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Boyzone Singer Dies at 33

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Stephen Gately, the 33-year old singer of Irish boy band Boyzone, died last Saturday on the Spanish island of Majorca, where he was vacationing with his husband Andrew Cowles. According to UK’s News of the World, “the gay singer’s coming out ten years ago caused a sensation in the pop music world. .. He married [Cowles] in a civil union in March 2006. His manager Louis Walsh was unaware of Stephen’s sexuality when he selected him for the band and has said that, had he known, he would have thought twice before picking him, citing that ‘It wasn’t cool then to have a gay guy in a band.’” Rest in peace Stephen.

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Boyzone send-up branded too bawdy for breakfast

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

An Irish radio station that ran a skit about the band Boyzone with a groin-waxing riff was slammed by Ireland’s official broadcasting regulator.

The incident was brought to the watchdog’s radar after a listener complained about an RTE 2 FM broadcast last May in which actors posed as band members Ronan Keating, pictured, and Stephen Gately.

The pair debated how to best wax a groin. The listener pointed out that children could have heard the item on a breakfast show. The regulator cited the sketch as inappropriately scheduled at the airtime of 0855 GMT on a weekday.

The station, meanwhile, argued that the segment was within audience expectations. It said the Colm and Jim Jim Breakfast Show was aimed at the 25 to 44 age group. The watchdog rejected the defence.

Source: Splash News

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Boyzone will sex up their shows

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

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With just seven weeks till D-day, Boyzone are pulling out all the stops to make sure they outdo The Spice Girls and Take That in the battle of the comebacks.

As well as working out like maniacs in the gym, I’ve heard whispers the boys have all vowed to sing live and have scaled heights to get eight burlesque dancers to sex up the show.

A source close to the band told me: “They are all well aware of how well The Spice Girls and Take That did and are doing anything and everything they can in a bid to make to sure they are the comeback kings. Ronan is the most obsessed. He saw The Spice Girls in concert three times to try and get ideas.

“They’ve held audition for super hot female dancers in a bid to outsex the ones that Take That danced with on stage. I’ve heard they will be writhing around in their underwear.

“They’re also worried about singing live. They came from an era when nobody used to sing on tour so they got away with it. Think of S Club and Steps. But now it’s all changed.”

The former Irish caners have also ditched the Guiness and turned into also turned into calorie counting health nuts in a bid for bodily perfection.

The source added: “In the old days the boys were a load of p*ss heads. But now they have given up the beer in an attempt to look as good as they can possibly look.”

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