50 Cent Meets Mandela & other: August 2008

Sunday, 31 August 2008

Spice Girl Mel C confirms pregnancy

Spice Girls singer Melanie Chisholm has confirmed that she and her better half Thomas Starr are expecting their first base child.

The singer made the promulgation on her website, saying: "Some happy news! Well, I can now declare that Tom and I are expecting a baby and we are selfsame happy."

Chisholm is the lowest of the Spice Girls to become a female parent: Victoria Beckham has tierce children, Melanie Brown has two and Geri Halliwell and Emma Bunton each have one.

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Thursday, 21 August 2008

Fujiya & Miyagi plot US tour in support of new album

Fujiya & Miyagi have announced the dates of a US tour this autumn.

The Brighton band will be supporting their approaching sophomore album 'Lightbulbs', which is due out in the US on September 16.

They'll set about the junket on October 22 with two nights in New York earlier hitting Boston, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles on October 30.

The tour dates are:

New York, NY Mercury Lounge (October 22)

New York, NY Webster Hall (23)

Boston, MA Paradise (24)

Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge (25)

San Francisco, CA Independent (28)

Los Angeles, CA Troubadour (30)

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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