M.I.A Releasing New Single 'Bad Girls'

Pitchfork have posted that M.I.A will be releasing her new Danja (Madonna, Timbaland, Britney Spears) produced single 'Bad Girls' next week on January 30th.

The song will be available to stream on their site and for purchase the following day via ITunes.

Love the version on the Vicki Leekz mixtape she released last year. Can't wait to see what her and Danja have cooked up for the official version !

With her new single and an appearance with Madonna at the Super Bowl Maya is going to be one busy lady.

A New Way To Lose Weight ? Just Chill

The New York Times health section has a new article about a surprising new finding.

They have discovered a new type of fat in humans called 'brown fat'. Now before you start tearing your hair out worrying about a new threat to your svelte figure, brown fat is actually good for you.

The Times reports that it actually aids in burning calories thus burning the other fat we want rid of. Brown fat is created one of two ways, either through exercise OR through BEING COLD !

So the next time your freezing in Winter, don't complain okay, just think 'I may be freezing my ass off but at least i'm burning that blubber !'. Here's the full article in The New York Times along with the 'science bit'.

Lana Del Ray - Blue Jeans Live BBC Radio 6

I'm a bit late to the Lana Del Ray party but over the past month or so she has really blown up on the web.

There has been a lot of comment about Ms Del Ray. Plastic surgery, collagen lips, manufactured image etc etc but I don't really care much about that.

I heard her latest single Blue Jeans earlier this month after a performance on SNL. She receieved a look of flack for less than stellar vocals and a lot of blogs accused her of just being a studio singer with no real vocal chops.

This week she performed as part of a BBC Radio 6 Live show and she blew me away. I can't think of any mainstream artist who is doing what she's doing at the moment. She has a unique sound, very moody, restrained vocals and production (which is refreshing after the constant barrage of four to the floor style beats we have been enduring from chart radio).

I think she has a bright future ahead of her and I look forward to hearing her new album when it's released this quarter. One things for sure, she can certainly cut it live.

The Joys Of Mrs Featherbottom- Arrested Development

Netflix recently launched in the U.K and i'm currently using the free trial they have on offer. While they lack a fair number of actual films they make up for that with a wide range of TV shows.

The full 3 seasons of Arrested Development is on there and I've been catching up with the Bluth family. Now Tobias was always one of my favorite characters (along with vodka guzzling Lucile) but I totally forgot about his Mrs Featherbottom creation !

Now whenever I hear the word 'Banger' it will never be the same again !

Can't wait for the new Netflix produced series to launch, it truly was one of the best shows on television !

Breaking Into Fashion- An Insiders Guide

The Huffington Post has a column by fashion journalist Louise Roe about how to break into the oh so elusive fashion industry.

The article is actually full of quite practical straight forward advice however what it does show is just how prohibitive working in the fashion industry actually is.

Her key point seems to be experience, experience, experience ! Which is sensible, before you can enter into any paid employment you have to have demonstrable skills and experience behind you. The main problem is that a lot this work experience in the fashion industry is gained through interning, usually at sites based in very expensive cities and the real kicker is, you have to work for FREE !

Now in a time of recession who but the uber rich can afford to do free internships after college/university ?! And people wonder why there isn't more diversity in the fashion world.

Anyway, check out the story here.

Demi Moore In Hospital With Alleged Substance Abuse Problem

Gossip website TMZ is reporting that actress Demi Moore has been rushed to hospital due to an 'alleged' substance abuse problem.

A 911 call from Demi's house on Monday night saw paramedics rush to her house and she was later taken into hospital.

Demi Moore's rep states that the actress is in hospital to 'seek professional assistance to treat her exhaustion and improve her overall health'.

Probably linked to her recent break up with Ashton Kutcher/some other underlying issues and the substance abuse angle makes a lot of sense. Demi is rich and lives in Hollywood. The place is awash with easily obtainable medication (see Lindsay Lohan) so it's not too far fetched to imagine she has a problem with drugs.

Madonna's First Super Bowl Promo

French radio station NRJ has just released a promo for Madonna's Super Bowl performance next week. Madonna is wearing her outfit from the recent W.E premiere in London (and looks amazing) but the real treat is hearing a snippet of her new single 'Gimmie All Your Luvin'.

The single is due to receive it's radio debut at 12am February 3rd on U.S radio and features Nicki Minaj/M.I.A. Madonna will perform the new track live with the two rappers at the Super Bowl alongside 'some oldies but goodies' that she hinted at in a recent interview.

Can't wait for her Madgesty to rock that stage !