Reportage

April 23, 2008 8:49 AM

WIN TICKETS TO SCOUTING FOR GIRLS

Fresh has teamed up with the organisers of the RoAR 2008 tour to offer you the chance to be part of the next show in this series of exciting live gigs

London boys, Scouting For Girls will be headlining their show at Fat Sam’s Live in Dundee on Tuesday, April 29, 2008. RoAR 2008 is a series of exclusive gigs organised by Scotland’s best radio stations in partnership with the Scottish...

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April 19, 2008 7:50 PM

INDIANA JONES AND THE SECRET OF THE CINEMA GOLD

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As the fourth instalment whips into view, Malcolm Jack dons his fedora and enlists the help of Scotland’s very own Indy to find out what makes Dr Jones so special

The countdown is almost complete ... soon Harrison Ford will be swinging into our cinemas as the star of Indiana Jones 4: The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull. But what is all the fuss about? And what makes Mr Jones...

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DOOING GREAT

After a year spent spreading their wings, the Pigeon Detectives are home to roost, as David Christie finds out

LAST May, The Pigeon Detectives’ debut album went to number three in the UK charts and earned the guys a Q nomination for Best New Act. Since then, the Leeds quintet have been busy touring the world, scribbling their next...

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A BRIEF ENCOUNTER WITH DELAYS

Frontman Greg Gilbert tells fresh he’s in a rush to make up for lost time

“WE don’t get travel sick and it helps that we’re in quite a plush little van,” croaks Delays frontman Greg Gilbert as he and his three bandmates head into another valley in the direction of Wales. “Apparently the van was...

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BOLLYWOOD – STEPPING TO IT

Abigail Wild checks out a Bolly good show which is heading for Scotland

THERE isn’t a month goes by when celebrities from cricket stars to news readers and soap stars haven’t been showing us that the medium of dance can be cool. Next month, however, Scotland will be treated to a spectacular outdoor...

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CLASS ACT

Teenage actor Anton Yelchin is certainly not wasting his youth. He has already starred alongside Anthony Hopkins, Bruce Willis and even Justin Timberlake. But busy actors can be caught napping, discovers Graeme Virtue

MOST teenagers spend a lot of time in their beds. So maybe it shouldn’t be such a surprise that 19-year-old actor Anton Yelchin is in his scratcher when I phone his house in LA. But at least he has a...

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March 15, 2008 8:38 PM

Record Takers

The new Guinness World Records book on gaming puts Graeme Virtue in his place.

VIDEO games have always inspired rivalry. Whether it’s trying to beat your best friend at Street Fighter II or jostling for a rocking score on Guitar Hero, competitiveness is at the very heart of playing. Since the early days of...

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The Otherworldly Web

The Spiderwick Chronicles has been a box office hit in the States, feeding a fascination for goblins, faeries and the possibility of another world at the bottom of the garden. Its two teenage stars Sarah Bolger and Freddie Highmore speak to Abigail Wild.

WITH Sarah Bolger’s acting skills, she could pass herself off as a fairly ordinary 17-year-old. She knows what it’s like to have to be the curtain-puller in the school play. Her dad runs the local butcher’s shop. She says she’s...

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Chatter In Classes

Cecily von Ziegesar is living proof that it pays to be a gossip. We sent Carrie McAdam along for a blether.

“I’m a terrible gossip,” admits Cecily von Ziegesar, author of the mega-successful series of books entitled Gossip Girl. “I talk about people constantly.” Centred on the lives of a group of privileged teenagers in New York, the series has sold...

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A brief encounter with …Ting Tings

Successful musical double acts are as rare as a dry day in Glasgow, but David Christie finds this pair on a high.

“LOOK at us two idiots, everybody is clapping us.” No, not an insight into the cogs slowly turning in Liam Gallagher’s head but the light-hearted response from Katie White when she tries to fathom how she and fellow Ting Tings...

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Scout's Honour

Scouting For Girls frontman Roy Stride tells fresh why life doesn’t get much better than making a hit album with your best mates.

NOT too long ago, Roy Stride – one third of the pop sensation that is Scouting For Girls – was working part-time at the Carphone Warehouse. Now he and the rest of his troop are celebrating a number one album...

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March 13, 2008 1:40 PM

Sexy stars and super storylines

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Why - it's none other than the channel 4 soap Hollyoaks. But do the beautiful people spend all day in front of the mirror? David Christie received exclusive access behind the scenes to find out “YOU here for extras work?...

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