Harry esiintyi eilen Strictly Come Dancing -ohjelmassa ekaa kertaa tanssimalla Cha Cha Chata 'Moves Like Jaggerin' tahtiin:
Hyvin Harry tanssi! :) Tässä video parin ensimmäisistä harjoituksista:
Harryn jakso All Star Family Fortunesistakin tuli eilen TV:stä. Harryn perheestä oli mukana hänen tyttöystävänsä Izzy, äiti Emma, veli Thomas ja kaveri Ben. Videot alla.
Vielä välikevennykseksi hauska Strictly-mainos!
Ja sitten artikkeleihin, jotka nekin liittyvät pääasiassa Strictlyyn..
"Mcfly's Dougie, erm, injures himself!
Don't expect fittie Dougie from McFly to give bandmate Harry Judd any tips for dancing on Strictly... he's injured!
Dougie told me at this week's BlackBerry bash: 'I'm definitely the best mover in McFly but I can't teach Harry any of my moves as I've got an injury. I've hurt my left testicle and I've got a masseur who massages it every 30 minutes.'
Wink, wink.
Dougie says that he's probably the next McFly member in line to take part in a reality show on the telly.
'But I don't know what I'd do unless it's dancing with the has-beens,' he laughed. Funny man!"
Daily Mirror
"STRICTLY COME DANCING FAVOURITE HARRY OUT OF STEP
McFLY’s Harry Judd is cracking under the pressure of being made the bookies’ favourite to win.
The drummer is already feeling exhausted, even though the celeb dance contest doesn’t start for another week.
Bandmate and lead singer Danny Jones, 25, said: “I spoke to him yesterday and he said he was mentally and physically drained.
“He says it’s exhausting and he’s only just started.
“He’s already aching a bit and he’s got a bad back from one of the moves.”
Harry, 25, is 6/4 fave to beat his rivals including Jason Donovan, 43, Alex Jones, 34, and Robbie Savage, 36, after previously appearing in a Strictly special for Children In Need. Some critics claim he has an unfair advantage.
But according to Danny, it’s Harry who is playing catch-up after missing a week’s training.
Danny said: “Some of the other contestants have danced before too.
“Harry doesn’t come from a stage background so he’s not an expert like people are making him out to be.
“In fact, he dances like ‘Uncle Knobhead’ when he’s clubbing or at parties.
“He’s only just started training. Harry told me he’s a bit stressed about it but he doesn’t really ever moan. He just gets on with it.
“He is extremely competitive and committed though. He won’t want to lose so he’s definitely in it to win it.”
Each year Strictly is notorious for celebs falling for their pro dancing partners.
But Danny revealed there was no chance Harry would cheat on girlfriend Izzy Johnson by falling for fiery redhead Aliona Vilani, 27.
He added: “His dancer is a great girl and very pretty but he’s been with Izzy for a long time and they are in love.
“There’s no way he would do that to Izzy.”
Daily Star
"Tom Fletcher - Tom Fletcher's Embarrassment At Registry Office
Mcfly star Tom Fletcher was left red-faced at a registry office this week as he spelled his fiancee's name wrong in paperwork to legalise their impending marriage.
The British pop star is set to wed his longterm girlfriend Giovanna Falcone next year (12) and they visited a registry office on Monday (26Sep11) to give details of the upcoming wedding.
But Fletcher was embarrassed to realise he had mispelled Falcone's name.
In a post on Twitter.com, he writes, "We're at the registry office giving notice of our marriage next year. In my solo interview I spelt Giovanna Falcone's name wrong, good start!"
Contact Music
"Strictly Come Dancing 2011: McFly's Harry Judd frustrated - but Aliona Vilani rates him a perfect pupil
Harry Judd admits learning to dance is testing his patience to the limit as he prepares for his Strictly Come Dancing debut.
The McFly drummer will take to the dancefloor with professional partner Aliona Vilani on Saturday for a cha cha.
The pair have been working hard in rehearsals, with Harry, 25, contorting himself according to Aliona's instructions.
And he admits he is finding the pain-staking process tough.
He said: "It's going OK, I'm not panicking yet. I can't stress how hard it is and how frustrating it is.
"Generally I consider myself quite patient but there's times already where my patience is being really tested.
"You have to go over things so slowly - you get to a new point in the dance and you think: 'We can move on.'
"It'll be just one tiny step and you think that's easy, it's just a step - but it'll take half an hour to even come close to getting it because you'll move and you've got to have a straight leg and your arm's got to be back.
"And the next thing you're in a position where it feels impossible even to stand up.
"Despite the frustration and the problems I'm having trying to dance I am enjoying it and getting on really well with Aliona, so perseverance is the key."
Aliona and partner Matt Baker finished as runners-up in last year's show, losing out to Artem Chigvintsev and Kara Tointon.
And she is hopeful of more success with Harry as he obeys her every word.
She said: "The dynamic is perfect: I say what he needs to do, he does what I say - so it works out perfectly.
"I think for Harry it's very difficult to train because he's so hard on himself, which in a way makes my job easier.
"I teach him the best way I can and he really tries to do his best without me even being too hard on him because he's already hard on himself."
Daily Mirror
"STRICTLY COME DANCING 2011: HARRY JUDD'S A WINNER WITH THE BOOKIES
ROCK star Harry Judd is the bookies’ early front-runner to win Strictly Come Dancing this year.
The 25-year-old McFly drummer can be backed at 11/4 at Betfair, 5/2 at Ladbrokes or 9/4 at Paddy Power, with Australian actress Holly Valance, 28, runner-up with all three bookmakers.
Australian singer and actor Jason Donovan, 43, was given odds of 4/1 to win by Ladbrokes – who also fancied The One Show host Alex Jones, 34, to win at 10/1.
Ex-footballer Robbie Savage is 12/1 to swing his way to the title at Paddy Power.
At the bottom end, boxer Audley Harrison is 139/1 at Betfair – and tipped for the wooden spoon."
Express
sunnuntai 2. lokakuuta 2011
sunnuntai 25. syyskuuta 2011
Artikkeleita parilta viime viikolta: Strictly, Fearnen muotinäytös, Olympialaisten maskottibiisi, All Star Family Fortunes
"Strictly Come Dancing's Harry Judd denies he has an advantage
Strictly Come Dancing contestant Harry Judd has insisted that he does not have an unfair advantage over the other celebrities.
Strictly Come Dancing contestant Harry Judd has insisted that he does not have an unfair advantage over the other celebrities.
Judd, who has been partnered with Aliona Vilani, has previous experience after appearing in a special addition of Strictly Come Dancing for Children In Need.
However, Judd said the producer's had given him reduced rehearsal time to make sure he will not be too far ahead of the other contestants.
Strictly Come Dancing's Harry Judd denies he has an advantage
He said: "We're not allowed to start rehearsing for a week.
"The other guys start next week - we're not allowed to start until a week after."
Judd admitted that he had been trying to get fit before the start of the competition and explained that Vilani had been giving him some exercises so he is ready for rehersals.
He said: "I asked if there is any advice for during that week, like stretching.
"And she said, 'Look in the mirror and practise your faces'! Can you imagine doing that at home? I've got my faces down."
The McFly drummer revealed that his bandmates had been "really supportive".
He said: "They know it's hard. We're not dancers. It's awkward, you feel embarrassed, and you've got to have the confidence to let yourself go.
"The guys are totally understanding. They're being really encouraging, which is nice."
STV
"Strictly Come Dancing 2011: Harry Judd
Will the McFly sticksman drum up support on the dancefloor?
Name: Harry Judd
Age: 25
Famous for: Music
Bio: After appearing in one of pop group Busted’s music videos, Judd was installed as the drummer of guitar-based boy band McFly in 2003.
The band achieved instant success with their first album, Room on the 3rd Floor, which went double platinum in the UK, and followed up that achievement with a continuing string of hit records and headlining tours.
Judd is something of a veteran of film and TV at his precociously young age, having starred in the teen comedy Just My Luck alongside his bandmates. In addition, McFly have appeared in Top Gear, Doctor Who and Hollyoaks, among other TV shows.
Harry also has previous experience of Strictly, having won a special Children in Need episode of the programme in 2010."
Radio Times
Tässä vielä muutama Strictly -artikkeli:
"Harry Judd warned to control himself on Strictly" - The Sun
"McFly Claim Strictly Star Harry Judd Is Worst Dancer In The Band" - Popdash
"McFly star Harry’s embarrassing struggle with sexy Strictly moves" - STV
"Harry Judd: McFly bandmates tease me over Strictly Come Dancing outfits" - Metro
"Harry Judd mocked for Strictly" - Female First
"news: Harry Judd McFly mocked for Strictly" - 4Music
"McFly boys warn Harry Judd to control himself on Strictly Come Dancing" - Sugarscape
"Dougie is worried for Harry Judd's underwear during Strictly Come Dancing" - OK! Magazine
"McFly To Embark on 27 Date UK Tour In Spring 2012
British pop-punk boy band McFly have announced that they’ll embark on a massive 27-date theatre tour of the UK next year.
The four-piece have been working on their sixth studio album, and will most likely have the new record finished by the end of the year now that the band have revealed that they’ll tour the country extensively. Hopefully for McFly fans, you’ll be able to catch your favourites playing old classics and brand new material this coming spring.
The announcement was made earlier today and also told fans that the gigs would be held in theatre halls, which will provide interesting acoustics for the band. More info on dates and venues will be revealed in the coming months.
Check back to Stereoboard for future McFly news."
Stereo Board
"Here's who else turned up to stare at Fearne
So, after Fearne had been sufficiently stared at in her pretty red dress, she slipped into a lavender maxi and posed for some photos with her showbiz pals.
Obviously Holly Willoughby was one of them - but stars as diverse as McFly and Whitney Port also showed up to have their pictures taken show their support for Fearne's new Very range.
Things we like and would wear ourselves: the dresses of Myleene and Holly. Things we don't understand because we're not fashion enough: Whitney's outfit. Things that are just shite, fashion or otherwise: Dougie's headband."
3AM (sivulla on kuvia)
"Holly Willoughby needs to lend Fearne Cotton her jacket - it's nippy out there!
Fearen Cotton's nipple embarrasment at Very catwalk show
OUR favourite showbiz best pals, were back together again last night for Very.co.uk’s London Fashion Week debut.
With Fearne Cotton’s new fashion line for the brand going on show, her Celebrity Juice presenting buddy, Holly Willoughby, stepped out to watch the Spring/Summer 2012 collection hit the catwalk.
While the mother-of-two dressed down an eye-popping orange design with a black blazer, leggings and Chanel bag combo, the bushy haired Radio ONE DJ donned a thin lilac maxi dress, with a see-through lower panel.
We bet Fearne had wished she’d covered up like guests, Whitney Port, Myleene Klass and McFly’s Dougie and Tom did though.
All eyes were on the gal of the night for the wrong reasons.
We’re guessing temperatures in that venue were quite nippy then Fearne?"
OK! Magazine (lisää kuvia)
Sky Livingin video:
Saatoitte jo lukea Twitteristä, että Tom kirjoitti Lontoon Olympialaisten maskoteille Wenlockille ja Mandevillelle kappaleen. Tom esittää kappaleen yhdessä pikkusiskonsa Carrien kanssa. Voit kuunnella sen alta.
Harry kuvasi jakson All Star Family Fortunesia varten jokin aika sitten (saatatte muistaa ohjelman siitä, että Danny oli siellä muutama vuosi sitten) ja se tulee ITV1:ltä 1. lokakuuta klo 21.30 Suomen aikaa. Koitan seuraavana päivänä saada videot tännekin.
Strictly Come Dancing contestant Harry Judd has insisted that he does not have an unfair advantage over the other celebrities.
Strictly Come Dancing contestant Harry Judd has insisted that he does not have an unfair advantage over the other celebrities.
Judd, who has been partnered with Aliona Vilani, has previous experience after appearing in a special addition of Strictly Come Dancing for Children In Need.
However, Judd said the producer's had given him reduced rehearsal time to make sure he will not be too far ahead of the other contestants.
Strictly Come Dancing's Harry Judd denies he has an advantage
He said: "We're not allowed to start rehearsing for a week.
"The other guys start next week - we're not allowed to start until a week after."
Judd admitted that he had been trying to get fit before the start of the competition and explained that Vilani had been giving him some exercises so he is ready for rehersals.
He said: "I asked if there is any advice for during that week, like stretching.
"And she said, 'Look in the mirror and practise your faces'! Can you imagine doing that at home? I've got my faces down."
The McFly drummer revealed that his bandmates had been "really supportive".
He said: "They know it's hard. We're not dancers. It's awkward, you feel embarrassed, and you've got to have the confidence to let yourself go.
"The guys are totally understanding. They're being really encouraging, which is nice."
STV
"Strictly Come Dancing 2011: Harry Judd
Will the McFly sticksman drum up support on the dancefloor?
Name: Harry Judd
Age: 25
Famous for: Music
Bio: After appearing in one of pop group Busted’s music videos, Judd was installed as the drummer of guitar-based boy band McFly in 2003.
The band achieved instant success with their first album, Room on the 3rd Floor, which went double platinum in the UK, and followed up that achievement with a continuing string of hit records and headlining tours.
Judd is something of a veteran of film and TV at his precociously young age, having starred in the teen comedy Just My Luck alongside his bandmates. In addition, McFly have appeared in Top Gear, Doctor Who and Hollyoaks, among other TV shows.
Harry also has previous experience of Strictly, having won a special Children in Need episode of the programme in 2010."
Radio Times
Tässä vielä muutama Strictly -artikkeli:
"Harry Judd warned to control himself on Strictly" - The Sun
"McFly Claim Strictly Star Harry Judd Is Worst Dancer In The Band" - Popdash
"McFly star Harry’s embarrassing struggle with sexy Strictly moves" - STV
"Harry Judd: McFly bandmates tease me over Strictly Come Dancing outfits" - Metro
"Harry Judd mocked for Strictly" - Female First
"news: Harry Judd McFly mocked for Strictly" - 4Music
"McFly boys warn Harry Judd to control himself on Strictly Come Dancing" - Sugarscape
"Dougie is worried for Harry Judd's underwear during Strictly Come Dancing" - OK! Magazine
"McFly To Embark on 27 Date UK Tour In Spring 2012
British pop-punk boy band McFly have announced that they’ll embark on a massive 27-date theatre tour of the UK next year.
The four-piece have been working on their sixth studio album, and will most likely have the new record finished by the end of the year now that the band have revealed that they’ll tour the country extensively. Hopefully for McFly fans, you’ll be able to catch your favourites playing old classics and brand new material this coming spring.
The announcement was made earlier today and also told fans that the gigs would be held in theatre halls, which will provide interesting acoustics for the band. More info on dates and venues will be revealed in the coming months.
Check back to Stereoboard for future McFly news."
Stereo Board
"Here's who else turned up to stare at Fearne
So, after Fearne had been sufficiently stared at in her pretty red dress, she slipped into a lavender maxi and posed for some photos with her showbiz pals.
Obviously Holly Willoughby was one of them - but stars as diverse as McFly and Whitney Port also showed up to have their pictures taken show their support for Fearne's new Very range.
Things we like and would wear ourselves: the dresses of Myleene and Holly. Things we don't understand because we're not fashion enough: Whitney's outfit. Things that are just shite, fashion or otherwise: Dougie's headband."
3AM (sivulla on kuvia)
"Holly Willoughby needs to lend Fearne Cotton her jacket - it's nippy out there!
Fearen Cotton's nipple embarrasment at Very catwalk show
OUR favourite showbiz best pals, were back together again last night for Very.co.uk’s London Fashion Week debut.
With Fearne Cotton’s new fashion line for the brand going on show, her Celebrity Juice presenting buddy, Holly Willoughby, stepped out to watch the Spring/Summer 2012 collection hit the catwalk.
While the mother-of-two dressed down an eye-popping orange design with a black blazer, leggings and Chanel bag combo, the bushy haired Radio ONE DJ donned a thin lilac maxi dress, with a see-through lower panel.
We bet Fearne had wished she’d covered up like guests, Whitney Port, Myleene Klass and McFly’s Dougie and Tom did though.
All eyes were on the gal of the night for the wrong reasons.
We’re guessing temperatures in that venue were quite nippy then Fearne?"
OK! Magazine (lisää kuvia)
Sky Livingin video:
Saatoitte jo lukea Twitteristä, että Tom kirjoitti Lontoon Olympialaisten maskoteille Wenlockille ja Mandevillelle kappaleen. Tom esittää kappaleen yhdessä pikkusiskonsa Carrien kanssa. Voit kuunnella sen alta.
Harry kuvasi jakson All Star Family Fortunesia varten jokin aika sitten (saatatte muistaa ohjelman siitä, että Danny oli siellä muutama vuosi sitten) ja se tulee ITV1:ltä 1. lokakuuta klo 21.30 Suomen aikaa. Koitan seuraavana päivänä saada videot tännekin.
sunnuntai 11. syyskuuta 2011
Strictly-videot eiliseltä
Harryn esittelyvideo
Kun Harry tapasi Alionan (tanssiparinsa)
Ryhmätanssi: Can You Feel It
Kun Harry tapasi Alionan (tanssiparinsa)
Ryhmätanssi: Can You Feel It
Strictly Come Dancing osa 1
Anteeksi mokani, eihän kilpailijat vielä eilen esiintyneet ohjelmassa - vasta kolmen viikon päästä, kunhan he hieman harjoittelevat. Muutamia videoita kuitenkin löysin:
Harry punaisella matolla
ja ohjelman mainos, jossa Harry vilahtaa aivan lopussa
Eilisestä ohjelmasta en löytänyt yhtään videoita - laitan ne kuitenkin tänne mahdollisimman pian. Tässä muutama kuva (klikkaamalla saat suuremmaksi):
Harry punaisella matolla
ja ohjelman mainos, jossa Harry vilahtaa aivan lopussa
Eilisestä ohjelmasta en löytänyt yhtään videoita - laitan ne kuitenkin tänne mahdollisimman pian. Tässä muutama kuva (klikkaamalla saat suuremmaksi):
torstai 8. syyskuuta 2011
Harry osallistuu Strictly Come Dancingiin + artikkeleita!
Muutama päivä sitten virallistettiin, että Harry osallistuu Englannin Strictly Come Dancingiin (Tanssii tähtien kanssa). Ohjelma alkaa lauantaina 20.10 Suomen aikaa BCC 1:llä, yritän sunnuntaina saada laitettua Harryn esiintymisen tännekin. Tässä ensin linkkejä Strictlyyn liittyen:
Harryn profiili ohjelman kotisivuilla
BBC News
East Anglian Daily Times
AOL
The Sun
Metro
The Guardian
ATV Today
OK! Magazine
New! Magazine
Popdash
The Telegraph
Daily Mail
Heatworld
Mirror
Daily Mail 2
Ja käykää täällä äänestämässä Harrya. :) Äänestyksellä ei tietenkään ole mitään vaikutusta ohjelmaan, mutta onhan kiva kannustaa Harrya!
Sitten muihin artikkeleihin, vanhimmasta uusimpaan:
"McFly fly into Hampton Court
AFTER eight years, seven number one records and eight million albums sold, pop favourites McFly show no signs of slowing down.
The band’s double platinum debut album Room on the Third Floor went straight to number one, giving them the distinction of being the youngest band since The Beatles to do so. The lads then went on to win a Brit award in 2005 and were introduced to the Queen during the same year.
Drummer Harry Judd, 25, admitted that fame had been a whirlwind. “When it first kicked off, you don’t have a chance to sit back and take it all in. I feel very lucky but you just kind of go with the flow.
“It’s a real privilege to be in this position,” he said, adding that their involvement in charity campaigns and being able to help raise money made it even better.
“I reckon when we won the Brit award, that’s when it really sunk in. Meeting the Queen was pretty big, too."
Harry, plus lead guitarists Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones and bassist Dougie Poynter, have been on tour for much of this year and will be performing to bank holiday crowds at Hampton Court’s Jolly Day Out on Sunday August 28.
Thanks to their regular performances, the lads are well-rehearsed and ready to rock the tranquil palace gardens, Harry said, and audiences could expect a ‘pretty slick show’.
“The atmosphere when we get on stage is always absolutely amazing,” he said. “Fortunately, we’ve got some great fans.”
He admitted that playing for a ‘family friendly’ concert like the Jolly Day Out was a different type of show but that the boys never really had to change their act according to their audience.
“We are pretty consistent and very conscious of wanting to put out a good show,” he said. “ It would be a very rare thing to see us slack off.”
Formed in 2004, McFly launched with the help of fellow band Busted, who invited the group to tour with them.
Unlike their pop predecessors, however, they are going from strength to strength and are working on their sixth album as they approach their eight-year anniversary.
What singles them out is the relationship each of them has with the other, with no suggestions of rivalry between members.
“I can’t imagine being in a band where people don't get on,” said Harry. “We all chill out together before shows and go and meet the fans.
“The most important thing for us is being able to have a career doing something we enjoy and that’s a lot of fun.
“For the fans, it’s about knowing us and our personalities, and that doubles their enjoyment of the music.”
Even during tours, he said, they never seemed to get in each others’ way too much – “but we have got quite a big tour bus so we can get away from each other if we have to,” he added.
Fans react differently to them around the world, Harry said, but having already played in Europe, South America and Asia this year, they were looking forward to coming back to the home fans.http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
“As soon as you are on stage, the nerves go,” he said.
“Whatever happens, these experiences stick with you and you have always got those memories.”
Get Surrey
"McFly's Danny Jones whisks his Miss England to Cyprus for romantic sunshine break
McFly have been working hard all year promoting their fifth album Above The Noise and touring across the country.
So no doubt the band's guitarist Danny Jones couldn't wait for some much needed R&R with his in-live in girlfriend, model Georgia Horsley.
The couple jetted off to Cyprus, one of Europe's most romantic islands, for a nine-day holiday in the five-star Elysium Hotel in Paphos.
Former beauty queen Horsley, who won the Miss England title in 2007, showcased her model figure in a multi-coloured LisaBlue bikini.
After spending time relaxing on the sunloungers, the pair headed into the cool Mediterranean sea.
Clearly enjoying some rare alone time, Jones, 25, and Horsley, 24, kissed and hugged in the sea.
And despite enjoying having some quality time with the blonde, Jones was happy to pose with fans for photographs in the hotel grounds.
Writing on Twitter ahead of the holiday, Horsley enthused: 'Well it's very very early but me and @Dannymcfly are very very excited to be heading off on holiday! Yippee!! 9 days of ahhhhhhhhhhh.
'I'm also lucky enough to have been given some Beautiful @LisaBlueSwim swimwear for my hols!! I'm going to be a very stylish sunbather.'
Jones and Horsley started dating in late 2009 - shortly after he split from - coincidentally - her Miss England successor Laura Coleman.
The couple are now living together, but Jones has said they're not quite ready for marriage yet.
In an interview earlier this year, he told the Mirror: 'It’s serious. But I don’t think I’m quite at the putting-a-ring-on-her finger stage. Maybe in a couple of years.
'Girls still ask me out and I’m like "No, I’ve got a girlfriend". I’ve done my bit for the boys and it was great while it lasted, but I’m well and truly over that now.'
Meanwhile Jones isn't the only member of the group settled down - Harry Judd lives with his girlfriend, violinist Izzy Johnston from the string quartet Escala, and frontman Tom Fletcher is planning his upcoming nuptials to fiancée Giovanna Falcone.
The only bandmember currently single is Dougie Poynter, who was heartbroken when The Saturdays singer Frankie Sandford called off their relationship for the second time last November.
Just weeks later, she started dating former England footballer Wayne Bridge."
Daily Mail (sivulla on paljon kuvia)
"Love In The Sun For Mcfly's Danny Jones
He enjoys time off with girlfriend Georgia Horsley...
Mcfly have had a hectic year promoting their latest album Above the Noise and touring the world, so it’s nice to see frontman Danny Jones has whisked his Miss England girlfriend, Georgia Horsley, off on a romantic holiday…
The couple have been staying at the Elysium Hotel in Paphos, Cyprus, and have clearly made the most of their luxury holiday in the sun.
Before jetting off Danny took to his Twitter account to make us all jealous, he wrote: “HOLIDAY TIME! See you in a week! Might tweet from the beach haha x”
Model Georgia shared his excitement, as she tweeted: “Well it's very very early but me and @Dannymcfly are very very excited to be heading off on holiday! Yippee!! 9 days of ahhhhhhhhhhh. I'm also lucky enough to have been given some Beautiful @LisaBlueSwim swimwear for my hols!! I'm going to be a very stylish sunbather.”
We’d have to agree, Georgia looks HOT - very stylish!"
Popdash (lisää kuvia)
"In the absence of Simon Cowell on a jet ski, we bring you Danny McFly on a jet ski
For reasons we couldn’t possibly repeat (they’re boring and legal), we haven’t been able to stare at pictures of Simon Cowell on a jet ski in some exotic location or other while smoking a fag (obvs) this year and to be honest, we’ve missed him.
So, here’s Danny McFly on his summer hols in Cyprus, on a jet ski, with an obligatory hot chick (in this case, former Miss England Georgia Horsley) instead of a fag.
We can’t help notice how plain and ordinary Danny looks though without the other McFly lads next to him, all styled, pouty and strumming their instruments. If we were in that Cyprian resort, we’d certainly be laying on our sun lounger remarking on what a mismatch they are. Just an observation – we probably still would and all that."
3am (vieläkin lisää kuvia..)
"McFly talk about their new album plans
On Sunday evening, heatworld headed over to the Jolly Day Out Festival at Hampton Court to catch McFly's final scheduled performance of the year – and have a natter with the boys backstage. Given their punishing work schedule over the past few months, the lads were literally exploding with energy – and Danny almost took out the big wheel with his T-shirt gun! When we ventured behind stage after the show, however, the poor dear was suffering from a serious case of rock-neck (hence the towel).
So, now that they have some free time, what are the boys planning to do next? Write their new album, that's what. "We're going away to do it," Danny tells us. "And this time I think it's just going to be us." On their last album Above The Noise, McFly collaborated with Taio Cruz and wrote tracks with Dallas Austin, but this time it sounds as if they're keeping things closer to home.
Dougie, who's had a tough year dealing with his break-up from The Saturdays' Frankie (can we just say again, Wayne Bridge over Dougie? Really?), is back to his cheeky self. And, ladies, we saw no evidence that he's off the singles market quite yet! You can form an orderly queue behind us.
Tom, naturally, was full of talk about his upcoming wedding to Giovanna Falcone and let slip that he'll be having not one but three Best Men. Bet you can't guess who... We did talk to Harry, too, but we can't remember anything he said because we were mesmerised by his arms. Dear. Lord.
McFly weren't the only boys getting the girls screaming at the Jolly Day Out – support band City Stereo did a good job of raising the temperatures, too. We asked the band, who have supported McFly on tour in the past, what antics they all got up to while on the road. "We thought we'd be partying every night," Ryan tells us. "But we were all too knackered. But there was this one night, when Dougie was in the shower..." And? AND? We never did hear how that story ended.
McFly's next tour will begin in April 2012. For more info on City Stereo, go to Myspace.com/citystereo
PS Sorry the photo is a little blurred. We think the camera got excited."
Heatworld
"Rock’n’bowl! Pop stars McFly join Jardines campaign
MCFLY have added some star power to the campaign to save Jardines bowling alley.
Drummer Harry Judd said he regularly uses the bowling alley in Aylesbury with his girlfriend’s brother Rupert.
Rupert, 33, suffered brain damage in a car crash aged 18.
“Rupert uses Jardines every week, it’s a big part of his life and something he really loves it,” said Harry.
“A lot of people from the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust use it.
“I back the campaign to keep Jardines open 100 per cent.”
A planning application has been submitted to turn Jardines into a shop. A Bucks Herald petition against the plans attracted more than 1,000 signatures."
The Bucks Herald
"Frankie Sandford: Talking about my split from Dougie Poynter is so boring
Frankie Sandford is fed up with talk about her split from Dougie Poynter.
The couple ended their on-off relationship in November 2010 and Saturdays singer Frankie - who is now dating footballer Wayne Bridge - is baffled by the continued interest in her break-up with the McFly star.
‘The whole thing became such a huge thing in the press,' says Frankie, 22.
‘And I'm like: "Why do you all care? What's it got to do with you?"
‘Then suddenly it was all: "Poor Dougie has gone into rehab while Frankie's running around with her new boyfriend.
‘The whole subject is so boring.'
Frankie also denies that she deliberately avoided Dougie, 23, when their bands both played the same festival recently.
‘We just got ready at a different place from the festival itself - like all the other artists,' explains Frankie.
‘And when we arrived at the gig for our slot, McFly had already finished and gone.'"
Now Magazine
Harry on huomenna BBC Radio 1:lla Sara Coxin vieraana klo 12.00, voit kuunnella sitä livenä täältä.
Ja McFly ilmoitti viime viikolla, että he pitävät 27-keikkaisen kiertueen maalis-huhtikuussa. Kiertue kattaa ikävä kyllä vain Iso-Britannian (ja ehkä Irlannin). Siinä kaikki tällä kertaa! :)
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Ja käykää täällä äänestämässä Harrya. :) Äänestyksellä ei tietenkään ole mitään vaikutusta ohjelmaan, mutta onhan kiva kannustaa Harrya!
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"McFly fly into Hampton Court
AFTER eight years, seven number one records and eight million albums sold, pop favourites McFly show no signs of slowing down.
The band’s double platinum debut album Room on the Third Floor went straight to number one, giving them the distinction of being the youngest band since The Beatles to do so. The lads then went on to win a Brit award in 2005 and were introduced to the Queen during the same year.
Drummer Harry Judd, 25, admitted that fame had been a whirlwind. “When it first kicked off, you don’t have a chance to sit back and take it all in. I feel very lucky but you just kind of go with the flow.
“It’s a real privilege to be in this position,” he said, adding that their involvement in charity campaigns and being able to help raise money made it even better.
“I reckon when we won the Brit award, that’s when it really sunk in. Meeting the Queen was pretty big, too."
Harry, plus lead guitarists Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones and bassist Dougie Poynter, have been on tour for much of this year and will be performing to bank holiday crowds at Hampton Court’s Jolly Day Out on Sunday August 28.
Thanks to their regular performances, the lads are well-rehearsed and ready to rock the tranquil palace gardens, Harry said, and audiences could expect a ‘pretty slick show’.
“The atmosphere when we get on stage is always absolutely amazing,” he said. “Fortunately, we’ve got some great fans.”
He admitted that playing for a ‘family friendly’ concert like the Jolly Day Out was a different type of show but that the boys never really had to change their act according to their audience.
“We are pretty consistent and very conscious of wanting to put out a good show,” he said. “ It would be a very rare thing to see us slack off.”
Formed in 2004, McFly launched with the help of fellow band Busted, who invited the group to tour with them.
Unlike their pop predecessors, however, they are going from strength to strength and are working on their sixth album as they approach their eight-year anniversary.
What singles them out is the relationship each of them has with the other, with no suggestions of rivalry between members.
“I can’t imagine being in a band where people don't get on,” said Harry. “We all chill out together before shows and go and meet the fans.
“The most important thing for us is being able to have a career doing something we enjoy and that’s a lot of fun.
“For the fans, it’s about knowing us and our personalities, and that doubles their enjoyment of the music.”
Even during tours, he said, they never seemed to get in each others’ way too much – “but we have got quite a big tour bus so we can get away from each other if we have to,” he added.
Fans react differently to them around the world, Harry said, but having already played in Europe, South America and Asia this year, they were looking forward to coming back to the home fans.http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
“As soon as you are on stage, the nerves go,” he said.
“Whatever happens, these experiences stick with you and you have always got those memories.”
Get Surrey
"McFly's Danny Jones whisks his Miss England to Cyprus for romantic sunshine break
McFly have been working hard all year promoting their fifth album Above The Noise and touring across the country.
So no doubt the band's guitarist Danny Jones couldn't wait for some much needed R&R with his in-live in girlfriend, model Georgia Horsley.
The couple jetted off to Cyprus, one of Europe's most romantic islands, for a nine-day holiday in the five-star Elysium Hotel in Paphos.
Former beauty queen Horsley, who won the Miss England title in 2007, showcased her model figure in a multi-coloured LisaBlue bikini.
After spending time relaxing on the sunloungers, the pair headed into the cool Mediterranean sea.
Clearly enjoying some rare alone time, Jones, 25, and Horsley, 24, kissed and hugged in the sea.
And despite enjoying having some quality time with the blonde, Jones was happy to pose with fans for photographs in the hotel grounds.
Writing on Twitter ahead of the holiday, Horsley enthused: 'Well it's very very early but me and @Dannymcfly are very very excited to be heading off on holiday! Yippee!! 9 days of ahhhhhhhhhhh.
'I'm also lucky enough to have been given some Beautiful @LisaBlueSwim swimwear for my hols!! I'm going to be a very stylish sunbather.'
Jones and Horsley started dating in late 2009 - shortly after he split from - coincidentally - her Miss England successor Laura Coleman.
The couple are now living together, but Jones has said they're not quite ready for marriage yet.
In an interview earlier this year, he told the Mirror: 'It’s serious. But I don’t think I’m quite at the putting-a-ring-on-her finger stage. Maybe in a couple of years.
'Girls still ask me out and I’m like "No, I’ve got a girlfriend". I’ve done my bit for the boys and it was great while it lasted, but I’m well and truly over that now.'
Meanwhile Jones isn't the only member of the group settled down - Harry Judd lives with his girlfriend, violinist Izzy Johnston from the string quartet Escala, and frontman Tom Fletcher is planning his upcoming nuptials to fiancée Giovanna Falcone.
The only bandmember currently single is Dougie Poynter, who was heartbroken when The Saturdays singer Frankie Sandford called off their relationship for the second time last November.
Just weeks later, she started dating former England footballer Wayne Bridge."
Daily Mail (sivulla on paljon kuvia)
"Love In The Sun For Mcfly's Danny Jones
He enjoys time off with girlfriend Georgia Horsley...
Mcfly have had a hectic year promoting their latest album Above the Noise and touring the world, so it’s nice to see frontman Danny Jones has whisked his Miss England girlfriend, Georgia Horsley, off on a romantic holiday…
The couple have been staying at the Elysium Hotel in Paphos, Cyprus, and have clearly made the most of their luxury holiday in the sun.
Before jetting off Danny took to his Twitter account to make us all jealous, he wrote: “HOLIDAY TIME! See you in a week! Might tweet from the beach haha x”
Model Georgia shared his excitement, as she tweeted: “Well it's very very early but me and @Dannymcfly are very very excited to be heading off on holiday! Yippee!! 9 days of ahhhhhhhhhhh. I'm also lucky enough to have been given some Beautiful @LisaBlueSwim swimwear for my hols!! I'm going to be a very stylish sunbather.”
We’d have to agree, Georgia looks HOT - very stylish!"
Popdash (lisää kuvia)
"In the absence of Simon Cowell on a jet ski, we bring you Danny McFly on a jet ski
For reasons we couldn’t possibly repeat (they’re boring and legal), we haven’t been able to stare at pictures of Simon Cowell on a jet ski in some exotic location or other while smoking a fag (obvs) this year and to be honest, we’ve missed him.
So, here’s Danny McFly on his summer hols in Cyprus, on a jet ski, with an obligatory hot chick (in this case, former Miss England Georgia Horsley) instead of a fag.
We can’t help notice how plain and ordinary Danny looks though without the other McFly lads next to him, all styled, pouty and strumming their instruments. If we were in that Cyprian resort, we’d certainly be laying on our sun lounger remarking on what a mismatch they are. Just an observation – we probably still would and all that."
3am (vieläkin lisää kuvia..)
"McFly talk about their new album plans
On Sunday evening, heatworld headed over to the Jolly Day Out Festival at Hampton Court to catch McFly's final scheduled performance of the year – and have a natter with the boys backstage. Given their punishing work schedule over the past few months, the lads were literally exploding with energy – and Danny almost took out the big wheel with his T-shirt gun! When we ventured behind stage after the show, however, the poor dear was suffering from a serious case of rock-neck (hence the towel).
So, now that they have some free time, what are the boys planning to do next? Write their new album, that's what. "We're going away to do it," Danny tells us. "And this time I think it's just going to be us." On their last album Above The Noise, McFly collaborated with Taio Cruz and wrote tracks with Dallas Austin, but this time it sounds as if they're keeping things closer to home.
Dougie, who's had a tough year dealing with his break-up from The Saturdays' Frankie (can we just say again, Wayne Bridge over Dougie? Really?), is back to his cheeky self. And, ladies, we saw no evidence that he's off the singles market quite yet! You can form an orderly queue behind us.
Tom, naturally, was full of talk about his upcoming wedding to Giovanna Falcone and let slip that he'll be having not one but three Best Men. Bet you can't guess who... We did talk to Harry, too, but we can't remember anything he said because we were mesmerised by his arms. Dear. Lord.
McFly weren't the only boys getting the girls screaming at the Jolly Day Out – support band City Stereo did a good job of raising the temperatures, too. We asked the band, who have supported McFly on tour in the past, what antics they all got up to while on the road. "We thought we'd be partying every night," Ryan tells us. "But we were all too knackered. But there was this one night, when Dougie was in the shower..." And? AND? We never did hear how that story ended.
McFly's next tour will begin in April 2012. For more info on City Stereo, go to Myspace.com/citystereo
PS Sorry the photo is a little blurred. We think the camera got excited."
Heatworld
"Rock’n’bowl! Pop stars McFly join Jardines campaign
MCFLY have added some star power to the campaign to save Jardines bowling alley.
Drummer Harry Judd said he regularly uses the bowling alley in Aylesbury with his girlfriend’s brother Rupert.
Rupert, 33, suffered brain damage in a car crash aged 18.
“Rupert uses Jardines every week, it’s a big part of his life and something he really loves it,” said Harry.
“A lot of people from the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust use it.
“I back the campaign to keep Jardines open 100 per cent.”
A planning application has been submitted to turn Jardines into a shop. A Bucks Herald petition against the plans attracted more than 1,000 signatures."
The Bucks Herald
"Frankie Sandford: Talking about my split from Dougie Poynter is so boring
Frankie Sandford is fed up with talk about her split from Dougie Poynter.
The couple ended their on-off relationship in November 2010 and Saturdays singer Frankie - who is now dating footballer Wayne Bridge - is baffled by the continued interest in her break-up with the McFly star.
‘The whole thing became such a huge thing in the press,' says Frankie, 22.
‘And I'm like: "Why do you all care? What's it got to do with you?"
‘Then suddenly it was all: "Poor Dougie has gone into rehab while Frankie's running around with her new boyfriend.
‘The whole subject is so boring.'
Frankie also denies that she deliberately avoided Dougie, 23, when their bands both played the same festival recently.
‘We just got ready at a different place from the festival itself - like all the other artists,' explains Frankie.
‘And when we arrived at the gig for our slot, McFly had already finished and gone.'"
Now Magazine
Harry on huomenna BBC Radio 1:lla Sara Coxin vieraana klo 12.00, voit kuunnella sitä livenä täältä.
Ja McFly ilmoitti viime viikolla, että he pitävät 27-keikkaisen kiertueen maalis-huhtikuussa. Kiertue kattaa ikävä kyllä vain Iso-Britannian (ja ehkä Irlannin). Siinä kaikki tällä kertaa! :)
lauantai 3. syyskuuta 2011
Pikainen päivitys - Back to the Future Subilla tänään!
Back to the Future, legendaarinen elokuva, jonka päähenkilön mukaan McFly on saanut nimensä, tulee Subtv:ltä tänään klo 19.40! Jos ette ole vielä nähneet sitä, niin suosittelen ERITTÄIN lämpimästi katsomaan sen! :) Älkää unohtako!
torstai 18. elokuuta 2011
Neljän viikon uutispläjäys!
Tässä on artikkelit 22. heinäkuuta lähtien, vanhimmasta uusimpaan..
"Tom Fletcher isn’t looking McFly
TOM Fletcher from McFly is getting stick from fans about his new 'tache.
The singer has been showing it off over the past week but says it hasn't gone down well with fans.
He said: "I've never had so much abuse. They really don't like it."
Apparently Ian Rush loves it."
The Sun
"Tom McFly's fans hate his tache – but what do YOU think?
Facial hair on a man usually goes one of two ways, in our experience. It can either look manly and hot (hello Tom Selleck in Friends) or puny and awful (hello Zac Efron last April).
Tom from McFly, however, has divided opinion with his new top-lip sprouting, with some of us hailing it cute and others declaring it an abomination. Tom himself has admitted to getting a fair amount of grief over it, saying about his fans this week, "I've never had so much abuse. They really don't like it." We have it on good authority that Tom's beautiful fianceé Giovanna Falcone does, in fact, like the 'tache, and we suppose that's all that really matters.
We wonder why he decided to grow it in the first place? Do you suffer from Coldupperlipitus, Tom? Or did you lose a bet with one of the other McFly boys? We think Danny, Dougie and Harry should all grow one, too, so we could have a 'Tache-Off contest. Do you have an opinion on Tom's facial fuzz? If so, please tell us about it below."
Heat World
"Mcfly - Mcfly Stars Climb Mountain For Charity
Mcfly stars Tom Fletcher and Harry Judd are celebrating after scaling Scotland's Ben Nevis mountain for charity on Sunday (07Aug11).
The British musicians trekked to the top of the peak to raise funds for underprivileged kids in boarding schools on the Peruvian island of Amantani.
The bandmates made the challenge extra tough by agreeing to carry the equivalent weight of a child in their backpacks during the climb, and later took to their Twitter.com pages to share their experience with fans.
Fletcher declared, "We did it!!! Me and @mcflyharry climbed Ben Nevis with a B**Ody heavy weight on our backs. Reached the summit in 3 hour 25 (minutes) in miserable weather.
"I won't lie...it was tough! That Peruvian kid was heavy! Only stayed at the summit for 5mins coz (because) of the bad conditions."
Judd adds, "Climbing Ben Nevis isn't too hard, but climbing it with 16kg on your back is Really Hard!! Thank you so much for all your donations. The money raised by all the climbers today will go towards educating Peruvian teenagers for a whole year."
Contact Music
"Draco Malfoy’s flying with Tom Fletcher
HARRY POTTER bully Tom Felton isn't someone to be intimidated by a dodgy tache.
Of course he's not.
The actor is going to be working with McFly singer Tom Fletcher as he embarks on a new career in music.
The two Toms have booked in writing and jamming sessions which they are hoping will lead to a collaboration on the debut album by Harry Potter's nemesis, Draco Malfoy.
A source said: "Tom sounded out McFly's Tom to discuss the industry and the musical direction he wants to take.
"He's a huge fan of the boys and wanted to work on a few songs.
"There is a big chance the pair could soon go into the studio together."
Tom already has a recording deal with an independent record label. He has previously hinted about becoming a rapper and getting into the UK grime scene - but McFly-style pop rock seems a better fit.
Perhaps without the questionable facial hair, though.
The Potter stars are increasingly turning to music rather than acting now that the blockbuster film series of the JK Rowling classics is finished.
Rupert Grint was spotted last week at a gig in LA with comedy metal group Steel Panther.
He even donned a bandana and guy-liner while hanging out with the group.
And Harry himself, Daniel Radcliffe, is a big fan of indie bands such as Radiohead and Mogwai.
Though that hasn't stopped him from starring in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying - a jazz-hands musical on Broadway."
The Sun
"McFly gearing up for Hampton Court's Jolly Day Out festival
THEY are used to performing in front of thousands of screaming fans in arenas and stadiums around the world.
But at the end of August, pop scoundrels Mcfly will be playing at Hampton Court's very own summer festival, Jolly Day Out.
It will be a festival of a different kind, with the band sharing a stage with children's TV characters Charlie and Lola, and Horrible Histories.
Dougie Poynter, 23, bass player in the band, said: "It'll be something a bit different for us to play a family festival like this one, but we're all looking forward to it.
"After eight years together, we still enjoy playing live shows, because that's what we are all about. That's what we do.
"In fact we enjoy it more than ever now. We certainly have more energy on stage than in the early days because we're much less nervous about what we're doing.
"We don't even have to think about what we're doing when we're playing the early stuff. Songs like Five Colours in Her Hair (the band's first single) just come automatically.
"This festival might attract a slightly different crowd from the usual. But I have known some of our hardcore fans, after we put a song on our first album called 'Broccoli,' I have known them throw broccoli onto the stage.
"Mostly its underwear and teddies and things. I'm not sure whether we'll get any of that this time.
"This will be a cool place to play though. I've spent a fair bit of time in Richmond Park and other parts of the area, so I know it quite well."
Jolly Day Out is being held over four days on the August Bank Holiday weekend, on the green opposite Hampton Court Palace.
Irish singer Imelda May will be performing on Friday (26), followed by Abba tribute act Bjorn Again on Saturday, McFly on Sunday (28) and Sing-A-Long-A Sound of Music on Bank Holiday Monday.
There will also be food, drink and kids activities throughout the weekend.
Dougie explained that this will draw to a close a busy tour schedule for the boys who have been on the road for most of the year.
He said: "We have done a few summer gigs as part of our Above the Noise tour, and we've been over to Japan, and all around this country.
"But we're keen to get back into the studio to record some new material.
"In the past few days we have been getting together and sharing our ideas for new songs - one of them we're planning a collaboration with a female singer. We're not sure who
that will be yet, but its kind of a his side of the story, her side of the story thing.
"We're definitely still enjoying it though, even after so long, and have lots of exciting plans for the future."
Tickets to Jolly Day Out cost £25, and under 12s go free."
Kingston Informer
"Race against time
OF all the sure bets at Doncaster Racecourse tomorrow McFly drummer Harry Judd says they will guarantee a return.
The posh skin-beater knows the boys-to-blokes band will be playing to a huge crowd that might be more into nags than pop but reckons they’re still on to a winner.
“We’ve played a few racecourses before and they’re good fun,” he says.
“There’s often a good chunk of hardcore fans, but what I enjoy about these gigs is there’s often a lot of people who wouldn’t necessarily come and see a McFly concert. They go away, nine times out of 10, having enjoyed themselves.
“We always try to put on a good show. I think that’s where we excel. Mums and dads take their kids and end up enjoying it themselves. We’re confident in our abilities as a live band so we enjoy these kind of gigs.”
Then McFly have had to get used to evolving audiences down the years. Seven UK number one singles and five top 10 albums later they are still pulling similar sized crowds to when they were teenagers - and a sweep of their Motorpoint Arena gig in March revealed a varied demographic most bands would envy.
“I presume that happens when you’ve managed to stick around for a while,” says Harry, who doesn’t believe having such as spread of ages has held them back from being a little more rock ‘n’ roll.
“Fact is, we’re really appreciative we can still play in arenas. That’s really how we judge it. We’ve been really lucky in terms of our creative control over the years with what we’ve wanted to do on albums and as a live band, we’ve been really fulfilled. The last thing we want to do is complain.”
Certainly McFly not so much broke the mould as raised the bar for other young acts, emerging eight years ago when Tom Fletcher decided to turn his song-writing pen from Busted to his own quartet.
Since then the lads have grown physically and, to an extent, musically having found arena filling an easy vocation. They’ve managed to avoid getting stuck in a creative pop ruck, putting in twists and turns along the way which have kept the loyal hordes interested as well as lured new fans.
“That’s often the challenge for a band, but the beauty of McFly is everything has come from us; McFly is the four of us, not songwriters writing songs for us. It’s not people telling us how we should be or behave. What the fans see is the genuine article. People get what they see, basically.”
Most recent album Above The Noise was arguably a record they needed to do, a kind of graduation badge for a young man band who can still spin out youthful chart-tickling melodies, but with less sherbet.
“Whether we’re successful in the future or not I’m convinced Tom and the guys are some of the most talented songwriters in the country. I believe that and that’s how a band remains successful.”
McFly even managed to throw in a bit of a clichéd rock ‘n’ roll drama when bassist Dougie Poynter sought rehab for stress over his split with The Saturdays’ Frankie Sandford.
“It’s a stereotypical thing, but we’ve all been through a lot in the past eight years,” says Harry, who admitted to a fling with train wreck actress Lindsay Lohan.
“We’ve grown up together being in a band. It’s been an interesting upbringing.”
And while early favourites such as 5 Colours In Her Hair and All About You sound a tad twee in 2011, the lads have tried to beef up their approach, along with some of their stage props, amid slightly less high-pitched yelling.
Harry denies frustration being at the back unable to flaunt it like the other lads when the screaming was at full volume. “Definitely not. I’m very happy behind the drums...I get enough attention. The guys are brilliant at what they do. I’d be crap up the front, so I’m perfectly happy in my job.
“But my drum kit has got bigger over the years. I recently acquired LEDs and I’ve had all sorts of crazy drum risers and stuff. One could say subconsciously that’s because I want more attention, but we try to put on a good show, so that’s how I justify it.”
This weekend the thing the band will need most is for traffic to be light. With plenty of outdoor shows booked, tomorrow they’ll be giving Burnley 45 minutes before rushing to South Yorkshire for a further 90 minutes.
“Two gigs in one day is pretty intense but we’re ready for it. Often it’s quite interesting doing something weird like that. We’ll enjoy the challenge.”
And after their summer excursions? The lads are planning a writing trip before returning to the studio.
In the meantime, are they likely to have a punt on the gee-gees tomorrow – or maybe even look to invest some of their fortune in bloodstock at Town Moor?
“Danny likes to have a go, but I’m not a gambling man,” says Harry. “And I can’t see a racehorse happening any time soon... there are so many other things we’re passionate about that require a certain amount of financial investment.”
The Star
"Forget NKOTBSB, could McFly and One Direction be the new super group?
Ah, well we can but dream. But it sounds like two of the country’s hottest boybands are in cahoots at the moment – with Tom Fletcher (of McFly fame) hitting the studio with newbies One Direction yesterday for a “jam”. Yum.
The McFly singer tweeted yesterday, “Wicked day in the studio with some bloomin talented guys who are gonna be HUGE! Had a jam with @NiallOfficial today. He taught me What Makes You Beautiful and I taught him Shine A Light.”
And we don’t know about you, but this makes us very, very happy. Imagine if both bands got together to make beautiful music? Imagine, just image that?
It wasn’t long before Liam Payne from 1D tweeted a picture of him, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan with Tom too – and Niall got in on the action by tweeting, “Sittin here with @tommcfly playing guitar. Hes teaching me to play all their songs.haha. Really really nice guy!sick musician”. Even lovely Louis Tomlinson very sweetly thanked Tom for coming over with a sweet and succinct, "@tommcfly Thanks for yesterday man!”
Will we ever get to hear One Direction do Shine A Light? We hope so. Will McFly cover What Makes You Beautiful at their show in Doncaster Racecourse today? Who knows. Either way, we’re happy to see these two bands bonding. And maybe one day they’ll do a NKOTBSB (who sound like their having a pretty awesome time as a super group by the way)."
Heat World
"McFly cover Tinie Tempah at Summer Sundae 2011
It's an eventful closing set from the group
McFly covered Tinie Tempah's 'Pass Out' during an eventful headline set on Summer Sundae Weekender 2011's final day.
The four-piece, augmented by a keyboard player and two backing singers, opened with 'Party Girl', and were faced with the weekend's biggest crowd, with a hardcore of screaming fans waving banners at the front.
Bassist Dougie Poynter took centre stage for 'Transylvania', with drummer Harry Judd begging him to "sing it properly" and joking that the full moon looked like singer/guitarist Tom Fletcher.
The band played hits 'Star Girl', and '5 Colours In Her Hair', which featured an extended outro where singer/guitarist Danny Jones fired t-shirts into the crowd.
A PA announcement about a missing child led the band to start a chant of the boy's name, jokingly declaring themselves "heroes" when he was found.
A medley of 'All About You' and 'Obviously' followed, along with the 'Pass Out' cover, which saw Jones at the crowd barriers, and main set closer 'The Heart Never Lies'.
The band then encored with 'One For The Radio' and 'Shine A Light' before bidding farewell."
Virtual Festivals
"Frankie Sandford and boyfriend Wayne Bridge avoid Dougie Poynter at festival
Frankie Sandford and boyfriend Wayne Bridge hid out at Burnley FC this weekend to avoid bumping in to her ex Dougie Poynter at the Towneley Live Festival.
The couple were joined by the rest of The Saturdays, who were on the bill for the concert along with Dougie's band McFly.
'Organisers arranged transport for the girls so they would arrive at the festival site once McFly had left,' says a source.
'They both made it clear that they respect each other's privacy, so it was more to make sure there wasn't any unnecessary awkwardness.'
Frankie, 22, and Dougie, 23, broke up in November after dating on-off for 2 years, with the McFly guitarist receiving treatment in The Priory soon after the split.
Fortunately, McFly's slot was at 3pm while the girls' was later, so they simply waited it out in the glamorous surroundings of the football club.
'They were able to stay out of the way until their stage slot later in the afternoon,' the source tells the Daily Mirror.
'They didn't get to Towneley Park until McFly had headed off to another gig in Manchester.'"
Now Magazine
"MCFLY LOVE ONE DIRECTION
McFLY are so impressed by One Direction’s debut single they wish it was their tune.
X Factor boyband One Direction drop debut track What Makes You Beautiful on September 11.
And it reminds me of early McFly tracks.
Drummer Harry Judd, 25, told my reporter Mik Curtis at the Summer Sundae festival in Leicester: “They’re young, like when we started, so it makes me feel old. But it’s a compliment to us if people think they sound like early McFly.
“I wish we had their new single for ourselves – it’s fresh.”
Singer Tom Fletcher, 26, agreed: “They’re a really likeable bunch of guys and they’ve got everything it takes to hit the big time.
“They’ve recorded a song I wrote for them – I just hope they use it.”
After their breakthrough in 2004, McFly certainly know a thing or two about longevity and don’t have to fear any new whippersnappers.
Bassist Dougie Poynter, 23, said: “Music goes full cycle so it’ll come back round for McFly, but the urban thing has made it hard for us to stay relevant.
“We don’t move with the trends.”
Tom added: “We’re at the early stages of writing new stuff.
“It’s fun playing it to each other.
“And we’ll be touring the UK early next year most likely.”
Daily Star
Dannyn pihaa laitettiin hieman kuntoon Garden E.R -ohjelmassa:
Dannyn ja Tomin haastattelu The Guardianilta:
Ja viimeiseksi Dougien uuden vaatemerkin, Saint Kiddin, uudet teaser-videot:
Ensi päivitystä joudutte luultavasti odottamaan yhtä kauan kuin tätäkin, olen niin kiirellinen mm. kirjoitusten kanssa.. Anteeksi etukäteen!
"Tom Fletcher isn’t looking McFly
TOM Fletcher from McFly is getting stick from fans about his new 'tache.
The singer has been showing it off over the past week but says it hasn't gone down well with fans.
He said: "I've never had so much abuse. They really don't like it."
Apparently Ian Rush loves it."
The Sun
"Tom McFly's fans hate his tache – but what do YOU think?
Facial hair on a man usually goes one of two ways, in our experience. It can either look manly and hot (hello Tom Selleck in Friends) or puny and awful (hello Zac Efron last April).
Tom from McFly, however, has divided opinion with his new top-lip sprouting, with some of us hailing it cute and others declaring it an abomination. Tom himself has admitted to getting a fair amount of grief over it, saying about his fans this week, "I've never had so much abuse. They really don't like it." We have it on good authority that Tom's beautiful fianceé Giovanna Falcone does, in fact, like the 'tache, and we suppose that's all that really matters.
We wonder why he decided to grow it in the first place? Do you suffer from Coldupperlipitus, Tom? Or did you lose a bet with one of the other McFly boys? We think Danny, Dougie and Harry should all grow one, too, so we could have a 'Tache-Off contest. Do you have an opinion on Tom's facial fuzz? If so, please tell us about it below."
Heat World
"Mcfly - Mcfly Stars Climb Mountain For Charity
Mcfly stars Tom Fletcher and Harry Judd are celebrating after scaling Scotland's Ben Nevis mountain for charity on Sunday (07Aug11).
The British musicians trekked to the top of the peak to raise funds for underprivileged kids in boarding schools on the Peruvian island of Amantani.
The bandmates made the challenge extra tough by agreeing to carry the equivalent weight of a child in their backpacks during the climb, and later took to their Twitter.com pages to share their experience with fans.
Fletcher declared, "We did it!!! Me and @mcflyharry climbed Ben Nevis with a B**Ody heavy weight on our backs. Reached the summit in 3 hour 25 (minutes) in miserable weather.
"I won't lie...it was tough! That Peruvian kid was heavy! Only stayed at the summit for 5mins coz (because) of the bad conditions."
Judd adds, "Climbing Ben Nevis isn't too hard, but climbing it with 16kg on your back is Really Hard!! Thank you so much for all your donations. The money raised by all the climbers today will go towards educating Peruvian teenagers for a whole year."
Contact Music
"Draco Malfoy’s flying with Tom Fletcher
HARRY POTTER bully Tom Felton isn't someone to be intimidated by a dodgy tache.
Of course he's not.
The actor is going to be working with McFly singer Tom Fletcher as he embarks on a new career in music.
The two Toms have booked in writing and jamming sessions which they are hoping will lead to a collaboration on the debut album by Harry Potter's nemesis, Draco Malfoy.
A source said: "Tom sounded out McFly's Tom to discuss the industry and the musical direction he wants to take.
"He's a huge fan of the boys and wanted to work on a few songs.
"There is a big chance the pair could soon go into the studio together."
Tom already has a recording deal with an independent record label. He has previously hinted about becoming a rapper and getting into the UK grime scene - but McFly-style pop rock seems a better fit.
Perhaps without the questionable facial hair, though.
The Potter stars are increasingly turning to music rather than acting now that the blockbuster film series of the JK Rowling classics is finished.
Rupert Grint was spotted last week at a gig in LA with comedy metal group Steel Panther.
He even donned a bandana and guy-liner while hanging out with the group.
And Harry himself, Daniel Radcliffe, is a big fan of indie bands such as Radiohead and Mogwai.
Though that hasn't stopped him from starring in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying - a jazz-hands musical on Broadway."
The Sun
"McFly gearing up for Hampton Court's Jolly Day Out festival
THEY are used to performing in front of thousands of screaming fans in arenas and stadiums around the world.
But at the end of August, pop scoundrels Mcfly will be playing at Hampton Court's very own summer festival, Jolly Day Out.
It will be a festival of a different kind, with the band sharing a stage with children's TV characters Charlie and Lola, and Horrible Histories.
Dougie Poynter, 23, bass player in the band, said: "It'll be something a bit different for us to play a family festival like this one, but we're all looking forward to it.
"After eight years together, we still enjoy playing live shows, because that's what we are all about. That's what we do.
"In fact we enjoy it more than ever now. We certainly have more energy on stage than in the early days because we're much less nervous about what we're doing.
"We don't even have to think about what we're doing when we're playing the early stuff. Songs like Five Colours in Her Hair (the band's first single) just come automatically.
"This festival might attract a slightly different crowd from the usual. But I have known some of our hardcore fans, after we put a song on our first album called 'Broccoli,' I have known them throw broccoli onto the stage.
"Mostly its underwear and teddies and things. I'm not sure whether we'll get any of that this time.
"This will be a cool place to play though. I've spent a fair bit of time in Richmond Park and other parts of the area, so I know it quite well."
Jolly Day Out is being held over four days on the August Bank Holiday weekend, on the green opposite Hampton Court Palace.
Irish singer Imelda May will be performing on Friday (26), followed by Abba tribute act Bjorn Again on Saturday, McFly on Sunday (28) and Sing-A-Long-A Sound of Music on Bank Holiday Monday.
There will also be food, drink and kids activities throughout the weekend.
Dougie explained that this will draw to a close a busy tour schedule for the boys who have been on the road for most of the year.
He said: "We have done a few summer gigs as part of our Above the Noise tour, and we've been over to Japan, and all around this country.
"But we're keen to get back into the studio to record some new material.
"In the past few days we have been getting together and sharing our ideas for new songs - one of them we're planning a collaboration with a female singer. We're not sure who
that will be yet, but its kind of a his side of the story, her side of the story thing.
"We're definitely still enjoying it though, even after so long, and have lots of exciting plans for the future."
Tickets to Jolly Day Out cost £25, and under 12s go free."
Kingston Informer
"Race against time
OF all the sure bets at Doncaster Racecourse tomorrow McFly drummer Harry Judd says they will guarantee a return.
The posh skin-beater knows the boys-to-blokes band will be playing to a huge crowd that might be more into nags than pop but reckons they’re still on to a winner.
“We’ve played a few racecourses before and they’re good fun,” he says.
“There’s often a good chunk of hardcore fans, but what I enjoy about these gigs is there’s often a lot of people who wouldn’t necessarily come and see a McFly concert. They go away, nine times out of 10, having enjoyed themselves.
“We always try to put on a good show. I think that’s where we excel. Mums and dads take their kids and end up enjoying it themselves. We’re confident in our abilities as a live band so we enjoy these kind of gigs.”
Then McFly have had to get used to evolving audiences down the years. Seven UK number one singles and five top 10 albums later they are still pulling similar sized crowds to when they were teenagers - and a sweep of their Motorpoint Arena gig in March revealed a varied demographic most bands would envy.
“I presume that happens when you’ve managed to stick around for a while,” says Harry, who doesn’t believe having such as spread of ages has held them back from being a little more rock ‘n’ roll.
“Fact is, we’re really appreciative we can still play in arenas. That’s really how we judge it. We’ve been really lucky in terms of our creative control over the years with what we’ve wanted to do on albums and as a live band, we’ve been really fulfilled. The last thing we want to do is complain.”
Certainly McFly not so much broke the mould as raised the bar for other young acts, emerging eight years ago when Tom Fletcher decided to turn his song-writing pen from Busted to his own quartet.
Since then the lads have grown physically and, to an extent, musically having found arena filling an easy vocation. They’ve managed to avoid getting stuck in a creative pop ruck, putting in twists and turns along the way which have kept the loyal hordes interested as well as lured new fans.
“That’s often the challenge for a band, but the beauty of McFly is everything has come from us; McFly is the four of us, not songwriters writing songs for us. It’s not people telling us how we should be or behave. What the fans see is the genuine article. People get what they see, basically.”
Most recent album Above The Noise was arguably a record they needed to do, a kind of graduation badge for a young man band who can still spin out youthful chart-tickling melodies, but with less sherbet.
“Whether we’re successful in the future or not I’m convinced Tom and the guys are some of the most talented songwriters in the country. I believe that and that’s how a band remains successful.”
McFly even managed to throw in a bit of a clichéd rock ‘n’ roll drama when bassist Dougie Poynter sought rehab for stress over his split with The Saturdays’ Frankie Sandford.
“It’s a stereotypical thing, but we’ve all been through a lot in the past eight years,” says Harry, who admitted to a fling with train wreck actress Lindsay Lohan.
“We’ve grown up together being in a band. It’s been an interesting upbringing.”
And while early favourites such as 5 Colours In Her Hair and All About You sound a tad twee in 2011, the lads have tried to beef up their approach, along with some of their stage props, amid slightly less high-pitched yelling.
Harry denies frustration being at the back unable to flaunt it like the other lads when the screaming was at full volume. “Definitely not. I’m very happy behind the drums...I get enough attention. The guys are brilliant at what they do. I’d be crap up the front, so I’m perfectly happy in my job.
“But my drum kit has got bigger over the years. I recently acquired LEDs and I’ve had all sorts of crazy drum risers and stuff. One could say subconsciously that’s because I want more attention, but we try to put on a good show, so that’s how I justify it.”
This weekend the thing the band will need most is for traffic to be light. With plenty of outdoor shows booked, tomorrow they’ll be giving Burnley 45 minutes before rushing to South Yorkshire for a further 90 minutes.
“Two gigs in one day is pretty intense but we’re ready for it. Often it’s quite interesting doing something weird like that. We’ll enjoy the challenge.”
And after their summer excursions? The lads are planning a writing trip before returning to the studio.
In the meantime, are they likely to have a punt on the gee-gees tomorrow – or maybe even look to invest some of their fortune in bloodstock at Town Moor?
“Danny likes to have a go, but I’m not a gambling man,” says Harry. “And I can’t see a racehorse happening any time soon... there are so many other things we’re passionate about that require a certain amount of financial investment.”
The Star
"Forget NKOTBSB, could McFly and One Direction be the new super group?
Ah, well we can but dream. But it sounds like two of the country’s hottest boybands are in cahoots at the moment – with Tom Fletcher (of McFly fame) hitting the studio with newbies One Direction yesterday for a “jam”. Yum.
The McFly singer tweeted yesterday, “Wicked day in the studio with some bloomin talented guys who are gonna be HUGE! Had a jam with @NiallOfficial today. He taught me What Makes You Beautiful and I taught him Shine A Light.”
And we don’t know about you, but this makes us very, very happy. Imagine if both bands got together to make beautiful music? Imagine, just image that?
It wasn’t long before Liam Payne from 1D tweeted a picture of him, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan with Tom too – and Niall got in on the action by tweeting, “Sittin here with @tommcfly playing guitar. Hes teaching me to play all their songs.haha. Really really nice guy!sick musician”. Even lovely Louis Tomlinson very sweetly thanked Tom for coming over with a sweet and succinct, "@tommcfly Thanks for yesterday man!”
Will we ever get to hear One Direction do Shine A Light? We hope so. Will McFly cover What Makes You Beautiful at their show in Doncaster Racecourse today? Who knows. Either way, we’re happy to see these two bands bonding. And maybe one day they’ll do a NKOTBSB (who sound like their having a pretty awesome time as a super group by the way)."
Heat World
"McFly cover Tinie Tempah at Summer Sundae 2011
It's an eventful closing set from the group
McFly covered Tinie Tempah's 'Pass Out' during an eventful headline set on Summer Sundae Weekender 2011's final day.
The four-piece, augmented by a keyboard player and two backing singers, opened with 'Party Girl', and were faced with the weekend's biggest crowd, with a hardcore of screaming fans waving banners at the front.
Bassist Dougie Poynter took centre stage for 'Transylvania', with drummer Harry Judd begging him to "sing it properly" and joking that the full moon looked like singer/guitarist Tom Fletcher.
The band played hits 'Star Girl', and '5 Colours In Her Hair', which featured an extended outro where singer/guitarist Danny Jones fired t-shirts into the crowd.
A PA announcement about a missing child led the band to start a chant of the boy's name, jokingly declaring themselves "heroes" when he was found.
A medley of 'All About You' and 'Obviously' followed, along with the 'Pass Out' cover, which saw Jones at the crowd barriers, and main set closer 'The Heart Never Lies'.
The band then encored with 'One For The Radio' and 'Shine A Light' before bidding farewell."
Virtual Festivals
"Frankie Sandford and boyfriend Wayne Bridge avoid Dougie Poynter at festival
Frankie Sandford and boyfriend Wayne Bridge hid out at Burnley FC this weekend to avoid bumping in to her ex Dougie Poynter at the Towneley Live Festival.
The couple were joined by the rest of The Saturdays, who were on the bill for the concert along with Dougie's band McFly.
'Organisers arranged transport for the girls so they would arrive at the festival site once McFly had left,' says a source.
'They both made it clear that they respect each other's privacy, so it was more to make sure there wasn't any unnecessary awkwardness.'
Frankie, 22, and Dougie, 23, broke up in November after dating on-off for 2 years, with the McFly guitarist receiving treatment in The Priory soon after the split.
Fortunately, McFly's slot was at 3pm while the girls' was later, so they simply waited it out in the glamorous surroundings of the football club.
'They were able to stay out of the way until their stage slot later in the afternoon,' the source tells the Daily Mirror.
'They didn't get to Towneley Park until McFly had headed off to another gig in Manchester.'"
Now Magazine
"MCFLY LOVE ONE DIRECTION
McFLY are so impressed by One Direction’s debut single they wish it was their tune.
X Factor boyband One Direction drop debut track What Makes You Beautiful on September 11.
And it reminds me of early McFly tracks.
Drummer Harry Judd, 25, told my reporter Mik Curtis at the Summer Sundae festival in Leicester: “They’re young, like when we started, so it makes me feel old. But it’s a compliment to us if people think they sound like early McFly.
“I wish we had their new single for ourselves – it’s fresh.”
Singer Tom Fletcher, 26, agreed: “They’re a really likeable bunch of guys and they’ve got everything it takes to hit the big time.
“They’ve recorded a song I wrote for them – I just hope they use it.”
After their breakthrough in 2004, McFly certainly know a thing or two about longevity and don’t have to fear any new whippersnappers.
Bassist Dougie Poynter, 23, said: “Music goes full cycle so it’ll come back round for McFly, but the urban thing has made it hard for us to stay relevant.
“We don’t move with the trends.”
Tom added: “We’re at the early stages of writing new stuff.
“It’s fun playing it to each other.
“And we’ll be touring the UK early next year most likely.”
Daily Star
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