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Harsh but very funny and so true! :rofl:

From Hecklerspray Gareth Gates: The Genuine, Horrifying Comeback Remember Gareth Gates? Sure you do - as well as being the runner-up in the first series of Pop Idol, Gareth Gates was also the subject of the joke about the boy who went to a shop for a Mars Bar and came out an hour later with 50 packs of M&Ms. :lol: Most of us had happily filed Gareth Gates away with Bubble from Big Brother, the woman who had sex in a tree from Survivor and that constantly furious man from the first series of The Apprentice in a drawer marked 'reality show hasbeens'. But no! It takes more than not selling any copies of a ridiculously over-ambitious second (double) album, lurid stories about personal lives and generally being seen by everyone as a bit of a nobsack to kill Gareth Gates - as the new Gareth Gates documentary series is hoping to prove. Gareth Gates shot to fame in 2002 thanks to Pop Idol and Simon Cowell. The image of the cherub-faced, spiky-haired boy only able to conquer his chronic stuttering by singing old Westlife songs at Dr Fox inspired deep love and deep nausea in equal measure. Such was the power of little stuttering Gareth Gates' appeal that he almost won the first series of Pop Idol, and only failed to because of an organised protest vote for his fellow Pop Idol finalist Will Young, even through he was a big-chinned drug-taking posho :blink: who wanted to be Jamiroquai more than anything else on earth. :lol: We've paid the price now - Will Young is properly famous :D - but imagine how bad things would be if Gareth Gates won. :mellow: As Pop Idol runner-up, Gareth Gates got to sing Unchained Melody - and sell 1.3 million copies of the single - before slipping away into obscurity thanks to a succession of dreadful cover versions, badly thought-out second albums and all sorts of tabloid headlines about sleeping with giganto-bazzered pikey model Jordan. Well, start forgetting that you ever forgot Gareth Gates - this time his comeback is real, and horribly ubiquitous-sounding. According to BBC News: Pop Idol runner-up Gareth Gates is to feature in an ITV1 documentary about his short-lived spell in the spotlight as he prepares a comeback album… Gates said: "The past five years have been a rollercoaster. I hope this gives people a chance to see the real me… An ITV1 spokesman said: "This prime-time footage will show the impacts and consequences that fame thrusts upon artists hoping to survive successfully within the pressures of the music industry, and will also showcase some of Gareth's new music as he prepares to re-launch back into the spotlight to do what he loves most." Can you see a pattern here? When Westlife were popular, Gareth Gates released a bunch of Westlife-sounding sounding :lol:, then his second album sounded like Justin Timberlake because it came out when Justin Timberlake was famous :lol:, then a McFly-style comeback was briefly discussed last year when everyone liked McFly, and now Gareth Gates is going to be a singer songwriter like James Blunt and Paulo Nutini and all those other dreadful w****rs who are selling a lot of records at the moment. :lol: Maybe, if we all group together and act quickly enough, we can send the constantly bandwagon-jumping Gareth Gates a bunch of memos telling him that the big sound of 2007 will be Sri Lankan bucketfart-hop and that he should push out an album as fast as he can. That way, at least this new Gareth Gates TV show will be vaguely interesting :lol:

But in 15 yrs time the Grannies be dead?

:lol: well said!

Small mercies that Brian wasnt successful :yahoo:

True... one day they will split :P

It gets worse :(

Thats one of there covers :blink:

Really sorry over the confusion! :ph34r: just spoke to Rosie Spoke too Rosie , she said the cheer went up when Will mentioned the DVD on a banner He said you need to see the record company and mentioned the PETITION a few times under his breath

Especially for Mikey :) From Musicweek, THIS weeks playlist from Musicweek email Music Week Playlist week of 25th September Kasabian: Shoot The Runner An innovative video brings the anthemic second single from Kasabian’s new album to life. Already a live favourite, this will take the campaign to the next level. Contact: Jakub Blackman, Columbia (single, November 6 - Columbia) CSS: Alala With its playful, careless musicianship and memorable tongue-twister of a hook, Alala will keep the fire stoked on the airwaves for Brazil’s finest export. Contact: Ruth Clarke, Bestest (single, October 30 - Subpop) All Angels: Songbird Set to soar at retail this Christmas, All Angels deliver a hair on the back of your neck rendition of this pop classic. Contact: Tony Woods, UCJ (single, November 6 - UCJ) Last Gang: Beat A Blue Currently touring with The View, Last Gang wear a remarkably similar stylistic influence. Beat A Blue is a hit. Contact: Peggy Manning, Fistral PR (demo, unsigned) Ty: Closer First single from Ty’s third album, and his best yet. Adroit wordplay, wonderful production and great guest spots from the likes of Speech, De La Soul and Zion I. Contact: Doug, Toast Press (single, November 6 - Big Dada) Air Traffic: Never Even Told Me Her Name Air Traffic’s first single for EMI is a piano led pop-rock song with a classic feel. Will sound great on radio and begin their mainstream assault. Contact: James Hopkins, EMI (single, October 30 - EMI) The Hours: Ali In The Jungle The first signing to the revived A&M label, The Hours are Antony Genn (Elastica, Pulp) and Martin Slattery (Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros). Contact: Frances McCahon, RMP (Single, tbc - A&M) Bodyrox feat. Luciana: Yeah Yeah A firm favourite with Radio 1’s Jo Whiley and Zane Lowe, this is a big, cross-over dance track that is set to tear up the dance floors over coming months. Contact: Amelia Ryan, Incubator (single, October 30 - Eye Industries) The Enemy: 40 Days & 40 Nights Recently signed to Warner Bros., The Enemy’s first limited edition release come on the revived Stiff label. Brash, punchy rock. Contact: Daniel Lloyd-Jones, Warner Bros. (single, November 6 - Stiff) El Perro Del Mar: God Knows (You Gotta Give to Get) A bewitching single that is at once hopeless and uplifting. It won’t impact the charts, but you should buy the album. A divine musical talent. Contact: Vanessa Cotton, Triad (single, October 23 - Memphis Industries)

Excuse me Mikey I have an account at Musicweek, I do not "steal" info from BJ and especially not from you, so please do not throw accusations around! Thank you btw Arctic-Owl for crediting us :D

Brill review! Enjoy anyone going to Glasgow tonight

I was at Notts yesterday and did the two Cardiff's was then just doing Wembley on the Sunday , so after Cardiff thought I go up a day earlier and go to Brighton :blush: the joys of students loans! Ive spent it already! chrysalis you will love it! Enjoy!

The O/S is awful at the moment, IF I manage to get on, it takes ten mins to post and then boots me! Enjpying the tour everyone? :D

:o :o :o Yes please! hadnt even thought of anything like that!