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Gary Glitter Is Too Gross For School


A music exam given to high-school students in the UK is causing quite the row for suggesting that the kids listen to a song by Gary Glitter, who just returned to the country after spending 27 months in a Vietnamese jail on sex-with-minors charges, to prepare for writing a track of their own. "Leader Of The Gang" (above) was recommended to students as an example of a song that changed tempo and/or style alongside "Reviewing The Situation" from Oliver! and Meat Loaf's "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)." The organization that administers the exam has since ordered that all references to the track be removed, although given that said exam is aimed at teenagers—the demographic that loves to figure out what's behind the bleeps more than any other—and the news about this song being included is splashed all over the papers, the exact opposite of the ban's desired result will probably happen. More »

3:30 PM on Mon Nov 10 2008
By Maura Johnston
139 views, 1 comment

Latest by MrStarhead: Man, Gary Glitter looks a lot like Bill Hader. more »

OK, Idolator readers: We have 17 hours to cobble together £3,600.00 (hey, it's only about $6,000 these days!) in order to successfully bid on the bus that the Spice Girls rode around in during Spiceworld. Just think: We could give it a fresh coat of paint, replace the interior (since the in-bus shots were actually filmed on a soundstage, WTF) and outfit that baby with wireless Internet and—kablam! Instant Idolator remote office! (I mean, this could run on biodiesel, right?) [eBay via Popjustice]

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everybody's a winner

The Vodafone Live Music Awards: A Possible Sign Of A World Gone Mad

OK, listen, residents of the British Isles. When I, in my post about the UK's Vodafone Live Music Awards last month, wrote "I don't want to ask for too much, but if the Spice Girls could beat out Led Zeppelin [in the Best Live Return category] somehow, I'd be rather pleased." last month, I wasn't entirely being serious. Still, I appreciate that somehow, you all managed to pick up my joke and run with it for long enough to make Spice Girls greater than Led Zeppelin, at least in the world of British awards shows of dubious necessity. I can only imagine the disappointment Jimmy Page is feeling right now. More »

10:30 AM on Fri Sep 19 2008
By Dan Gibson
259 views, 2 comments

Latest by Maura Johnston: @Lax Danja House: Never underestimate peoples' innate desire to argue about meaningless bullshit on the Internet. more »

bad teeth, dirty minds

Your "British Singers Talking About Sex" Wrapup

For some reason, my birthday brings out the naughty side in female British singers, both those temporarily relevant and those who are, well, not so much. I'm not sure why, but there's not much I can do about it, you know? In case you were wondering what's going through the minds of Mel B. and Duffy these days, here's the mildly titillating lowdown. More »

11:30 AM on Tue May 20 2008
By Dan Gibson
751 views, 5 comments

Geri Halliwell has told Billboard that the Spice Girls' current tour, which ends later this month, will likely be their final run around the world. Of course, she also hedges her bets—and her future moneymaking opportunities—by then telling the reporter "what this reunion taught me is you can never say never," so who knows, perhaps come 2012 we'll get yet another announcement of Sporty, Posh, Ginger, Scary, and Not-Really-Baby gassing up the Union Jack bus for the "really last time." [Billboard]

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Was it "family commitments" that forced an early cancellation of the Spice Girls' reunion tour or was it Posh's onstage bunion issues? It's really far too early in the morning to be thinking about Victoria Beckham's feet, but never doubt our commitment to brining you the most important stories. [Daily Mail]

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The Spice Girls are walking away with "£50 million between them" for their sold-out 17-night stand at London's 02 Arena. "The truth of the matter is, to put on this tour has cost £18.6 million," Ginger sez. "This is not a money-making expedition...Hopefully we will break even but it has never been about that." Um, I'm not particularly super at math, but doesn't £50 million - £18.6 million = "break even with enough left over to keep Posh self-tanned for several lifetimes"? [Times Online]

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the last word

Who Do The Critics Think The Spice Girls Are?


Usually, we reserve "The Last Word" for reviews of new albums. But what with the Spice Girls' reunion tour kicking off in Vancouver, B.C., last night, how could we not give the space this week over to writeups of the first show? (And how could we not note that the above performance of "Who Do You Think You Are"—in which the girls are rendered almost as tiny as Geri's new-look Union Jack dress—should serve as proof that the show isn't being wholly lipsynced?) More »

1:30 PM on Mon Dec 3 2007
By mjohnston
1,155 views, 5 comments

Latest by DrSpaceman: Now I know what my 13 year old cousin's after school job is! Pop music critic for the Vancouver Province. more »

The Spice Girls' New, Yet Not-So-New Look: Finally, Geri Has Put Away Her Abs

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The Spice Girls reunion will not be commemorated by a sequel to Spiceworld, sadly. [Mirror]

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More proof that there are a lot of people out there in dire need of a hobby, or at least a way to step back from the computer when they're really really bored: "The Spice Girls would like to make it clear that they have not canceled their Buenos Aires show. A story has appeared on several Web sites that includes a fake e-mail and competition from the girls. The fake e-mail claims that due to the demand so far in the U.K. and the U.S. this show is going to be canceled." Seriously, why? What does someone have to gain from doing this? Fifteen minutes of fame on snopes.com? Frat cred? [People]

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Ginger Spice's Abs: The New Source Of All That Girl Power

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The Spice Girls Cast A Misguided Spell ARTIST: Spice Girls
TITLE: "Voodoo"
WEB DEBUT: Nov. 4, 2007

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videodrone

The New Spice Girls Video: Bras! Abs! Venetian Blinds! Windswept Hair!


The video for "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" may look deceptively like a 3:56 lingerie ad—what with the five half-dressed women draped on expensively furniture—but it's subtly designed to display each Spice's contribution to the group: Sporty's pipes, Baby's virginal cuteness, Ginger's newly crunch-honed midriff, Posh's severe-looking leather outfits, Scary rolling around on a carpet making Scary faces. Besides, it does have the one thing every Spice Girls video needs—a heart-swelling, unison chorus—and if nothing else, the speed at which this clip went from the NBC website to YouTube has to represent some kind of record.

SP - H [YouTube]

5:52 PM on Fri Nov 2 2007
By jharv
1,614 views, 7 comments

Latest by narymary: Mel C really mops the floor with them. And she has the best hair of the bunch to boot. more »

Hey everybody! The Spice Girls video has its online premiere at 4 p.m. ET! On ... the Web site for the Today Show? On a Friday afternoon? When people are trying to make a break for the last Daylight Savings Time-enhanced Friday night of the year? Well, it's not quite the pre-I Love New York slot on VH1, but these are tough times for aging pop singers, I suppose. [Today Show]

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Spice Girls To Recycle "Getting Naked" Routine For Upcoming World Tour


So item-hungry "journalists" all over are making a big deal about the Spice Girls "singing in the nude"—with their naughtiest bits covered up by props—on their upcoming world tour. Sure, the promise of bare boobies = Mad Google Love (hi, horndogs!), but the frenzy over this is making me wonder if I'm one of the few working writers out there who actually listened to the deep cuts on Spice, or who saw the group on its world tour, because as you can see from the above clip, this isn't exactly a never-been-done-before concept for the Spices, and between this and the wan "Headlines" I'm starting to get a little nervous about this tour being the same thing I saw back in 2000, only, you know, more expensive, and with Geri this time.

SPICE GIRLS PLAN NAKED TOUR [Contact Music]
Spice Girls - Naked Live [YouTube]

8:45 AM on Mon Oct 29 2007
By mjohnston
2,600 views, 2 comments

Latest by hellzinger: The music in the clip sounds like lame porn. more »

leak of the day

The Spice Girls Write Their Own "Headlines"

ARTIST: The Spice Girls
SONG: "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)"
WEB DEBUT: Oct. 23, 2007 More »

8:47 AM on Tue Oct 23 2007
By mjohnston
1,022 views, 2 comments

putting the assy in classy

The Spice Girls Furniture Line To Bring Chairs That Look Like Trashy Platforms Back

Or so we hope. Yes, the reunited girl group is in negotiations to launch a furniture line in conjunction with an "unnamed Norwegian sofa group," according to the Guardian. And I don't think it's too much of a stretch to posit that the Scary Spice line will include at least one piece that looks like the "tasteful" chair at left, because check out this tidbit from the unnamed source who spilled the down out of the pillow: "As well as tasteful animal prints, floral wallpaper and patterned lampshades, the plan is to extend the modern, uber-cool range to include luxurious mirrors in every colour of the rainbow." See? Tasteful! Also, can someone please let me know how a mirror can be "luxurious"? Because the only luxury I want from my mirrors is for them to make my blog-ass look smaller, thanks very much.

Nothing says 'girl power' like floral wallpaper and tasteful animal prints [Guardian]

2:30 PM on Mon Oct 22 2007
By mjohnston
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