Viimeinen päivitys - Billboardin haastattelu.

"McFly Talks Coming to America, New Music & One Direction
British Pop Group to Play Targeted U.S. Dates for Dedicated Fans

THE ONE DIRECTION CONNECTION
Certainly, the recent success in the U.S. by fellow British pop groups The Wanted and One Direction have focused attention on what other British acts might cross the pond. Fletcher himself is a fan of One Direction, and wrote the song "I Want" for the group's debut album, "Up All Night."
"When I was in the studio with them, I was like, 'Guys, you don't understand, you're going to be massive,'" Fletcher says. "They're all awesomely talented guys, stupidly good-looking of course, as well. Young. They've got everything. They've got the whole package. But none of them realized it. They're all very humble and down to earth. It just reminded me of exactly of how we were like when we started."
"When McFly busted out of the gate in 2004, the four gents -- Fletcher, co-lead singer and guitarist Danny Jones, drummer Harry Judd and bassist Dougie Poynter -- were all in their late teens and found themselves with a decidedly youthful, female fan base. Not terribly far from the demographic that is courted by One Direction.
Since then, McFly has grown up and seen their fans become more diverse. Recently, the band has expanded its appeal to a wider (and older) audience, thanks to three-quarters of the act appearing on reality TV competitions. Most notably, Judd won the latest edition of "Strictly Come Dancing" (the parent show of America's "Dancing With the Stars"), while in December, Poynter was crowned champion of the famous-people-stuck-in-a-jungle show "I'm a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here!"

MCFLY - THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Also on tap for later this year, McFly's first book -- an autobiography.
"We've been a band for almost nine years this summer, (so) we have quite a few stories to tell," Fletcher says. "It just feels like we're at a nice stage in our career and in our lives. And our audience now is old enough to hear some of the slightly more risque stories."
Fletcher puts it bluntly: "Boys in bands get up to exactly what you think boys in bands get up to."
"Even if you're not a fan of McFly, I think it's just quite an interesting insight into what goes on when you're in a band when you're 15-25, for ten years."
McFly almost released a book early on in its career, but "scrapped it because we hated it so much." Fletcher dismissed it as a "photobook with a few little stories."
"I think (the autobiography is) going to be a very honest tale of what we've experienced over the last eight years."

SUPER CITY AND BEYOND
On Oct. 1, 2010, McFly launched its official website and elevated fan club, Super City. Members pay a fee to receive access to a wealth of exclusive content (video and otherwise) via mcfly.com. The band even gave away its then-new "Above the Noise" album to its members as a download on Nov. 1 -- two weeks ahead of its physical release.
After some initial bumps (the site was swamped by so many visitors upon launch, it was forced to shut down for two weeks), the service is running smoothly.
"Our whole philosophy with the site was to (give) complete access to us. And I still don't think we've really achieved that," Fletcher says. "I still think one day that's going to be completely possible -- for fans to watch us as we write songs and hear songs before they've been released and watch us as we're recording and maybe even have a say. That was our whole thing -- fans should have an interactive part to play in a band's kind of life."
Perhaps members can be invited into the studio when McFly records the next album?
Fletcher: "Well, absolutely. Depends where we record I guess. Might record in America!"
Billboard

Päätin lopettaa blogin päivittämisen tähän. McFly valloittaa uusia alueita ja minunkin on aika liikkua eteenpäin. Oli suuri ilo päivittää blogia ja toimittaa teille McFly-uutisia - en luultavasti itsekään olisi pysynyt perässä ilman blogiani. Kiitos kaikille blogini vannoutuneille lukijoille ja satunnaisille ohikulkijoille. Kiitos McFlylle, jota ilman koko blogiani ei olisi ollutkaan - en olisi ikinä saanut näitä upeita kokemuksia ja englannin taitoni olisi entistäkin huonompi. Kiitos kaikille, jotka auttoivat minua saamaan McFlyn Shine A Lightin soimaan radiossa - ilman teitä se ei olisi ollut mahdollista. Kiitos. (ja hyvää vappua!)

"It's not always easy, but McFly's here forever. "

Tomin ja Ramin Karimloon haastis, Tomin Blackbird-cover, kiertueartikkeleita...

"Interview: Tom Fletcher and Ramin Karimloo
The singing stars talk nudity, weddings and forward fans over lunch at Kettner's.
WHO said rock ’n’ roll and stage musicals don’t make great companions?
You’d never believe it, but McFly’s founding member and key songwriter Tom Fletcher and West End star Ramin Karimloo, best known from Les Misérables and The Phantom Of The Opera, are best buddies – and are even threatening to make some music together one of these days!
‘I’m a huge musical theatre fan, and it’s part of my upbringing,’ says 26-year-old Tom, who reminds us that he took the lead role in Oliver! when he was ten years old.
‘So when I first bumped into Ramin a few years ago, I had to get some tickets to see him in Love Never Dies, and then we went out for a meal. That’s where our friendship kicked off.’
As for Olivier-nominated Ramin, who was born in Iran but grew up in Canada, there’s clearly a rock ’n’ roller waiting to come out from behind the grandeur of his stately stage roles.
‘My favourite band of all time is Canadian rock group the Tragically Hip – and Tom and I have been working on a song together, so watch this space!’ says the 33-year-old heart-throb, whose self-titled debut album is released next week.
After the album comes Ramin’s UK tour as a solo artist, so he might well be taking tips about life on the road from Tom, who’s currently in the midst of McFly’s national tour himself.
And after that, there’s another little event to keep Tom busy – his long-awaited wedding to fiancée Giovanna Falcone, which will be covered exclusively in the pages of OK! this May.
Both very busy guys, then – so imagine our delight when we nailed them down for a lads’ lunch at glamorous Soho brasserie Kettner’s, one of London’s oldest restaurants and just a stone’s throw from the Queen’s Theatre, Ramin’s recent home as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, where he was mobbed by screaming fans at the stage
door every night…

How do you two know each other?
Ramin: My wife Amanda was going to Peter Andre’s concert, and she sat beside McFly in Nando’s nearby.
She was taking three teenage girls and they wanted a photo, so Amanda went over to the guys and said she was really sorry to do this, and she knew what it was like because her husband is in the business.
They asked: ‘Who is he?’ and she said: ‘He’s the Phantom in Love Never Dies.’
And Tom went: ‘Your husband’s Ramin?’ He knew me!
So she sorted him out some tickets, and before the show he came backstage to my dressing room, we started jamming, and we’ve carried on ever since.
Tom: I’m a huge musical theatre fan, so I’d already seen Ramin perform a few times.
I went to theatre school, it’s my background.
I’d always wanted to be in musical theatre as a kid, and I played guitar since I was five, but I never really imagined myself being in a band.

Might the two of you actually do something musical together?
Ramin: We’ve got half a song written and it’s actually pretty catchy.
The thing about Tom is that he’s a good actor and he’s got a great voice – so he’d make a great Marius in Les Misérables now!
I think it’s his turn to do something in the West End. I’d love us to finish our song, but I’d also love to do a show with him.
It would be weird for him to be Marius and me to be Jean Valjean. I’d have to carry him around the stage – but he looks light enough!


Tom, your wedding in May isn’t far
away now. How much are you and your fiancée Giovanna looking forward to
 tying the knot?
We can’t wait. We’re in the final stages of planning it and we’re very excited.
I’ve had moments of mild panic – we’ve been planning it for so long, and then you realise it’s only a matter of weeks away, as opposed to months!
I’ve been with my fiancée for nine years now, so the fact that we’re finally getting married is really brilliant. I just can’t wait for it to happen.


Will it be a big wedding?
It’s turning into quite a big bash. I’m in charge of entertainment, which is the last thing to be organised, typically!
We’ll have a band there – not officially McFly – but I’m sure, once everybody’s had a few glasses of champagne, and with some guitars and drums there, there’s not much doubt we’ll do something – especially Danny [Jones], you won’t be able to stop him from getting up on stage!

Do you think married life will change you?
Probably not. We’ve been living together for five years now, and we’ve been together through the whole period of McFly, so it kind of feels we’re married already.
I can’t wait to have kids – eventually!
I’m looking forward to the day when the whole band has kids – and we have a separate kids’ bus to take them around on tour. A nursery bus!

Tom, now that your fellow McFly members Harry Judd, Dougie Poynter and Danny Jones have done reality
 TV shows, when are you going 
to be doing one?
I don’t know, I just don’t think I could cope with all that pressure.
Watching Harry on Strictly Come Dancing and seeing the pressure – he worked his a**e off on that, and he’s been touring with them, it’s a big commitment.
I’m so proud of Harry. We went to see the show the other night on tour in Cardiff.
I think if I ever got involved in a reality show, it would be on the judging side, and something music related.


Do you regret saying you’d agree to be photographed naked if Harry won Strictly? Whose idea was that?
Danny’s! He did it when Dougie won I’m A Celebrity – Get Me Out Of Here!. Then he said on Twitter, if Harry wins Strictly we’ll all do it.
I think I’m so used to being naked on magazine covers – there’s always a pic of us taking our kit off. Even my mum’s got used to it now.


Ramin, do you know the other McFly boys too?
I’ve got to know Danny and Dougie now – and Harry a little bit, but the last time I was hanging around with the band he was touring with Strictly.
What I like about the guys, and what a lot of people don’t realise, is that they’re a really good rock band.
They started off as kids but they’re men now, who write some great stuff.

Are your sons musical?
They’re just picking up the guitar now, and they sing all the time, but I don’t want to push them into that.


Are they fans of McFly?
They are massive fans of McFly – and then they met them. We went to Tom’s fiancée Giovanna’s birthday party, and there was Matt Willis and Dougie on the couch, so I said to the boys: ‘Do you want a photo with the two kings of the jungle?’

Tom, what’s your favourite McFly song?
There are too many! Some of the new ones – that’s the way it goes, I think.
All About You, of course, was such an amazing song for us, just because it was so big and it holds a special place for me.
Out of the last album, Shine A Light is the stand-out song for me.


Has Giovanna got a favourite McFly song?
All About You was written for Giovanna – it was my Valentine’s gift to her about six years ago.
I’d forgotten to give her a Valentine’s Day present and I was going over to her house quite late, because I still lived with the band then, so I swiftly wrote a song, which was All About You, and played it to her, and she thought it was amazing.
After that, Comic Relief got in touch with us and talked about doing a song for them, and I played them that and they loved it.

I never intended it to be a McFly song!"
OK! Magazine

"McFly's Tom Fletcher posts acoustic Blackbird cover
...and makes us all cry.
Oh Tom Fletcher you wiley vocal champion you.
The McFly maestro has posted a new video of himself singing a beautiful cover of Blackbird by The Beatles, and it's made us all go weak at the knees.
Obviously the moody-and-a-bit-sexy black and white helps with the intensity, but it's generally just a bloody brilliant cover, and we'd like to see him do some more please.
"
Sugar Scape

Linkkejä muihin artikkeleihin:
- "Ice-Watch F**K Me I’m Famous launch party with Cathy Guetta, Esmee Denters & McFly" - The Upcoming
- "David Guetta - Cathy Guetta Launches Ice-Watch Collection" - Contact Music
- "McFly consoled by gaming consoles" - The Sun

Ja tässä vielä erikseen kiertueartikkeleita ja -arvosteluita:
- "Crowd got everything they came for and more" - This is South Devon
- "McFly at Plymouth Pavilions, review by Clare Robinson" - This is Plymouth
- "McFly stop by on UK tour" - Cambridge News
- "Marvellous McFly" - The Young Journalist Academy


Dougien toisen vaatemalliston, Saint Kiddin, nettikaupan ja -sivun oli tarkoitus aueta viime viikon perjantaina, mutta sivusto kaatui heti muutaman minuutin jälkeen ihmisvyöryn takia. Nettisivun avaaminen on siis siirretty vielä tietämättömään ajankohtaan. *edit* Itseasiassa juuri huomasin, että nettisivu toimiikin jo! Voit katsella ja ostaa Saint Kiddin paitoja täältä. Mainittakoon vielä, että McFlyn on huhuttu menevän Yhdysvaltoihin kolmeksi viikoksi myöhemmin tänä vuonna. Tarkempaa tietoa julkaistaan myöhemmin. :)

T in the Park, Deal or No Deal (Ota tai Jätä), Tom kirjoittaa taas One Directionille

McFly ja osa heidän perheistään ja ystävistään ottivat osaa Deal or No Deal -ohjelmaan (Ota tai Jätä suomeksi). Jakso kuvattiin muutama päivä sitten, mutta ei vielä tiedetä, milloin se tulee TV:stä. Julkkisjaksoja, joiden tuotot menevät hyväntekeväisyyteen, tehdään kuitenkin yhteensä kahdeksan, ja niistä ensimmäinen tulee pääsiäisviikonloppuna TV:stä. Tässä siihen liittyen linkki artikkeliin, jossa mainitaan McFly ja kerrotaan hieman enemmän ohjelmasta:
- "Noel Edmonds will be a contestant on Deal or No Deal!" - Unreality TV

McFly esiintyy 8. heinäkuuta T in the Park -festivaalilla Baladossa, Kinross-Shiressä, Skotlannissa. Siitä julkaistiin useita lehtiartikkeleita:
- "T in the Park goes pop as McFly and Cher Lloyd join line-up" - STV
- "Cher Lloyd, McFly, Shed Seven join T in the Park lineup" - Digital Spy
- "T in the Park 2012: McFly and Cher Lloyd added to star-studded line-up" - Daily Record
- "Cher Lloyd and McFly added to T In The Park bill" - Press Party
- "Cher Lloyd, McFly and more for T in the Park" - imediamonkey
Lisää tietoa festivaalista saat myös T in the Parkin virallisilta nettisivuilta.

Tom kuulemma kirjoittaa kappaleita One Directionin uudelle levylle:

"McFly to write for new One Direction album
McFly have revealed that they will be writing tracks for One Direction's next studio album.
Singer Tom Fletcher said that he will be penning more songs for the boyband after contributing 'I Want' to their debut album Up All Night, which reached number one in the US last week.
"I can't wait to write more tunes for One Direction as I'm really proud of their success in Amer­ica," Fletcher told the Daily Star.
"I haven't been given a brief as to what kind of song they want from me; we're just waiting to see what I come up with."
The singer-songwriter insisted that One Direction can benefit from McFly's nine years' experience in the music industry, as they have been through similar experiences themselves.
He added: "Some songwriters have never been in a band, but the One Direction guys can relate to me, as I've been through the same kind of experiences as they have.
"When I've been in the studio with them, the manic atmosphere was just the same as when we made our debut."
McFly drummer Harry Judd recently told Digital Spy that the band took their success for granted and "realised how hard it was to get people interested again" after releasing their last album Above The Noise."
Digital Spy

Tässä vielä linkkejä muiden lehtien artikkeleihin samasta uutisesta:
- "Tom Fletcher going in One Direction" - Belfast Telegraph
- "Tom Fletcher - Tom Fletcher To Write More Songs For One Direction" - Contact Music
- "Tom Fletcher writes for One Direction- Daily Star

Ja lopuksi vielä muutama video, jotka Tom lisäsi Youtubeen tässä parin viikon sisällä:

Sport Relief - Harry ja Aliona tanssivat veden alla, lehtijuttuja kiertueesta

Tässä tuo erittäin upea vedenalainen tanssi Harryltä ja hänen Strictly Come Dancing -tanssiparilta Alionalta:


Entertainment Wise kirjoitti asiasta:

"Harry Judd’s Underwater Waltz For Sport Relief
Chelsee Healey also takes part in the Strictly stunt
Last year’s Strictly Come Dancing winner Harry Judd and runner-up Chelsee Healey have accessorised their spangly dancing outfits with scuba gear to film a breathtaking underwater waltz for the upcoming episode of Sport Relief this Friday.
The pair will certainly make a splash with their respective partners Aliona Vilani and Pasha Kovaley in this stunning, never-seen-before stunt.
McFly drummer Harry told The Sun: “When I first heard about Strictly Underwater, I thought, 'How is that going to work?'. I didn't quite understand what they meant and I didn't think it would work – but it does.”

Waterloo Road actress Chelsee admitted to being scared about taking part, admitting: “I wouldn't say I'm a strong swimmer and I'm not keen on water. I like a bath in it but that's about as far as it goes.”
We can’t wait to see the former Strictly stars dance to Take That’s ‘The Flood’ and Bobby Darin’s ‘Beyond The Sea!’"
Enteirtainment Wise

Ja tässä muutama artikkeli ja arvostelu kiertueesta:
- "VIDEO: Keep Calm, here come chart-toppers McFly" - This is South Devon
- "Make Waves with McFly, and have miles of fun for Sport Relief - This is South Devon
- "Review: McFly at the Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham" - This is Nottingham
- "McFly, Southampton Guildhall" - Daily Echo
- "It’s all about McFly for all their McFans" - This is Wiltshire

And now I'm running in circles, feels like I'm losing my mind

Viime viikolla julkaistiin tieto siitä, että Tom ja Dougie ovat kirjoittamassa lasten kirjaa - ihan kuin vain yksi kirja riittäisikin McFlylle! Tässä artikkeli aiheesta:

"McFly members to write for RHCB
Random House Children's Books has acquired two picturebooks by McFly band members Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter.
Publisher for children's colour and licensing Fiona Macmillan bought world rights through Stephanie Thwaites at Curtis Brown. The books will be illustrated by Garry Parsons.
The first title is called The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas and will be published in October this year. It tells the story of what happens when a baby dinosaur's appetite runs away with itself, and what happens when he has to return Christmas back where it belongs.
Macmillan said: "We are thrilled to have acquired this funny and original text from two very talented voices for today: Tom and Dougie, and for what could well be the first in series of books for the little dinosaur!
"Their shared love of weaving wonderful stories and a passion for children's books shone through when we met. This is a story with for the whole family and one that will really make small boys howl with glee!"
The Bookseller

Tässä lisäksi vielä muutama artikkeli McFlyn omaelämäkerrasta:
- "McFly Releasing Tell-All Tome" - Female First
- "McFly plan to release a tell-all biography!" - Heatworld
- "McFly to publish memoirs" - CMU
- "Transworld To Publish McFly Memoir" - Booktrade

McFlyn pojat myös vitsailivat Tomin polttareista Mirror-lehdelle:

"A bathtub and eight gallons of sour cream... McFly star Tom is in for a debauched stag do
The other boys filled me in on their debauched plans for Tom’s stag night when I joined them in Margate on their tour
Watch out, Tom Fletcher! Your stag do will end up like The Hangover if your McFly bandmates get their way.
The boys filled me in on their debauched plans for Tom’s stag night, before he weds Giovanna Falcone, when I joined them in Margate, Kent, on the Keep Calm and Play Louder tour.
Danny, Harry and Dougie let slip: “It might involve midgets and lamp-posts.
“But we can confirm there will be a bathtub, a bowling ball and eight gallons of sour cream. We just want to have a good time.”
Not that it has put Tom off – he’s more worried about the big day in May.
The 26-year-old said: “The planning is going well but I have to write my speech on tour and I’m really nervous about it.
“I quite like that I’m the first of us to get married as the last one is going to get the worst stag do.”
And what about the rest of the lads? Do they hear wedding bells for themselves any time soon? Er, not really.
Danny, ever the charmer, said: “Tom’s like a guinea pig – we’ll see how he gets on before we decide anything.”
Mirror

Samasta aiheesta muita lehtijuttuja:
- "McFly's Tom Fletcher 'Really Nervous' For Wedding Speech" - Entertainment Wise
- "Mcfly - Tom Fletcher Nervous About Wedding Speech" - Contact Music
- "McFly plan a bathtub full of sour cream for Tom Fletcher's stag do" - Sugar Scape

Harry kuvailee muistojaan Chelmsfordista:
"Harry Judd: ‘It’s great there will now be one city in this amazing county’
As Chelmsford is honoured by The Queen
THE news Chelmsford had been made a city by the Queen as part of her Diamond Jubilee was always going to invite criticism.
You can never please everyone, especially when it comes to Essex.
But it's about time the area was recognised — the county didn't even have a city and it's attracted serious attention in recent years that has nothing to do with white stilettos.
In the past, whenever I've told someone that I am from Essex, they immediately started smirking.
But I was born at St John's hospital and grew up in Chelmsford and I have great memories of the place.
I used to spend a lot of time there, playing hockey and cricket or visiting the cinema with friends.
As a musician, it gives me incredible pride to come from the birthplace of proper radio too — in 1920 the first entertainment broadcast was made from Guglielmo Marconi's factory in New Street.
Not only that, The Prodigy and Blur were formed in the area and one of the country's longest standing music festivals — V — is held just outside the city. It was a great feeling to be able to perform on stage on home turf when I joined McFly.
Since the invention of The Only Way Is Essex, there has been far more attention focused on the county.
Although the cast play up to the stereotypes of the area, there is something very likeable about many of them, which is what has made them so popular. Most people I know from the area aren't like them but the likeability is still the same.
I remember the last time I had a night out in Chelmsford — no one could have been nicer, especially when they find out you're a native.
While places closer to London have been swallowed up by the capital, Chelmsford's still its own place, with its own identity and people are proud to come from there.
It's close to London but also to the beautiful countryside of north Essex and Suffolk.
Although I'm living in London now, I definitely want to move back to the area when I'm older.
Congratulations to Chelmsford on becoming a city. In the words of M People: "The only way is up."
The Sun


Nyt kun kiertue on käynnissä, useat lehdet kirjoittavat arvosteluita McFlyn keikoilta ja muutenkin kiertueeseen liittyviä artikkeleita. Tässä linkkejä niihin:

- "McFly got all hot and sweaty last night…" - Mr. Paparazzi
- "Dedicated McFly fans go the extra mile for pop idols" - The News Portsmouth
- Energetic gig shows McFly have no intention of slowing down - Mirror
- "Smoke effect halts concert" - The Star
- "Review: McFly at the Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham" - This is Nottingham

Bändi myös sai viime viikolla kunnian ihastella ja ajaa Back to the Future -elokuvissa olevaa autoa/aikakonetta Deloreania. Tom laittoi siitä videon Youtubeen:


Harry ottaa osaa Sports Relief -hyväntekeväisyysohjelmassa, jossa hän tanssii veden alla Strictly-tanssiparinsa Aliona Vilanin kanssa. Lisää tietoa ohjelmasta saat täältä. Tässä pieni maistiaisvideo:


Tämä artikkeli sopiikin hyvin loppukevennykseksi:
"McFly's Tom Fletcher on bogey-snogs & proposing to Giovanna Falcone
Luckily he didn't present her with any kind of snot. That we know of.
Before we get things started, Tom Fletcher has revealed he Googles McFly most days, so COULD BE READING THIS RIGHT NOW.
Hi Tom! *waves, sits up a bit straighter*
*Wipes toothpaste off left boob* Dammit.
The lovely Tom has revealed to Heat magazine the worst thing he's ever done, and it's pretty grim.
"Once, I was kissing a girl when a bogey came out of my nose and landed on her cheek," he admitted.
Bleugh.
"It was horribly embarrassing."
We imagine itwasn't his lovely lady-friend Giovanna, as she's agreed to marry him. Clever gal.
"I proposed to her in a nice way," Tom revealed.
"We met at school and I took her back to the building - which was being refurbished, and filled the place with candles and flowers.
"It was lovely,"
Excuse us, we're off for a cry. That was beautiful.
Hopefully we won't blow a bogey onto anyone's cheek when we're wiping our nose."
Sugar Scape

Voi Tom :')

McFly julkaisee kirjan! + Jessie J, Next BRIT Thing ja kiertue

Tom kirjoitti tänään Twitteriin, että he julkaisevat kirjan myöhemmin tänä vuonna! Tom kirjoitti:

"Massive news, after almost 9 years we are writing our first McFLY book. Our autobiography is coming later this year...we have LOTS to tell!"
"We've started talking through our lives and experiences of the past 10 years. We've seen and done some pretty crazy stuff. #mcflybook :D"
"For those asking why there hasn't been a book sooner, we didn't want to do one of those tacky books only a couple of years into our career."
"We wanted to wait until we really had something to say, and we are now at that stage in our career where we can tell the REAL stories."

Danny lisäsi, että "The book is gonna tell it all guys." Itse ainakin odotan kirjaa innolla - on mukava viimein kuulla, millaista heidän elämänsä on ollut viimeiset melkein yhdeksän vuotta ja mitä kaikkea heille onkaan sattunut! Tässä muutama artikkeli aiheesta, lisää on varmasti vielä tulossa:
- "First McFly book for Transworld" - The Bookseller
- "McFly to release memoir on rise to fame" - Digital Spy

Maanantaina McFly tuomaroi Next BRIT Thingin finaalia indigO2:lla Lontoossa:

"McFly get accosted by 400 women!
Now we didn't really need any extra confirmation on how hot those McFly fellas are, but it seems this little tale just verifies what we knew the whole time... Women love McFly.
In fact, women love Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter, Harry Judd and Danny Jones so much that about 400 of them decided to turn up to the IndigO2 in London last night, just to see their idols make a mad dash from the building to their car (and to obviously smother them in love, kisses and camera lenses).
The McFly fellas were of course there for other reasons (although we're sure they enjoyed that fan love). The boys were actually in town to do their very best Simon Cowell impressions and be on the judging panel for an exciting competition called the Next BRIT Thing 2012, where they had to pick three talented artists from a nationwide search for brand new musical talent. They were joined on the panel by the fabulous classical singer Laura Wright and some other important musical bods.
And the boys did a great job of it - they hand-picked the three winners (Paul Shevlin, Sarah Gardner and Floodliners) after a delicious Nandos dinner fuelled them up for the night... Of course it was lucky they did grab a chicken burger or two beforehand because when the boys finally did leave the building, they chose to thoughtfully stop for a "considerable amount of time" to take pictures with fans, sign autographs and generally be nice. Aw!
And we reckon there'll be some more happy McFans this week too - because the boys are kicking off on their Keep Calm and Play Louder Tour in Portsmouth tomorrow. Obviously, we're hoping for stories of nakedness while singing or races to see who can make the quickest pizza delivery to the stage again...
It's for reasons like this that we love 'em after all!"
Heatworld

"McFly help crown winners of The Next Brit Thing (and look hot, obvs)
McFly have once again shown everyone that not only are they gorgeous, but giving too, after helping to selec three unsigned artists to crown winners of Next BRIT Thing - a national music competition for 11-19 year olds backed by the UK music industry, The BRIT Awards and the Government.
Swanky.

All the contestant seemed to leave Dougie feeling a bit inadequate, as he tweet
"Just been judging some awesome young dudes for Next Brit Thing. Put my bass playing to shame!"
The boys helped pick Paul Shelvin as the winner of the general category;

..Sarah Gardner as the classical winner, and the band Floodliners for the songwriting category.
"We just judged at The Next Brit Thing and met some exceptionally talented people," tweeted Tom after the show.
"Seriously awesome!!
"Saw some amazing female guitarists tonight too...i need to practice!"
How wise and musical of them.
Anything that gets McFly in more leather than a cow-field is a winner with us."
Sugarscape

McFly on myös sanonut haluavansa tehdä yhteistyötä Jessie J:n kanssa:

"JESSIE J ON THE MENU FOR MCFLY!
MCFLY are eyeing Jessie J for a first female collaboration.
After their hook-up with Taio Cruz, the lads want another new pop direction for their next album.
Singer/guitarist Danny Jones is steering production duties on the disc for the first time.
Danny, 25, told me: “I know what the boys want, and everything we’re doing is sounding right and the songs are there.
“We can’t start recording until June 'cos Harry’s on the Strictly tour.
“Once we get everything ready we’d love to get anybody who’d like to collaborate on it.
“When we were recording the last album with Dallas Austin, Jessie popped in and cooked us a bit of dinner so it would be cool to get her.”
Despite drummer Harry Judd, 25, and bassist Dougie Poynter, 24, moonlighting as reality show winners of Strictly Come Dancing and I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here, the foursome, including singer/guitarist Tom Fletcher, 26, are keen to get back to their day jobs.
Danny continued: “We’re always striving for the next great song and being successful in a band is one of the best things ever. It’s up to the record label when they want to release the album but I would like to get something out this year.”
This week McFly started a tour of venues around the UK before Saracens and Aviva bring the band to London’s Wembley Arena on March 31 for a pre-game and half-time show at the Aviva Premiership Rugby clash against Harlequins.
See saracensatwembley.com for more ticket information."
Daily Star

Lisää linkkejä aiheesta:
- Mcfly - Mcfly Want Duet With Jessie - Contact Music
- McFly pine for Jessie J collaboration - Press Party

McFlyn kiertuekin alkoi pari päivää sitten Portsmouthista. Itse haluan tietää kiertueesta mahdollisimman vähän, joten en pysty tänne laittamaan spoilereita, mutta Mission:MCFLYlla on erittäin hyvä Spoilers-osio, josta löytyy tietoa settilistasta, kiertueella myytävistä t-paidoista jne ja tietysti kuviakin. Spoilers-sivun löydät suoraan heidän etusivultaan, Glee-painikkeen vierestä.

Artikkeleita, muutama video & Celebrity Juice!

Heti alkuun muutama artikkeli:

"McFly + rugby shorts + rugby players = afternoon made
If we had to dream up an ideal afternoon, it'd involve watching McFly in tight shorts playing rugby with real-life fit rugby players.
Well whaddyaknow, just as today was looking rather dull, this lovely video landed in front of us.

The video shows Dougie Poynter, Harry Judd, Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones meeting the Saracens rugby players and having a little game.
McFly kick proceedings off by whacking out their guitars and having a sing-song with the sporting stars. There are literally too many fit men to count.
Then the lads get changed into their rugby kits (blushing starts here) before heading onto the pitch to be flung around by the real rugby players (blushing a bit more.)
Harry Judd moves across the field in true athletic style (blushing reaching new levels) and Danny comments that he's bruised his bum before SHOWING us. *Faints*
We're hitting 'replay' right now."
OMG Yahoo!

"McFly star joins school pupils in Mascot Dance
McFly's Tom Fletcher, writer of the London 2012 mascot song 'On a Rainbow', paid a surprise visit to pupils for the launch of the new London 2012 Mascot Dance.

Fletcher and his sister Carrie – co-singer of the song – joined London 2012 mascots Wenlock and Mandeville at Chingford Foundation School as the Mascot Dance routine was revealed.
Schools in the Get Set London 2012 education programme are being encouraged to perform the dance as part of celebrations for World Sport Day, presented by Lloyds TSB, taking place on Monday 25 June.
The dance was choreographed by students during a creative workshop at the English National Ballet
Schools can download the dance instruction films and step-by-step resources from the London 2012 World Sport Day website
Tom Fletcher said: ‘These young people have created an amazing dance and we hope all schools can all perform it and have fun on World Sport Day... We are very proud to be part of it; it’s an honour to have the dance set to our song.’"
London 2012

"Mascot Dance Craze Sweeps Schools Across the UK
The official London 2012 mascots Wenlock and Mandeville will be dancing their way to the London 2012 Games with help from students across the UK.
The official London 2012 mascots Wenlock and Mandeville will be dancing their way to the London 2012 Games with help from students across the UK.
Schools in Get Set, the London 2012 education programme, are being encouraged to get their dancing shoes on and perform a new Mascot Dance routine as part of their celebrations for World Sport Day, presented by Lloyds TSB, taking place on Monday 25 June.
The Mascot Dance which is seeing students and mascots alike shuffling to the official mascot song ‘On a Rainbow’ is part of the second set of resources to help schools get ready to celebrate the athletes and cultures of the world on World Sport Day. London 2012 is encouraging schools to perform the mascot dance as part of their World Sport Day opening ceremony. Schools can download the Mascot Dance instruction films and step-by-step resources from the London 2012 World Sport Day website.
The dance routine was choreographed by students from Chingford Foundation School, The Coopers Company and Coborn School, and Newtons Primary School all in London and Knockhall Community Primary School in Kent. The students first took part in a creative workshop at the English National Ballet where they developed the routine. They then performed the dance, along with Wenlock and Mandeville, at the Piccadilly Theatre in London where the instructive film was created. Begona Cao, Principal Dancer at the English National Ballet also performed the dance with the students and took part in a Q&A session.
The resources were launched yesterday at Chingford Foundation School where Tom Fletcher (lead singer and guitarist of pop rock band McFly) who wrote and then recorded ‘On a Rainbow’ alongside his sister Carrie Fletcher paid a surprise visit and learnt the routine from the students.
Tom Fletcher said: ‘These young people have created an amazing dance and we hope all schools can all perform it and have fun on World Sport Day... We are very proud to be part of it; it’s an honour to have the dance set to our song.’
Amber Hassan, a student from Chingford Foundation School said: ‘I’m really excited that we’re involved with London 2012 and other school children will be copying our moves. It’s really good’.
Max Juniper, a student from Knockhall Community Primary School added: ‘Every lunchtime at school I’ve been practicing my moves.’
London 2012 World Sport Day, which will open Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week in England and Wales, and build on the momentum created during Bank of Scotland National School Sport Week (11-15 June 2012) in Scotland, will give young people in thousands of schools across the UK the chance to take part in the final UK-wide Get Set event before the start of the London 2012 Games, and to join together in celebrating how sport can bring the world together. For more information about World Sport Day please visit http://www.london2012.com/worldsportday
LOCOG will be releasing and promoting new resources every month to help schools plan their day and decorate their school for the celebrations. Schools can request their free event pack on the World Sport Day website; the pack is full of branded materials and decorations, with schools in the Get Set network receiving access to extra materials and opportunities.
London 2012 World Sport Day will be delivered by the Youth Sport Trust across the UK, and in conjunction with sportscotland for schools in Scotland."
Seattle Pi

"10 minutes with Dougie Poynter
The McFly star tells Hannah Nathanson about Bruce Forsyth's ninja skills and texting naughty pictures

You're about to play Wembley, are your new songs anthemic enough?
They are. Think Bruce Springsteen having a baby with Daft Punk.
Where did you come up with them?
We hid on a Welsh island that you can only reach when the tide is out. There are seals and there's an air base nearby so there were fighter jets flying over the whole time. It's sick.
You and Harry [Judd] won I'm a Celebrity and Strictly; which reality show should Danny and Tom go on?
I don't think there's one feminine enough for them.
How does one win a reality TV show?
By not being yourself. No one's actually interested in the 'real you'.
Are you and fellow Essex boy Mark Wright still in touch?
We send each other weird pictures every now and again.
Pictures of what?
I can't tell you, I think it's a bit wrong.
If you weren't in McFly would you have made it on to TOWIE?
Probably not, I'm not glamorous enough.
Do McFly get a lot of adoring fan mail?
I'm not sure if you'd call pube cakes adoring, but we did once get a fan letter three miles long.
What did Bruce Forsyth do when you stormed on stage to congratulate Harry after he'd won Strictly?
He didn't know who we were. I think he thought we were there to kidnap the winner so he went into defence mode and attacked us with his ninja skills, which was pretty bad-ass.
Did he apologise once he realised who you were?
Oh no.
What's the first thing you did when you got back from the jungle?
I ate a lot. I've only just stopped gorging. I've put on two stone since I got back.
Did you pick up any strange habits when you were there?
I broke strange habits more than anything. I stopped fiddling with my hair.
What did you miss most?
Sitting in a chair.
Why have you called your new clothing line Saint Kidd?
It's based on my favourite pirate, William Kidd, who was really rubbish at being a pirate. It's also inspired by curiosity shops and taxidermists; the sort of places that I hang around in.
Saracens and Aviva are bringing McFly to Wembley for a special show at the Aviva Premiership rugby clash against Harlequins on Saturday 31 March. Tickets from £5 (0844 847 2482; saracensatwembley.com)"
This Is London

"‘We go out on tour on Wednesday and Harry’s only just back from Strictly’
As McFly prepare to kick off their UK tour with a show at Portsmouth Guildhall next week, Tom Fletcher talks to JODIE JEYNES about life in the band since their reality TV exploits.
Hi Tom. How are you today? We hear you were injured in a rugby scrum recently?
I’m good thanks. We’re just finishing rehearsals. The rugby injury wasn’t as bad as everyone made it sound. We’re playing at the Scaracens V Harlequins game at Wembley Stadium, so we were doing some promotion with the Saracens. We were meant to do a little bit of training but we got carried away, as boys do. What’s embarrassing is he [6ft 2in England Under 20 international Jackson Wray] hardly touched me, he just jolted my shoulder. It’s still a little bit sore.
Has it affected tour preparations?
No. I’m better now and there’s still a week to go before the tour. Their physio at the team helped me out with some exercises. But they gave me a lot of stick for it.
A lot has happened to the band since you last spoke to The Guide in 2009. Dougie winning I’m A Celebrity... and Harry winning Strictly must have brought the band to a wider audience. Are you expecting to see a whole new audience at the shows?
I don’t really know. Our audience is growing as we get older anyway. We’ll have to wait and see.
How are Dougie and Harry adapting to life back in the band?
They are terrible. They are so arrogant and big headed now, real divas [jokes]. No, they’re loving it. Dougie was only in the jungle for three weeks, so he’s been back with us for a while. But Harry only finished with Strictly two days ago after the Strictly tour. It was a massive commitment for Harry.
And Danny did Popstar to Operastar in 2010. Will you do any reality TV shows?
I don’t know. I can’t do Strictly or I’m a Celebrity after they won them. It would be too much pressure.
You’ve been writing your sixth album. When can we expect it to be released?
Not a clue. We’ve not had a chance to get into the studio properly with Harry on drums. And we’re touring now, so it will have to wait until we finish the tour, then I’m getting married, so maybe June/July we’ll get back in the studio.
We’re so, so excited about it though. It sounds amazing. Danny’s producing the whole album, so it’s just ourselves. In a band you always have a vision for an album but there are so many other opinions from people like the producer and the record label. But, this time, it’s just us [they have their own label now]. We’ve been hiring houses and setting up studios there, just us lot.
It’s the most genuine McFly album that we’ve ever done, It’s still early days, but I can already see the album taking shape. It’s one for the fans. The last album was more of an experiment, but this one’s got more of what the fans love about McFly.
Will you play any new material on the tour?
We’re doing three brand new songs no one’s ever heard, so the pressure’s on. We haven’t played a show since August last year, so we’re rehearsing frantically.
A very limited number of tickets are available for McFly’s Keep Calm and Play Louder tour date in Portsmouth on Wednesday. They cost £30 or £45 from (023) 9282 4355 or portsmouthguildhall.org.uk. They also play a sold out date in Southampton on March 21.
IVYRISE SUPPORT MCFLY
Support on McFly’s tour comes from Portsmouth indie rock band Ivyrise.
Frontman, Ben Falinski says: ‘It is a massive opportunity for us to support McFly and we’re really excited to be touring with such a high-profile act.
‘It means a lot to us that the guys want us out on the road with them, and we’re very grateful for the chance to share a stage with such a great band.
‘I’m really excited to be coming home to Pompey again, as I always am, but this time I’ll be playing in our biggest music venue, the Guildhall. We can’t wait.’"
Portsmouth

Tom on innostunut kuvaamaan videoita ja laittamaan niitä Youtubeen, nämä hän on lisännyt n. viikon sisään:






Myös Tomin pikkusisko lisäsi videon, jossa hän ja Tom yrittävät saada laulettua On a Rainbow'ta, mutta repeävät koko ajan nauruun:


Tässä muutamia hieman vähäpätöisempiä artikkeleita:
- Minister FM presents... McFly live at York Racecourse - Minister FM
- Simon Cowell and McFly among celebs at CHASE - Get Surrey
- Learn the Mascot Dance for London 2012 World Sport Day! - London 2012
- Check out Danny McFly's girlfriend in new Kids In Glass Houses video! - Sugarscape
- We're with the band! The McFly boys take their leading ladies for a night at the theatre - Daily Mail
- PICS: McFly looking hot at Wizard of Oz media night - Sugarscape
- The McFly boys were off to see the Wizard, because of what wonderful boys they are - Mirror

Lopuksi vielä torstainen Celebrity Juicen jakso, jossa Dougie ja Harry oli vieraana:


Ja siihen liittyvät artikkelit:
- Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd get VERY close on Celebrity Juice tonight! - Heat World
- McFly's Dougie pops out of Harry Judd's pants on 'Celeb Juice' - video - Digital Spy

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