en-gbhttp://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/vip/profile/emily_virginradio/news/loved/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss emily_virginradio's music news on the Absolute Radio website http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2710/Prince_wants_to_be_treated_like_one.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:37:01 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2710/Prince_wants_to_be_treated_like_one.html?pid=837046 Prince has reportedly issued lots of bizarre demands as his 21-date tour kicks off. The legend wants to be surrounded by his favourite colour (black) and has ordered a black M&Ms chocolate machine. 25 8 Prince http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2709/Reunion_seems_to_be_the_hardest_word.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:30:53 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2709/Reunion_seems_to_be_the_hardest_word.html?pid=837046 No, Blue are not getting back together. Oh dear. Duncan said "I assure you there's absolutely no plan or even a mention of it. ... We've got our own lives to lead and that's what's really important" 4 1 Blue http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2708/I_m_Slim_Shady_and_I_m_suing_iTunes.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:26:05 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2708/I_m_Slim_Shady_and_I_m_suing_iTunes.html?pid=837046 Eminem has filed a lawsuit against online download store iTunes and its parent company Apple Computers Inc. because he has insisted it has no permission to sell his songs. 20 2 Eminem http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2707/Geri__quot_shocked_quot__that_people_want_tickets.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:23:40 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2707/Geri__quot_shocked_quot__that_people_want_tickets.html?pid=837046 Apparently it's a big surprise to Geri Halliwell that lots of people want tickets to see The Spice Girls reunited. Yeah, right. I'm sure they said "let's do this, but it probably won't be popular." 5 4 http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2706/Michael_Caine_releasing_an_album.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:21:28 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2706/Michael_Caine_releasing_an_album.html?pid=837046 What, you say? Yes, we say. The Get Carter star is a big fan of laid-back music and has agreed to put together a collection of chill-out tracks for release in September. 3 0 Chicane Nina Simone http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2247/Radiohead___new_tracks_online.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:11:37 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2247/Radiohead___new_tracks_online.html?pid=837046 After Radiohead announced recently that their album is nearly done, they've gone a put a load of footage of new tracks up on the internet. 23 2 Radiohead http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2219/Debbie_Harry_to_release_solo_album.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:04:24 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2219/Debbie_Harry_to_release_solo_album.html?pid=837046 The album Necessary Evil will hit the shelves on September 17. The Blondie singer admits she is nervous about her solo outing, but insists it was something she felt she had to do. 17 6 Blondie http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2218/Glastonbury_to_become_a_kissingfest_.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:57:38 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2218/Glastonbury_to_become_a_kissingfest_.html?pid=837046 Festival lovers at this year's Glastonbury are going to pucker up and get busy - as 30,000 revellers are expected to kiss the person next to them, in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record. 23 10 Amy Winehouse Arcade Fire Arctic Monkeys Bloc Party Dirty Pretty Things James Morrison Kaiser Chiefs Kasabian Lily Allen Manic Street Preachers Paolo Nutini Paul Weller Rufus Wainwright The Fratellis The Killers The Kooks The Magic Numbers The Who http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2163/Doherty_not_as_unreliable_as_you_think.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:07:09 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2163/Doherty_not_as_unreliable_as_you_think.html?pid=837046 Pete Doherty is said to be considering legal action against the organisers of a dance festival who claimed he failed to show up for a gig, when he was never booked to do it in the first place. 14 2 Babyshambles Pete Doherty http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2162/Snow_Patrol_down_under.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:05:01 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2162/Snow_Patrol_down_under.html?pid=837046 Snow Patrol have announced they are to embark on a major tour of Australia. They'll seven dates in September, taking in some of the country's biggest arenas for the first time 23 0 Snow Patrol http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2153/Jackson_memorabilia_sells_for__pound_250_000.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:26:20 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2153/Jackson_memorabilia_sells_for__pound_250_000.html?pid=837046 Memorabilia from the Jackson family went under the hammer for little more than £250,000 with more than 1,100 lots on display. 6 0 Michael Jackson The Jackson 5 http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2152/Real_life__Sgt_Peppers__search_is_on.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:22:58 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2152/Real_life__Sgt_Peppers__search_is_on.html?pid=837046 Bosses at The Beatles Story museum in Liverpool are trying to trace as many of the album's namesakes as they can. They plan to gather the Sgt Peppers together for an annual Beatles festival in August 16 1 John Lennon Paul McCartney The Beatles http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2100/Portishead_make_comeback___at_Butlins.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Thu, 24 May 2007 10:35:59 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2100/Portishead_make_comeback___at_Butlins.html?pid=837046 Portishead will make their live music comeback with a performance at Butlins Holiday Camp in Minehead. I went there once to see Noel Edmunds and Mr Blobby. I'm guessing Portishead will be better 5 1 Portishead http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2099/Sharks_turn_their_noses_up_at_Barry_White.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Thu, 24 May 2007 10:34:45 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2099/Sharks_turn_their_noses_up_at_Barry_White.html?pid=837046 Experts at the Blackpool Sea Life Centre have been testing different styles of love songs to inspire the resident brown sharks to get that Lovin' Feeling. And they've rejected Barry White! 4 1 Barry White http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2092/Two_of_Blur_s_albums_were_rubbish.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Wed, 23 May 2007 11:09:01 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2092/Two_of_Blur_s_albums_were_rubbish.html?pid=837046 ... from Damon Albarn himself! He's amazed the band became pop legends - because their first two albums are "awful." He also thinks the Kaiser Chiefs are in danger of falling into the same trap 18 6 Blur Damon Albarn Gorillaz Kaiser Chiefs http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2091/Coldplay_star_separates_from_wife.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Wed, 23 May 2007 10:03:29 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2091/Coldplay_star_separates_from_wife.html?pid=837046 The band's bassist GUY BERRYMAN has separated from his wife just six months after the couple celebrated the birth of their first child. 19 10 Coldplay http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2090/Syd_Barrett_s_estate_valued.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Wed, 23 May 2007 09:59:52 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2090/Syd_Barrett_s_estate_valued.html?pid=837046 The former Pink Floyd enigma's financial legacy totals $3 million, which has been distributed within his family. 7 2 Pink Floyd Syd Barrett http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2089/Streisand_s_tickets_too_high_for_Italy.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Wed, 23 May 2007 09:59:01 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2089/Streisand_s_tickets_too_high_for_Italy.html?pid=837046 Italian consumer groups want authorities to cancel Barbra's concert in Rome next month because of excessive ticket prices - costing from $200 to more than $1,200, which is "absurd and shameful" 3 0 http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2088/Vote_now_for_greatest_living_musician.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Wed, 23 May 2007 09:38:39 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2088/Vote_now_for_greatest_living_musician.html?pid=837046 The race is on to select Ireland's greatest living musician. Judges will pick the winner from the 15 most popular nominees voted for by the public, including Van Morrison, Christy Moore and Enya 5 2 Van Morrison http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2078/Lordi_moving_to_horror_movies.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Mon, 21 May 2007 09:53:47 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2078/Lordi_moving_to_horror_movies.html?pid=837046 Lordi, the mask-clad heavy metal monster band from Finland, is thrashing its way onto the big screen with a horror flick. the fright feature, "Dark Floors," began shooting this month. 13 5 http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2073/eBay_refusing_to_remove_festival_tickets_from_site.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Fri, 18 May 2007 10:06:01 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2073/eBay_refusing_to_remove_festival_tickets_from_site.html?pid=837046 Music minister Shaun Woodward has attacked eBay for failing to withdraw tickets being traded on the website. The minister wrote twice to eBay asking them to stop the sales of free tickets for the BBC Big Weekend show for £50 each but the company has 26 4 http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2063/Snow_Patrol_at_old_Millenium_Dome.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Thu, 17 May 2007 10:01:56 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2063/Snow_Patrol_at_old_Millenium_Dome.html?pid=837046 Snow Patrol are to play a one-off date at the 20,000 capacity O2 Arena. The show takes place Thursday June 28 in the Greenwich venue with tickets on sale this Friday. 18 7 Snow Patrol http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2062/Madonna_directing_movies_now_.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Thu, 17 May 2007 09:56:43 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/2062/Madonna_directing_movies_now_.html?pid=837046 Madonna has decided to follow in her husband's footsteps and try her hand at directing a film. "While I cannot tell you more about it for now, I am happy to officially reveal its title: Filth And Wisdom," 9 1 Madonna http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/1999/Mika_writing_for_Westlife.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Thu, 10 May 2007 13:53:00 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/1999/Mika_writing_for_Westlife.html?pid=837046 The flamboyant Grace Kelly singer, whose debut album hit the No 1 spot, is going to write a song for Westlife, and is also secretly working on a number of tracks for other artists 11 4 Mika Westlife http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/1997/Albums_of_the_week_in_review.html?pid=837046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=xml&utm_campaign=rss Thu, 10 May 2007 11:22:00 +0100 emily_virginradio http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/news/story/1997/Albums_of_the_week_in_review.html?pid=837046 Check out the reviews, which include the Manics, Travis and Bananarama among others 21 3 Bananarama Manic Street Preachers Travis