News Round-up

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

- HMV follow up their acquisition of 18 Zavvi stores with the purchase of 11 live music venues. Ugh. The thought of going to a gig at the HMV Forum fills me with disgust.

- Biggie's Mum wants to speak to Lil Kim about her portrayal in 'Notorious', the biopic of her son which is released this week Stateside.

- Kelis and Nas expecting their first child together.

- XFM have posted a photo gallery to bid farewell to the Astoria.

Comments

HMV Forum

[mcarratala.livejournal.com]

It's still the Town & Country to some of us...

Re: HMV Forum

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

i will only tolerate it if they build a huge stalin-era style statue of the dog nipper listening to his master's gramophone on top of the building

[darkpigeon.livejournal.com]

Sounds like they are just bigging up a sponsorship along the lines of Carling/O2 Academy

Business zavvy

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I guess this means HMV are doing well enough that they're not going to call in the administrators any time soon then?

Re: Business zavvy

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Either that, or they're being totally reckless

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

ha, i can't believe they even botherd to put The Garage on that list, i mean surely it no longer counts as a venue?

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

I take it that it's still as shut as a very shut thing, then?