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ENN TERTAI MENT Mad Mel finds his mouth can be a lethal weapon LOS ANGELES: In a recording immigrants who swim across posted online yesterday, ‘I know that he’s not a racist. You can say he’s being a bone head, but I can’t say that he’s a racist the Rio Grande river, which Oscar-winning Braveheart ’ forms part of the border director Mel Gibson uses people as ‘‘n*****s,’’ and and, while they have not been Gibson fathered a girl, she needs her more because between Mexico and the US. racial language to disparage calls Grigorieva a ‘‘whore’’ authenticated, Gibson has Lucia, with Grigorieva last she is caring for their child. On Monday’s edition of the an Hispanic cleaning lady. and a ‘‘bitch in heat’’. not issued any denials as yet. year, months after divorcing ‘‘I will fire (the cleaning TV show The View, African- The recording, allegedly In one tape, Lethal Weapon The tapes conclude the Robyn, mother of his first lady) if she’s at your house ... American comedian Whoopi made in a screaming phone star Gibson even reportedly ugly break-up between seven children. I’ll report her to the f***ing Goldberg defended Gibson. argument with his Russian- threatens to kill Grigorieva, Grigorieva, 40, and Gibson, In yesterday’s recording, people that take f***ing ‘‘ I know that he’s not a born ex-girlfriend Oksana screaming: ‘‘I’ll put you in a 54, following a January 6 Gibson and Grigorieva argue money from the wetbacks, racist,’’ she said. ‘‘You can Grigorieva, follows the f***ing rose garden.’’. beating he allegedly gave her, over their cleaner, Gibson OK?’’ Gibson says. say he’s being a bone head, release of earlier rants in The recordings were leaked during which he is accused of saying she can work only for The term ‘‘wetback’’ is a but I can’t sit and say that which Gibson refers to black to the site Radaronline.com knocking out her teeth. him, but Grigorieva saying slur referring to illegal he’s a racist.’’ Sisters sex it up Kylie loco for new album runs out : When ’ frontwoman kissed on stage at

Glastonbury last month, it K wasn’t intended to shock. of steam Y Never mind the fact that Madonna and Britney have M By ROSS PURDIE A total of 14 producers were

already done it, and in a C post- world you in Sydney drafted in for the Aphrodite need to do more than that INSCRIBED as one of the 10 project, with a staggering 27 to push the boundaries. Commandments of the Music writers invited to oil the wheels It’s just not what Scissor Business is a line declaring of the Minogue locomotion. Sisters are about. ‘Thou Shalt Not Dethrone Kylie, Scissor Sisters singer was an obvious choice, Rather, it was a nod Princess Of Pop’. But the ruling COLOR: towards the kind of sexual is starting to wear a little thin. his natural chemistry with Minogue clear to see during liberation the US band are While new album Aphrodite

their recent collaboration at the 33 celebrating on their new won’t signal the end of the UK’s . album Night Work, which is 42-year-old Australian singer’s But neither he nor Scottish out now. reign, a rethink of ideas will be dance virtuoso Scissor Sisters have required on any future outing to

could lift the necessary energy PAGE: never been prudish — they prevent a complete collapse. are named after a slang levels on ‘‘Too Much’’. The hiring of producer Stuart While the album’s upbeat term for a lesbian sex act Price, who injected some for a start — but singer Jake title track invokes the abandon glitterball zing into Madonna’s and attitude so missing Shears says the difference 2005 album Confessions On A is that, on their latest elsewhere, it’s a chorus that Dance Floor, is understandable. would have been tailormade for album, they’ve dropped the The problem is that, within camp camouflage. to whoop and the space of five years, Price’s storm his way through. ‘‘It’s not a campy album electro-by-numbers technique 15-JUL-2010 and we’re not presenting a And while ‘‘Better Than is starting to sound rusty, while campy band,’’ Shears told Today’’ sees a return to its throb often dwarves AAP in London. Minogue’s joyously cheesy pop Minogue’s whispery vocals. ‘‘I think suddenly by roots, its funky bass line could doing that, by stripping the None of that would matter if only reawaken The ’ DATE: camp away, it sexualises the Melbourne superstar could ‘‘Jive Talkin’’’ more obviously if you. We have, as a band, find another ‘‘Can’t Get You Out it was wearing flares. become more sexual Of My Head’’, but few songs There are some impressive creatures just by virtue of come close to that classic cut pop moments and no doubt shedding that camp layer.’’ of hot-pant pop perfection. hordes of remixes waiting in the The band is heading to Opener ‘‘’’ and wings to ensure her worshipped Australia to play Splendour final track ‘‘Can’t Beat The voice remains in the speakers NT NEWS In The Grass in Woodford, Feeling’’ are the strongest of of clubland for months to come, Queensland, July 30-Aug 1. SISTERS STILL DOIN’ IT: Kylie Minogue performs with Ana Matronic from the the bunch, reviving the zeal of but the overall feeling is that

Scissor Sisters at the Glastonbury Festival last month 2003’s Body Language. Minogue no longer cares. PUB:

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