John Fogerty/The Blue Ridge Rangers & other: July 2008

Britney video confirmed for Madonna tour

Britney Spears is to shoot a video for Madonna's 'Sticky & Sweet' tour, the older singer has confirmed.

However, Madonna's publicist Liz Rosenberg dismissed rumours that Madonna and Spears are filming a music video together.

"There is footage being shot of Britney some time this week in conjunction with Madonna's upcoming tour," Rosenberg told The Associated Press. "That is all the information I have available. The rest is a secret."

Madonna and Spears sparked controversy when they kissed during a performance at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2003. Madonna later guested on Spears's single 'Me Against The Music', which reached number two in November 2003.

Madonna's 42-date 'Sticky & Sweet' tour begins at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on August 23.

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50 Cent - 50 Cent Ordered To Hand Over Any Guns

US rapper 50 Cent has been ordered to hand over any guns he may own after an ex-girlfriend secured a restraining order against him.

The restraining order bans the rapper, real name Curtis Jackson, from contacting Shaniqua Tompkins without gaining permission from the New York court.

Ms Tompkins is the mother of Mr Jackson's 10-year-old son.

The rapper and his ex-girlfriend have been involved in a legal row over Mr Jackson's money, with Ms Tompkins claiming she is entitled to half of his estate after securing an oral agreement.

In May, a fire destroyed the rap star's house in Long Island, where Ms Tompkins and their son had been living.

Police have claimed they are treating the fire as suspicious while Mr Jackson has denied any involvement.

Following the court's instruction to hand over all firearms in Mr Jackson's possession as part of the restraining order, his lawyer Brett Kimmel said he would be contesting the ruling, adding: "To my knowledge, he has no guns".

22/06/2008 08:58:03

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Jason Bralli

Artist: Jason Bralli

   Genre(s):
Trance

Discography:

Unforgettable

Year: 2007
Tracks: 1

Human Mincer

Artist: Human Mincer

   Genre(s):
Other

Discography:

Devoured Flesh

Year: 2005
Tracks: 8

Ton Scherpenzeel

Artist: Ton Scherpenzeel

   Genre(s):
New Age

Discography:

Le Carnaval Des Animaux

Year:
Tracks: 12

Duran Duran - Duran Duran Plot Second Bond Theme

British rockers DURAN DURAN are planning on teaming up with superproducer MARK RONSON to record a second BOND theme - 23 years after releasing the title track to A VIEW TO A KILL.

The band recently chose Ronson to remix a string of their hit singles and will be performing a one-off gig with Ronson in Paris, France on Wednesday (02Jul08) night.

And keyboardist Nick Rhodes insists they are keen to collaborate with the 32-year-old again - on a theme tune for forthcoming James Bond movie Quantum of Solace.

He says, "We'd love to collaborate with Mark on a single for the next Bond film. With him we may even surpass A View To A Kill."

Speculation about who will sing the title track to the new 007 movie has been rife - with rumours that Amy Winehouse, Leona Lewis and Beyonce Knowles are all being considered for the job.

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Wild Beasts, The Cockpit, Leeds

With a name like Wild Beasts, you expect a band tearing onstage on motorcycles, emitting heavy metal thunder - not polite young men from Kendal fronted by a man singing falsetto. Hayden Thorpe's extraordinary voice is perhaps why Wild Beasts have often been dubbed "fey", although the tag does them a disservice. They wear vests and beanies, and look like they could handle a spot of building. They sing about beer, casual sex, thugs and football, and are not too effete for lines like "I swear by my own cock and balls" and references to "the bastards". Meanwhile, their song titles (Vigil for a Fuddy Duddy, Woebegone Wanderers) seem to come from literature, not pop. There are hints of early Roxy Music, Sparks and second world war military bands ("cheerio, chaps", they sing), all conspiring to make them probably the most original new band in Britain.

Wild Beasts don't do conventional pop hits, but pocket symphonies with awkward waltz timings, and dancing to them risks injury. Thorpe's voice - veering from Billy Mackenzie opera to a more laddy, Fratelli-type rasp - prompts gasps of "incredible" in the crowd. And the rhythm section are furiously inventive - guitarist Benny Little plays like an indie Nile Rodgers, and bassist Tom Fleming reveals his own classically-tinged vocal on Please Sir, an anti-war song that somehow mentions "chips with cheese". Wild Beasts are a similarly acquired taste, but are attracting a small, devoted following. One drunk girl celebrates them by snogging her female friend, and thrusting her bottom at the audience before finally being thrown out - for behaving like a Wild Beast.

· At Latitude Festival, Southwold, July 17-20 (Details: 0871 220 0260). Then touring.

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