A Greggs product has been recalled from Iceland shops as the frozen two-pack Chicken Bake could contain pieces of hard plastic.
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Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicIsland Records founder Chris Blackwell will release a memoir on June 7 via Gallery Books. “The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond,” co-written with Paul Morley, will tell the life story of the man whose musical intuition led to the international embrace of reggae and of the iconic singer and songwriter Bob Marley.Blackwell is himself a longtime resident of Jamaica, having grown up on the island, where his family held privileged roots, and interacting with the likes of Ian Fleming, Noel Coward and Errol Flynn.
His first hit was in 1964 when Millie Small covered a 1956 song called “My Boy Lollipop.” Blackwell brought the young singer to England and her single went on to sell millions of copies. Island was founded in 1959, and Blackwell went on to sign U2, Cat Stevens, Grace Jones, Roxy Music, Traffic, Nick Drake, Tom Waits, Robert Palmer, the B-52’s and Jimmy Cliff, among other artists.
But it was his discovery of Marley and the Wailers in 1972 that would lead to seminal albums and songs and help inspire a global movement to uplift the underrepresented.“It’s over 60 years since I started Island Records, it seems a good time to write about the people and the musicians I’ve worked with and the places I’ve loved,” said Blackwell in a statement. “It’s been quite a trip.”Indeed, Blackwell’s travels are the stuff of legend and include ownership of the Jamaican resort Goldeneye, where James Bond author Ian Fleming once lived, part of a group of vacation spots under the banner Island Outpost.
.A Greggs product has been recalled from Iceland shops as the frozen two-pack Chicken Bake could contain pieces of hard plastic.
Bakery chain Greggs is recalling some of its two-pack chicken bakes sold in Iceland Foods — because the pastries might contain hard plastic.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticPost Malone has posted a release date for his long-promised new album: “Twelve Carat Toothache” will be out June 3, he announced in a social media message that contained little else besides a blurry red image and a link to pre-save the album on streaming services.The album will mark the performer’s first on the Mercury Records label, the revival of which was announced by Republic Records earlier in April. Tyler Arnold, the newly installed president of Mercury, signed and developed Post Malone at Republic, where he had been executive VP of A&R.Twelve Carat Toothache.
John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent“Island City,” the latest film from “Lower City” director Sérgio Machado, has been acquired for international sales by Edward Noeltner’s Beverly Hills-based Cinema Management Group. Given a current absence of Brazilian movies selected for the Cannes Festival, the acquisition gives CMG one of the most awaited of titles coming out of Brazil this year.It also marks latest title from Brazilian production powerhouse Gullane, whose credits include Cannes Competition players – Hector Babenco’s “Carandiru,” Marco Bellocchio’s “The Traitor” – as well as Sundance winners, such as Anna Muylaert’s “The Second Mother,” and Berlin Panorama laureates, such as Luis Bolognesi’s “The Last Forest.” Exploring the foibles and failure of manhood, also the focus of “Lower City,” “Inner City” tells what CMG describes as the “captivating” tale of three brothers who end up living under the same roof as middle brother Dalberto’s sensual new wife, Anaira (Sophie Charlotte).When Dalberto (Daniel de Oliveira) has to leave, transporting a mysterious passenger up the Amazon to Peru, a despondent Anaira seeks comfort in the company of other brothers Armando (Gabriel Leone) and Dalmo (Romulo Braga).
If you live on the East Coast and are remotely queer-friendly or gay-savvy, you know that Fire Island outside of New York is a destination for gay culture in the summers. And that vacation setting is exactly the environment for “Fire Island,” a new Searchlight Pictures rom-com arriving on Hulu this summer.
Viola Davis’ latest honour is not for her acting, but for her writing. The Oscar winner’s upcoming memoir, Finding Me, is Oprah Winfrey’s new book club pick.
NEW YORK -- Viola Davis' latest honor is not for her acting, but for her writing. The Oscar winner's upcoming memoir, “Finding Me,” is Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick.“Finding Me,” which comes out next Tuesday, traces Davis' journey from what she has called a “crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island” to acclaim for her work on stage and screen.
Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentNearly 40 years ago, Hugh Hefner’s former personal butler wrote a memoir about his time working at the Playboy Mansion. The book has remained unpublished — until now.“The Dark Secrets of Playboy,” from Around the Way Publishing, will tell the story of Stefan Tetenbaum’s experiences as Hefner’s butler in the late ’70s and early ’80s.
Sam Cooke and Little Richard, has died aged 104.Rupe, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2011, died on Friday (April 15) at his home in Santa Barbara, California, according to the Arthur N Rupe Foundation. A cause of death has not been disclosed.Born Arthur Goldberg, Rupe was raised outside the Pittsburgh area.
Supermarkets are warning customers to check certain products in their kitchen cupboards as some items are being recalled. Asda, Iceland, Aldi and Tesco have all sent out alerts over products including chicken pies, digestive biscuits and Easter eggs.
Cynthia Littleton Business EditorArt Rupe, an early rock ‘n’ roll music mogul and founder of the influential Specialty Records, died April 15 at his home in Santa Barbara, Calif. He was 104.Specialty championed such indelible artists as Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Lloyd Price and Percy Mayfield after its launch in Los Angeles in 1946.
Kim Kardashian has nothing but love for her and Pete Davidson’s special low-key spot — nearly 3,000 miles away from El Lay!
Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson like keeping things “chill.”
Meet Cute, but that's where their “dating” storyline ends. The Emmy-Nominated-actor and Saturday Night Live star were photographed laughing together on the set of their new romantic comedy in August 2021, leaving if the two were dating IRL. About a month later, in September 2021, announced the end of her to husband Karl Cook after they both “realized that our current paths have taken us in opposite directions,” according to a joint statement to . Also in early fall 2021, Davidson split from star Phoebe Dynevor after 5 months together. The internet took both stars' newly single relationship status as a sign that something had gone down between the two. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.In her April , however Kaley Cuoco set the record straight.
GoldenEye, author Ian Fleming’s famed home where he wrote all of the James Bond novels — now a luxury resort and celebrity hideaway.In fact, before music, Blackwell got his professional start in the travel industry more than four decades ago when he worked as a waterski instructor at Half Moon resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica. He went on to own and run properties in Miami and the Bahamas.
It is time to raid those kitchen cupboards once more after a number of safety warnings were issued about food from supermarkets.
“Always on Time” and Fat Joe’s “What’s Luv?” to becoming a solo star with her self-titled debut album, which came out 20 years ago on April 2, 2002. Instantly crowning the Glen Cove, Long Island, native as the princess of hip-hop soul with its trendsetting sound, the LP — featuring the hits “Foolish,” “Happy” and “Baby” — went triple-platinum and won her a Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album. And it firmly established a career that, bopping from music to acting, has led Ashanti to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday.“I can’t believe I’m getting a star,” said Ashanti, 41.