaching his audience in a new way.

 

Starbucks' 13,000 stores worldwide including four hybrid Hear Music coffeehouses where customers can purchase music and burn it to CDs, and the chain has a branded page at Apple's online iTunes store.

 

Glen Barros, president of Concord Music Group, which will partner Hear Music, said recording artists should be attracted by the idea of a built-in audience in Starbucks.

 

Particularly at a time when digital downloading has created "a stressful time for the music industry", he added.

 

"This is a pretty powerful new platform, when you can reach 44 million customers per week through Starbucks stores," Mr Barros said last week

 

 

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

 

Starbucks has a record label? Robbie just has to sign for them. With all the coffee he drinks????????

 

 

 

I was just on wikipedia and clicked on her name and this was one of the sites :lol: Some of the stuff is pure genius :rofl:

 

Here are some of my fave's, please read them as they are hilarious :lol:

 

What forced Robbie into rehab

She's Madonna vid pics

Readers made Robbie smile

Robbie back on the town

:rofl:

 

What a great find Scotty. That is absolutely hilarious, especially the Readers Made Robbie Smile entry :lol:

 

LOL she should be flattered really :lol:

 

http://www.categorynet.com/v2/content/view/42188/387/

A survey into talent and creativity in the UK that revealed Robbie Williams is the top musical influence for unsigned musicians, has boosted traffic to The Canopy Channel, the free online digital library that commissioned the survey.

The British think they can sing and Robbie is the main inspiration for their dreams of becoming professional musicians!

More than half of the UK population think they could compose music and sing – and Robbie Williams is their main inspiration, according to the recent survey by the free web image and music hosting service, The Canopy Channel.

The survey of creative talent and ambition in the UK was carried out by the new free online digital library, www.canopychannel.com - a free platform that encourages web users to become musicians and composers by publishing lyrics and to share new music online.

The Canopy Channel has tapped into the public’s love of using the new web-based audio production programmes to produce and share music online – and express their creativity.

Publicity about the survey has boosted visits to the new free online digital library, which is seeing its highest visitor numbers since its launch in 2006.

The Canopy Channel is not only a free online music hosting website, but is popular with writers, designers and other creative types too, who can create a free online digital image library, or publish and share videos online.

Results of this investigation show that 23 per cent of the British population aspire to become professional musicians. Also, among them 13 per cent hold a very strong dream to take up vocal coaching or join a band, before they die.

Author-Composer Robbie Williams was by far the most inspirational musician mentioned by the 3,000 respondents to the survey; the second most influential music star was the indestructible pop queen Madonna.

TOP 10 INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC STARS

Robbie Williams

 

Madonna

 

Kylie Minogue

 

Justin Timberlake

 

Elvis Presley

 

Whitney Houston

 

Celine Dion

 

Christina Aguilera

 

Ozzy Osbourne

 

Tom Jones

Users of the www.canopychannel.com website can publish writing as well as upload music free of charge and answers the demand of web users who want to use online libraries to publish creative works.

A spokesperson for The Canopy Channel said: “We are passionate about the opportunities offered by the internet to allow people to express their creativity.â€

“In a matter of minutes a budding author, journalist, artist, photographer, video maker or musician can see their work published on our siteâ€.

“There is a wealth of untapped talent out there just waiting to be discovered.â€

Since its launch in November 2006, users have been able to register for a free Canopy Channel account and immediately create their personal network of video, audio or images.

Anyone can watch videos, listen to music, or read articles on The Canopy Channel. They can search by entering common search terms, or they can browse by subject or by channel.

Also, along with connecting users with video, music from each others, The Canopy Channel delivers interesting and genuine information to people who wish to share expertise about new digital technologies.

 

:o :cheer:

 

That is amazing, I just noticed :o

 

He will be well chuffed with that :cheer:

 

I am sure he will be chuffed, I know I am, what a nice change to read something positive about him in relation to the music side of Robbie.

So good to read something positive about Rob and especially that. I hope he truly believes in himself what an inspiration he is to so many people and just how special he is. That's a great nod to get from among other musicians

Yeah, that article about Rob being the top inspiration had me chuffed too , but I can't help being miffed at the same time knowng that's a story the papers won't pick up and THEY SHOULD !!! <_<

Robbie needs a straitjacket

The Sun

 

http://www.therobbiewilliamssite.com/thesun.jpg

 

REHAB may have put a smile back on ROBBIE WILLIAMS’s face, but it has done nothing for his dress sense.

 

The singer has gone from Miami Vice white jackets to a seriously dodgy shiny black suit since he quit the Arizona clinic.

 

His favourite three-quarter-length jacket he wears to make himself look thinner has also resurfaced. And last week he even tried out the English country gent look at Hyde nightclub in LA.

 

I’m sure his shrink would have an answer for his strange outfits.

 

But if he carries on like this, he’s going to end up locked up again — for crimes against fashion.

 

His sister Sally revealed Rob is a Better Man after a stay in the ******* centre in Tucson for addiction to prescription drugs. And he has started writing material for a new album with his Stoke-on-Trent buddies STEPHEN DUFFY, KELVIN ANDREWS and DANNY SPENCER.

 

Sally said: “He’s doing a lot of writing. He’s still very creative.â€

 

 

Thanks to TRWS

 

From the 3AM bitches. Arent they being nice lately. :huh:

 

ROB'S GOB BACK ON THE JOB

22/03/2007

More 3am

 

ROBBIE Williams is definitely getting back to his old self.

 

The rehab-fresh singer, 33, was caught in this clinch with a brunette as he left LA's Boulevard 3 nightclub.

 

And Rob wasn't satisfied there... within minutes he had moved onto a nearby buxom blonde.

 

AdvertisementOur spy said: "Robbie used the lamest chat-up line, saying, 'I like this country ... not as much as I like your breasts though.'

 

"It worked though as the girl was loving it."

 

Lucky he didn't get a slap.

 

Robbie needs a straitjacket

The Sun

 

http://www.therobbiewilliamssite.com/thesun.jpg

 

REHAB may have put a smile back on ROBBIE WILLIAMS’s face, but it has done nothing for his dress sense.

 

The singer has gone from Miami Vice white jackets to a seriously dodgy shiny black suit since he quit the Arizona clinic.

 

His favourite three-quarter-length jacket he wears to make himself look thinner has also resurfaced. And last week he even tried out the English country gent look at Hyde nightclub in LA.

 

I’m sure his shrink would have an answer for his strange outfits.

 

But if he carries on like this, he’s going to end up locked up again — for crimes against fashion.

 

His sister Sally revealed Rob is a Better Man after a stay in the ******* centre in Tucson for addiction to prescription drugs. And he has started writing material for a new album with his Stoke-on-Trent buddies STEPHEN DUFFY, KELVIN ANDREWS and DANNY SPENCER.

 

Sally said: “He’s doing a lot of writing. He’s still very creative.â€

 

 

Thanks to TRWS

Since when is Stephen Duffy from Stoke ?! :rolleyes:

 

Must've been a very slow news day when she has to reuse month old quotes from his sister.

 

 

 

'He's still very creative?'

 

 

Why wouldn't he be? :blink:

'He's still very creative?'

Why wouldn't he be? :blink:

 

 

Jupiter9

 

 

That story has been ran & ran.... they have every version that they can think of without looking as if they are repeating themselves... which they are.

 

See... they are actually running out of stuff to write about the Robster at long last...... -_-

Mark Ronson Defends His Work With Robbie Williamsby Daniel Zugna - March 23 2007

http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=1775

 

Producer and label boss Mark Ronson has defended the three tracks he produced on Robbie Williams' 'Rudebox' album, despite its relative commercial failure.

 

 

Ronson produced 'Lovelight', 'King of the Bongo' and 'Good Doctor' on Williams' latest album, which received a lukewarm reception from fans and critics alike. Even though it topped the UK albums chart, it has failed to come close to matching the success of Williams' previous albums.

 

Speaking to website Gigwise, Ronson made a point of defending the tracks he was involved with, explaining, "'Lovelight', one of the records that I did, I know people who don't even know who Robbie Williams is, they hear that when it comes on in the club when I play it and they're like 'what the hell is that, that's amazing'. I do think that's a great song.

 

"Mos Def actually came up to me at [a gig] in New York. He came up to me and was like, 'did you do that Robbie Williams song 'Lovelight'? It's incredible I want to rap over that'. Maybe not all the songs were terribly good, but I'm definitely into the stuff we did."

Our spy said: "Robbie used the lamest chat-up line, saying, 'I like this country ... not as much as I like your breasts though.'

 

Our "spy"?!?! You mean, the video that has been all over the web for the past week? You knob.

Very interesting article from tampabay.com...I think it explains the lack of US success very well.

 

 

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/03/22/Floridia...are_comin.shtml

 

The British are coming! ... Will anyone care?

Even extreme success in pop music across the pond doesn't always translate in America.

By SEAN DALY

Published March 22, 2007

 

 

British bad girls Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse worry me.

 

But not because they troublemake with Lohanian intensity and devour London tabloid space like Britney does here.

 

No, my concerns are more selfish. Allen's Alright, Still . . . and Winehouse's Back to Black are my fave albums of 2007 so far, and I'm thinking I may still feel that way come December.

 

The 21-year-old Allen throws back to a shagadelic sound and hedonism, while 23-year-old Winehouse puts a self-destructive twist on Motown girl groups. Both are already smash hits overseas, with Allen even starting her own clothing line. For all their wicked ways, these two make my job so much fun.

 

But alas, there's a good chance that Allen and Winehouse will soon disappear from my life, or at least be a lot harder to follow. Because even if they stay hot at home, there's no guarantee that their talent and U.K. success will result in sustained American stardom. Allen and Winehouse could wind up being as popular here as, oh, Cliff Richard or the Arctic Monkeys.

 

Who? What? Monkeys?

 

Exactly.

 

Ever since the Beatles invaded, Americans have flipped for Brit bands. But for every Coldplay or Oasis that becomes a U.S. smash, there are many more who unaccountably can't capture an American following.

 

Where's Robbie?

 

Consider the curious case of Robbie Williams. A boy-bander turned solo stud, Williams has sold more albums in the United Kingdom than any other British solo artist in history. Think about that. More than David Bowie. More than Elton John.

 

But he's not even a one-hit wonder here, despite pinup looks, major label support, cool videos, catchy songs and tons of press.

 

All that just isn't enough, says Mark Sutherland, Billboard magazine's London bureau chief, via e-mail. U.S. success for U.K. bands "generally comes down to two things: interest from the American industry and sheer hard work."

 

"Personally, I think Robbie Williams could have broken in the States, if only he'd fully committed himself to the cause. But when you're selling millions everywhere else in the world, that can seem a bit too much like hard work."

 

Uh-oh. That could be a problem for my new favorites. Allen has sneered to the gossip pages that she doesn't care about U.S. success. And Winehouse has a growing rep for canceling shows due to party plans. Even so, each artist is working the U.S. concert scene with strong results.

 

But even hard work won't always tip the scales, says Bob Merlis, a public relations guru with almost 40 years in the music business.

 

To him, the cultural divide between the countries is a bigger barrier than the Atlantic Ocean. Even with MySpace and iTunes making more music available to more consumers, regional biases and realities still apply.

 

"I think it's a question of (American audiences) not being on hand for the build-up," says Merlis. "The expectations for Robbie Williams have always been huge based on performances in other parts of the world. But we didn't get to see his rise. We didn't see him on his way up. So when he came here, they were like, 'Here's Robbie Williams!' And we were like: 'So what? Yawwwn.' "

 

Size matters

 

The United Kingdom is a much smaller market than the United States, notes Chris Martins, editor of U.S. music magazine Filter. So the buzz and hype of the Next Big Thing often feel more intense in London.

 

"The U.K. is a small place with a lot of music - much of it great, much of it simply immediate," Martins says in an e-mail. "The problem over here is that we're disconnected from the reality of the British music scene."

 

Merlis represents such American icons as John Mellencamp and ZZ Top. But decades ago, he was in charge of selling British stars Leo Sayer and T. Rex. Although each act scored a hit or two, they were never as big here as they were back home. The talent was there. So was the work ethic. But it wasn't enough.

 

"Sometimes this stuff just doesn't translate," Merlis says. "Even in the early days of pop music, the U.K. had their big stars - Adam Faith, Cliff Richard - who didn't happen over here."

 

You remember Cliff Richard, don't you? The guy who dueted with Olivia Newton-John on sappy hit Suddenly?

 

"Cliff Richard was like their Elvis," Merlis says.

 

Of course, Elvis was also their Elvis. The American market is so huge, U.S. musicians often have a much easier time making it big in the U.K. Except for country music.

 

"That's only big in Ireland and the Czech Republic," says Merlis.

 

The new invasion

 

Allen and Winehouse aren't the only new British acts testing our shores. Other young stars with a thirst for U.S. fame include Mika, James Morrison, Paolo Nutini, the Cinematics, Aqualung, the Feeling, the Fratellis and dozens more.

 

This may be their time.

 

"At the moment, America seems more open to British music that at any point for at least 10 years," says Billboard's Sutherland. "But the key for Lily, Amy & Co. - and they are all genuinely exciting artists - will be capitalizing on that interest.

 

"To do so, they'll have to commit big chunks of their year to the States, which might mean spending less time on the U.K. market. This is another problem for U.K. artists: When they're hugely successful at home, gambling on cracking America can seem like a bet too far."

 

That seems to be what happened with the Arctic Monkeys. Last year, the blue collar rock band from Sheffield, England, became the fastest-selling debut band in British history, selling 400,000 copies of their first album in one week.

 

Like many U.S. critics, I gushed about them, declaring their disc one of my Top 10 of 2006. But the buzz here died off quickly, with their disc selling just 300,000 copies here in a full year.

 

Sutherland blames that on the rookie band's wariness of the U.S. media. The Monkeys were often abrasive, distant - when they bothered to do press at all.

 

Which brings us back to my beloved brats. With their hard-partying track record, wild child tendencies and antisocial spells, Allen and Winehouse's ultimate obstacle to U.S. fame might be Allen and Winehouse. Oh well. Enjoy 'em while you can, Yanks.

 

Sean Daly can be reached at sdaly@sptimes.com or (727) 893-8467. His blog is at blogs.tampabay.com/popmusic .

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/viewarticle...p;sectionid=105

 

 

WHO would be a pop star in today's fickle world?

One minute you're adored by millions and the next, the mere mention of your name is enough to send people spiralling into a four-letter tirade.

 

Take James Blunt, for instance.

 

In 2004, when his album, Back to Bedlam, was released, he was one of a clutch of new singer-songwriters hoping to hit the big time.

 

But it wasn't until the following year when You're Beautiful was released that his popularity soared.

 

The song flooded the airwaves and women swooned whenever the tousle-haired singer appeared on TV.

 

His single topped the charts, while the album sold 2,368,000 copies in the UK alone, more than any other artist in 2005.

 

Not only that, but You're Beautiful was named International Hit of the Year and Most Performed Work at the Ivor Novello Awards.

 

But the bubble was about to burst.

 

In May last year, an Essex radio station banned Blunt from its playlist in response, it claimed, to complaints from listeners.

 

Then the musician came fourth in a list of 100 most intolerable things. In a poll of 2,000 people, he was deemed more irritating than traffic wardens, ex-smokers and Craig David.

 

We all know there can be a thin line between success and failure, but why did Blunt go from being a household favourite to someone loathed by so many music fans?

 

It's a question that intrigues Professor Simon Frith, a music lecturer at Edinburgh University.

 

So much so that this week he gave a speech entitled The unpopular and unpleasant thoughts inspired by the work of James Blunt, as part of a popular culture conference at the University of Leeds.

 

"Pop culture is about people becoming unpopular as well as popular," he says.

 

"I think what's interesting is that someone like Lily Allen is very popular while James Blunt is viewed as beyond the pale. What's the difference?"

 

Prof Frith believes that there are several factors at play.

 

"I think a good comparison is James Blunt's You're Beautiful, and the Robbie Williams song, Angels. Both are similar, but for some reason the critics like the Robbie Williams song but not James Blunt's."

 

Image, he says, plays a key role.

 

"What makes performers appealing is important. Robbie Williams has always had this charisma about him that perhaps James Blunt doesn't have."

 

Music has always been at the mercy of fashion, and people who are flavour of the month one moment, can quickly find themselves on the wrong side of fame's revolving door.

 

The Beatles though were never criticised for being too populist, so why do stars like Dido and James Blunt struggle to be taken seriously as artists?

 

"I used to be a rock critic and there's always been a category of music known as 'easy listening' which some critics regard as being naff. There is also this notion that music has to be 'difficult' to be good," says Prof Frith.

 

The music-buying public falls into widely varying categories, from those who pick up the odd cd from their local supermarket to the diehard "musos", who spend every spare penny they have rummaging through tiny record shops in search of the most obscure album they can find.

 

We all have cds which embarrass us, and which are tucked away out of sight ready to be taken to a charity shop.

 

I confess to liking The Carpenters, while Glenn Campbell's Wichita Lineman reminds me of sitting in the back of my parents' car during summer holidays to France. It can still bring a lump to my throat.

 

The great John Peel once said

that sometimes when he probably should have been playing Pink Floyd B-sides, he was listening to Abba records instead.

 

"When it comes to music," says Prof Frith, "People get very passionate about what they like and what they don't like, and what is interesting are the arguments people use to say a band like Oasis are better than Blur.

 

"But it's not so much about snobbery as about what people think music should be."

 

Are music critics to blame?

 

"They (critics] don't necessarily shape people's decisions, but if someone doesn't like a band or a performer, they will use what they say to argue their point," he says.

 

"Snow Patrol have suddenly become a hate figure for certain types of rock critics, who have gone from applauding them to treating them with disdain.

 

"It's odd, but I think sometimes certain acts don't fit what is seen as an authentic rock sensibility."

 

Performers can become victims of their own success and, as Prof Frith points out, a song has to be popular in the first place for people to then dislike it.

 

"When they can't go shopping or to a wedding without hearing it, people feel it becomes a tool of oppression and it's being inflicted on them."

 

Other pop stars, though, have been able to reinvent themselves.

 

"Kylie Minogue has had two or three different careers. She started out with Stock, Aitken and Waterman and came back as a dance diva and has had huge success."

 

Perhaps, at the end of the day, it just comes down to personal taste and if something rocks your boat, then what does it matter?

 

Just don't go telling me that UB40 were ever any good.

 

 

 

 

 

Very well written article but how on earth are You're Beautiful and Angels very similar ?? Other than launching each artist's career they have absolutely nothing in common imo.

 

And I take offense at the women swooning at James Blunt comment :lol: Here's one woman that never 'swooned' at seeing Blunt or hearing him, actually the complete opposite, I changed the channel every time that bloody annoying song came on LOL .... It was very much over played and people just grew sick of it, I think. Honestly, I have no clue what people liked about it or James Blunt to begin with -_- He's just a bit boring lol, I don't think he has a good voice and I think the writing is very much lacking on You're Beautiful, but what it had going for it was it being catchy and it got stuck in people's heads which is why I think it became so successful. On the other hand, Angels is a very well written song with beautiful lyrics and a great sentiment attached to it that people related to which is why to this day its still loved the world over.

"When they can't go shopping or to a wedding without hearing it, people feel it becomes a tool of oppression and it's being inflicted on them."

 

This is the point I was trying to make about Robbie needing to "go away" for a while. The casual fan starts to hate him if he's in their face too much.

Perhaps the reviewer was meaning that both Beautiful and Angels commanded the same popularity, I am sure Angels was equally played on the radio just like James Blunts song has.

 

Angels chorus soars and hit a cord that to me is inspirational and unforgettable and is a great song to boot. JB Beautiful is not quite in the same league, but it does have meaning behind it and is also a very melodic song, but it doesn't have the passion.

 

I think that is why Angels wins with me, apart from the Robbie influence..the song is inspirational and moving.

 

I can't say I have swooned at JB to be honest, doesn't do it for me in anyway, vocally or visually, but aren't they being a bit previous. JB has his second album out soon, that will tell if this theory is right or not.

 

On the American debate dazzleland posted. I agree with most of those comments as to why Robbie failed there, but can someone tell him, that to get airplay over there is another huge problem as well.

Edited March 23, 200718 yr by Susie

I agree. Blunty's voice irriates me and grates, but I did like YB when it first came out, then it just got over-played soooooo much. It is a nice ballad, but in no way near in the same leugue as the mighty Angels, especially live. Nothing beats Angels live. :wub: