We Are Scientists play the 7 Song Shuffle
- 29 Feb 08, 10:58 AM
As a warm up for their Live Lounge performance, Chris and Keith from We Are Scientists played the 7 Song Shuffle.
Here's a clip of them revealing what they thought were the answers...
Keith:
1. Bruce Springsteen - Get away from the bowl
2. Tom Petty - Row that boat
3. Haddaway - What is Love
4. Plain Whilet T's - Hey there Delilah
5. Bob Dylan - I Love cup cakes
6. Bob Dylan - The cup-cake song revisited
7. Roy Orbison - You pointy faced j**k
Score: 2/7 - Isn't this more like a list of Keith's fave songs?
Chris:
1. Haddaway - What is Love
2. We are Scientists - Nobody Move
3. We are Scientists - Great Escape
4. We are Scientists - It's a Hit
5. We are Scientists - After Hours
6. We are Scientists - Chick Hit
7. We are Scientists - History Repeats
Score: 1/7 - But extra points for the self promotion Chris!
The answers were in fact:
1.U2 – Beautiful Day
2.Relax. Take it easy - Mika
3.Panic at the Disco – Nine in the afternoon
4.The Futureheads – Beginning of the twist
5.Haddaway – What is love?
6.Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars
7.Plain White T’s - Hey there Delilah
Thanks for taking part boys but I think you're much better at music than quizzes!
You can relive their Live Lounge performance of the single After Hours and their hilarious cover of Nickelback's Rockstar - Listen and check out the pictures
Snake v Alligator
- 28 Feb 08, 11:58 AM
13 ft python v 6ft alligator - who would win? Python swallows Alligator. Alligator makes Python's stomach burst. So no winners - only losers. Here's the picture. Yuck.
John Barrowman = Legend
- 26 Feb 08, 03:56 PM
John Barrowman, star of Torchwood, Doctor Who, How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria?, Any Dream Will Do and all round hero came in for a chat a little while back. Today we played out the highlights of his interview. I say highlights because our natter lasted over 30 mins. We couldn't play it all out on air, so we thought if you wanted to hear more of John, especially his singing prowess in our Musical Quiz, you can right here:
Games news with Johnny Minkley
- 26 Feb 08, 09:32 AM
Today's expert was Johnny Minkley with his latest Gaming news...here's his lowdown!
**NEWS**
The big news this week is that the format war is over: Toshiba, the people behind HD-DVD, have pulled the plug on the format. That means Blu-ray, the rival next-gen disc format from Sony, has won and is officially the true successor to DVD.
Why is this important for gamers? PlayStation 3 is the only home console with a next-gen DVD player built-in which, because it's Sony, is Blu-ray. So anyone who already owns a PS3, or is thinking about buying one, now knows with absolute confidence that they also get a next-gen movie player that's going to play all the new releases over the coming years.
It's a blow for Xbox 360 owners who bought one of the HD-DVD add-ons, as they're stuck with the existing library of movies. There are rumours that Microsoft might release a Blu-ray player to replace it - but Microsoft reckon downloads will be bigger than discs in a few years, so want people to start downloading HD movies onto Xbox 360 via the Xbox Live service - you can already rent movies this way.
*NEW GAMES*
Lost (360, PS3, PC) - Out Feb 29th
The official game of my personal favourite TV show of recent years. The game covers the timespan of seasons 1 and 2. You're a photojournalist called Elliot, a previously unknown survivor of the doomed flight 815. Rather than regurgutating the same storyline as the show, you have to find your own way through life on the island - although all the main characters are there, plus all the classic elements like the hatch, flashbacks and the weird smoke monster. The shows producers have written it up into seven 'episodes' - it's an adventure game, involving exploration, puzzle-solving, mini-games etc.
FIFA Street 3 (PS3, 360, DS) - Out Now
If you've never come across FIFA Street before, don't expect a serious footy sim. This is an over-the-top, cartoony, show-off, backyard kickabout featuring the world's biggest stars. It's all about pulling off the craziest tricks, scoring the most improbably spectacular goals and generally humiliating the opposition.
If the 'Street' concept doesn't have you cringing in agony, it's actually quite a fun game in short bursts. There isn't much depth to it, but it can be a great laugh playing online or with mates. And as an added bonus for Liverpool fans, Peter Crouch is the bizarre star of the game - an unlockable 'hero' no less.
Army of Two (PS3, 360) - Out March 7th
Here's a game that does what it says on the tin: two ultra-macho, heavily-tooled soldiers versus the world. It's co-op warfare: if you're playing on your own, the computer operates your buddy and fighting your way through the game is all about effective teamwork.
It's very clearly been designed to appeal to Gears of War fans: it's practically dripping in testosterone, and filled with muscle-bound oafs and massive explosions. It's certainly polished and a laugh, but one you'll appreciate a hell of a lot more with mate.
*Handheld Round-Up*
Professor Kaeyama's Maths Training (DS) - Out now
Is this the new Brain Training? Sadly not. This game is, fairly obviously, all about numbers - adding, substracting, multiplying and dividing. It sounds crushingly dull on paper, but then so did Brain Training. But Nintendo, using the unique features of the DS, made Brain Training incredibly moreish and compelling.
The problem with Maths Training is a lot of it is a bit too easy unless you're really stupid, but even the tougher bits aren't that much fun because you don't have anything cool like a "Brain Age" to keep you going, just dull tables. Plus, the DS screen does struggle to recognise the numbers you write sometimes, which is really annoying.
Patapon (PSP) - Out now
Poor old PSP owners really have struggled for great titles made especially for them, rather than hand-me-down conversions. The unique and utterly charming LocoRoco stands up as one of the greatest: and Patapon is from the same Japanese team.
It's got the same irresistible visual style and endearing chants from the weird blob creatures. But this is a very different beast: it's a strategy game that uses rhythms tapped out via the buttons to order your army to vanquish its foes. It's surprisingly complex for such a cute game. And there really is nothing else like it, so if you're looking for fresh, if occassionally frustrating, fun on PSP, there aren't many better options.
Spurs!
- 25 Feb 08, 10:07 AM
'Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur'….'Tottenham are the greatest team the world has ever seen' etc etc….
What an amaazzzing day at Wembley yesterday and I was one of the lucky ones there to witness the whole thing and soak up the incredible atmosphere. Me, Nihal,our mate Rich and my very happy Dad who brought me up as a Spurs fan all those years ago - the Glory days are returning!
Check out my video clip too..
Jo xx
Duffy Live Lounge
- 25 Feb 08, 09:30 AM
Duffy and her band joined us in the Live Lounge last Friday and treated us to a performance of her Number 1 single 'Mercy' and a beautiful cover of Hot Chip's 'Ready for the Floor'.
Here's a sneaky video clip of her performance...
They played so hard that actual blood was shed during the performance. The percussionist drummed so hard he cut his hand and was in need of first aid!
You can listen again to the show here
And there will be a full video online of the performance later in the week.
Enjoy!
Jo x
Brits video
- 21 Feb 08, 10:39 AM
I also took a little video of the antics around our table, mainly involving the Klaxons...check it out!
Brits Pics!
- 21 Feb 08, 09:37 AM
Wow... What a night!
So you've seen the 'official' pics but here's my gallery of 'celebs with moustaches' taken from our table at the Brits last night...ha ha enjoy!
Me and Irwin from The Hoosiers
Kate 'Tash' Nash
The lovely Mark Ronson
Irwin again...
Newton Faulkner looking dashing
Ricky Kaiser Chief.
The cheeky Arctics boys...
Sarah Harding of Girls Aloud
George from One Night Only
And the Klaxons lost their tashes earlier in the night.
Tony and Sid from Skins play games with me...
- 18 Feb 08, 01:41 PM
Nick Hault and Mike Bailey (Tony and Sid from Skins) came in on the show today.
See the picture and listen again
They talked about the brand new series of Skins, they drew pictures and they had a go at a music quiz. Mike won. He won a picture and message from Hayley Paramore. Watch them in action here:
Here's what he won. It made him very happy:
Poor old Greg...
- 15 Feb 08, 10:28 AM
Piers is my boss. This is him here wearing a very fetching hat:
He's also Greg James' boss too. Now, because Greg got us a quite inappropriate Valentine's Day present (a very rude magazine), we made Piers phone Greg up, to tell him we were very upset and that we were going to complain to the big boss, Ben.
Listen to the wind up:
We love you Greg!
Urban Myth?
- 13 Feb 08, 02:11 PM
So I was telling you on the show today about my friends snake that was sizing her up to eat her...if you missed my snake story have a listen here now...
Loads of you were telling me it was an urban myth, but could it be true?!
This episode of Life in Cold blood shows that it IS possible for a snake to eat a deer. (Click on the picture below and the snake is 30 minutes into the programme which runs out on Sunday 17th Feb)
The Feeling in the live lounge...
- 6 Feb 08, 02:19 PM
Right so the lovely boys from The Feeling joined us today in the live lounge...they were down at our Maida vale studio and performed the single 'I thought it was over' and a great cover of Kelly Rowlands 'Work'....
Ciaran also showed us his hidden talent...
Let me know what you think of their performance, listen again online and check out all the photos on our live lounge page...
Naveen Andrews as Alan Partridge!
- 4 Feb 08, 05:18 PM
Naveen Andrews (Sayid from Lost) joined us in the studio today to talk about the new series and to answer your questions.
Here's a video of him doing an impression of his obsession, Alan Partridge! Don't you think it's convincing?
Paramore in the Live Lounge
- 1 Feb 08, 05:16 PM
The Grammy nominated group performed in the Live Lounge and we got a sneaky peek into how Hayley was feeling before they performed on air...
What did you think of their Live Lounge performance? - let me know below.
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