Rebecca’s power play
Doug Stanhope. come much funnier.
The foul-mouthed, drunken American stand-up is currently on tour in the UK. His jokes, some about dead kids and gang rape, are not for the faint-hearted but his genius wit and super intelligence had the crowd at the Brixton Academy in stitches.
You should definitely try to catch him – you won’t be disappointed. For tickets visit dougstanhope.com/tour-dates
Black Lips, Courtney Barnett and Patti Smith, supported headliners Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at All Points East in Victoria Park, London, last weekend. Cave was
on fire playing Peaky Blinders theme Red Right Hand. While the surprise appearance of the one and only Kylie for a duet of Where The Wild Roses Grow was anything but bad. REBECCA Ferguson has called for government intervention to stop people in the music industry abusing their power.
Last month, the 2010 X Factor runner-up claimed in a lengthy Twitter post that she had suffered racial and mental abuse, as well as being bullied and blackmailed during her career by those in power. Speaking about her controversial claims, Rebeccca said: “I spoke out because injustices happening in our music industry are being hidden. “We have no government-led regulatory body to enforce policies. “Every other industry has a governing body that looks after people and makes sure working conditions are safe and basic human rights practices are being adhered to. I want to fight to create one.” Inspired by the movie industry’s #MeToo movement, Rebecca added: “I’m aware it’s not in the interest of the people that abuse their power. “But sometimes it takes one person to say, ‘Enough is enough’.” OLYMPIC heroes Mo
Farah and Usain Bolt have been preparing for today’s big Soccer Aid match by playing video game FIFA in their spare time. Four-time gold medallist Mo told me: “He’s been beating me at FIFA but I am out for revenge on the pitch.”
Mo joins a mix of former legends and celebs to play for Team England in front of 75,000 fans at Old Trafford today. He added: “As a child all I wanted to do was play football. Football for me was everything way before athletics. “The only way my teacher would get me running was by making me chase a football first.”