Live Review: Calvin Harris & Teisto @ Manchester Arena

For one night only the clubs of Ibiza and the Med came to Manchester’s Phones4U Arena as two of the genre's behemoths took to the decks and stage.

With dance music’s mainstream and commercial appeal skyrocketing in recent years being a good DJ has become big bucks and the visual side of the genre has took off with leaps and bounds. Tonight was a prime example of how rich and rewarding the current dance music scene is. Teisto (the world’s highest paid DJ) and Scottish superstar Calvin Harris bestowed themselves in the fire, lasers and ticker tape of the Phones4U Arena in Manchester to wow a capacity crowd.

Live Review: The Prodigy @ The Warehouse Project, Manchester.

Party, drink, rave, sweat, rave, breathe, drink, sweat, drink, rave, rave, rave… That’s the definitive running order of what to do at Prodigy gig. Tonight was of no exception.

Man Found Naked in a Guitar Case After Getting Lost on Marathon Walk.

Zackery Aders, 31 was taking a 26 mile walk from Gore to Checotah in Oklahoma, USA when it took a turn for the worse. 

It was probably Kai

Aders got lost and ended up falling through a frozen lake in the middle of the night. Aders did what survivalists suggest you do and took off all his soaking wet, ice cold clothes.

Drunk Driving Killer Teenager Too Rich to Jail

Yep you read that correctly, a teenager from USA who drove his car whilst three times over the limit and killed four people and seriously injured others isn’t going to prison because “he is too rich for jail”

Ethan Couch, 16 from Texas, USA robbed beer from a local branch of Walmart and he and seven friends jumped in a pickup truck and left a horrific path of destruction on their drive.

Irish Government Asks Unemployed People to Move Away

The Irish government are taking a ‘different’ approach to tackling unemployment and welfare costs by asking around 6000 unemployed people to move away and seek jobs in other EU countries.

One of the receivers of the letter, Mr Alan Douglas an unemployed electrician got urged to move to Coventry. "It made me feel like I was being pushed out of my own country," he told Financial Times

Man Named Sam Sung Stops Working for Apple.

An aptly named Apple worker leaving the massive corporation has become a viral internet sensation. 

An image has circulated the internet of an Apple employee’s card and the name on it is Sam Sung *waits for all the techy people to laugh*.

Man Who Went on Naked, Racist, 'fire-extinguisher-up-the-bum' Rampage Walks a Free

Remember the guy a few weeks ago that went on that incredibly random (slightly disturbing) racist rampage through a Premier Inn? Well he’s walked free from court! Presumably with the pipe out of his bum.

Joseph Small, 20, admitted to causing criminal damage on his ‘adventure’ through the corridors of the London hotel branch. 

Twitter-Powered Knitting Machine

Budweiser UK have recently shown off their latest invention in a campaign to encourage the importance of appointing a designated driver whilst on a night out to help cut down on drink driving.

Twitter users can tweet the machine by using the hashtag #jumpers4des and using special technology the machine will knit bright red festive pullovers for the Christmas season.

Interview: Stornoway

Stornoway are a nu-folk band from Oxford who have just released their latest mini-album “You Don’t Know Anything” and are planning a third album. 

1. Hi guys, what is it like touring again?

Artist Makes Photo Frames Out of Placentas.

An artist has started to create photo frames out of mother’s placentas to house photos of their babies.

Amanda Cotton, 25 says that she has had positive feedback from all her clients and has a lot of orders and request come through. 

Elderly Woman Gets Lost on Trip to Library, Ends Up in Mexico

Anne Terhune,60 of San Diego, California got lost on the way to local library on November 19th, got lost for four days and ended up in Mexico. 

Her husband was worried that his devoted wife had left him so filed a missing persons notice with the local police force.

Man Sells Left Testicle to Buy New Car.

A car lover, Mark Parisi revealed on national US TV that he is going to sell one of his testicles to medical science for $35,000 (£22,000).

He said on medical chat show “The Doctors” in the USA that he intends to buy a Nissan 370.

92 Year Old Man Stopped from Buying Alcohol Due to Lack of ID.

Tony Bell, 92 of Feltham, West London tried to buy two bottles of Vodka from his local branch of Tesco until he was stopped in his tracked and KB’d by the check-out girl when he legally couldn’t prove he was over 18, despite being clearly elderly.

Woman Uses Pub Sign to Dump Cheating Husband.

Noah’s Yard Café in Swansea is usually a bar serving the community very positively. However this week the popular venue played host to a very public breakup. 

Paul (presumably the male in the relationship) was going to his favourite bar in Swansea only to find out his wife (name unknown) had dumped him via the sign in front of the restaurant. 

Interview: Saint Raymond

Saint Raymond, AKA 18-year-old Nottingham-born Callum Burrows is a young lad aiming for the stars. He’s just announced a new Young Blood EP due out Jan 5^th and he’s just been named as the support for Haim’s sold out UK tour. 

2013 has been one roller coaster year for Saint Raymond. His self-penned, independently released debut ‘Escapade EP’ shot up the iTunes album chart upon release in May with lead track ‘Fall At Your Feet’ promoted as iTunes Single of the Week. 

Man Jailed After Repeatedly Firing Civil War Cannon at Neighbour’s House

Brain Malta from Kiantone, New York State was charged with three counts of menacing and three counts of harassment after repeatedly firing the empty cannon at his neighbour’s homes.

The 52 year old was taken to court in the rural town near the Pennsylvania border after multiple complaints from his neighbours after firing the disused civil war weapon even though it was empty, except for the powder and wadding required to fire it.

Copies of 50 Shades Of Grey Test Positive for Herpes.

Ever had a library book and wondered what the person that had it before was like? 



With most books you probably don’t need to worry, however copies of international mummy-porn bestseller have tested positive for herpes in a Belgian study. 

Man Buys House Next to Ex-Wife and Erects Giant Middle Finger Sculpture

Nothing says “messy break-up” like buying the house next door to your ex and aiming a giant bronze middle finger at them from the garden.

A wealthy strip club owner from Detroit, USA recently installed the 12 foot high ornament in the garden of his Orchard Lake home, a house he reportedly recently bought to spite his ex wife, Lea Tuohy who lived next door.

Man Arrested After Commenting on his own Wanted Poster on Facebook

Anddddddd stupidest criminal of the week goes to this guy!

If you’re a criminal on the run the aim is to keep silent and don’t draw attention to yourself, so the last thing you want to do is get yourself arrested by commenting on your own wanted poster on Facebook. Nicholas Emond from Maine in the USA clearly had other ideas.

Woman Finds Worm in Her Chicken Tikka Slice!

We’ve all moaned in the past about food not tasting that good and comparing it to dog food and the likes, but a certain gruesome discovery was made when one unlucky customer tucked into her chicken tikka slice.

Forget about horse meat! Kathy Thompson of Barnstaple, Devon was eating a chicken tikka slice bought from large supermarket chain, Iceland when she claimed she had found a worm in it.