37 TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2014 LIFESTYLE Gossip Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo admits band mistakes eezer frontman Rivers Cuomo admits he feels terrible for taking the group in the Wwrong musical direction in the past. The 44-year-old singer pours his heart out on the group’s upcoming single ‘Back To The Shack’, on which he admits he hasn’t always made the right decisions on behalf of the ‘Buddy Holly’ hitmakers and at times he went too far. He said: “Lyrically I’m talking about how I feel bad about some of the musical experiments I took Weezer on and how I want to make a classic alt-rock record. “Sometimes I’ve gone over the edge. Right now it feels like we want to go back and bal- ance it out with some more classic elements of geek rock. “There’s definitely still some experimentation but it sounds like experiments that only Weezer could do.” Rivers also used his feelings to help inspire him to pen Weezer’s upcoming ninth album, ‘Everything Will Be Alright In The End’, which partly focuses on the group’s relationship with father-fig- ures. He added to NME magazine: “My father was in the army, stationed in Germany, when I was growing up, so I didn’t see him much. That gave me a lot to write about, and I explored the father figure theme in other ways, too. There’s a song called ‘Eulogy For A Rock Band’ about Weezer’s musical forefathers. ‘The British Are Coming’ is about the American colonies’ relations with their imperial father, the British Empire. And ‘Foolish Father’ could be me singing about my father or me singing about my daughter.” Charlie Simpson: McBusted plan to make album harlie Simpson has revealed McBusted are planning Cto release an album. The super-group is comprised of McFly and Charlie’s former Busted bandmates Matt Willis and James Bourne and although they initially formed for a tour, the solo star has let slip they’ve been writing songs together for a proposed LP. When quizzed about McBusted’s long-term future, he told BANG Showbiz: “I know they’re writing new songs at the moment with a view to putting a record out. “They’ve got some great writers in that band, Danny Jones is a great songwriter and so is Tom Fletcher from McFly as well. I think they can definitely do some stuff and it will be interesting to see how they progress. I think they can definitely do more together.” Charlie - who has just released his second solo album ‘Long Road Home’ - isn’t sure how long the group intend to stay together but he knows they’re determined to release a record. He added: “From what I understand I don’t think it’s a full-time thing for them ... I’m not sure what their long- term plan is but I do know their short-term aim is release an album.” The 29-year-old songwriter can see Busted and McFly’s influence on the current crop of pop/rock bands such as The Vamps and 5 Seconds of Summer and is James doubtful over Blur’s future pleased to see groups who write their own songs being successful. Charlie - who is getting ready to perform at The lex James doesn’t know if Blur will collaborate together in the future. The ‘Song 2’ hitmak- Roundhouse in London on October 14 - said: “I think it’s Aers - comprising bassist Alex, guitarist Graham Coxon, drummer Dave Rowntree and interesting in the charts at the moment. For me it’s just singer Damon Albarn - reformed in 2009 and have performed together a number of times good to see pop bands playing guitars and writing their since then, but the musician doesn’t know what the future holds as they are so busy with other own songs. Regardless of whether or not I like a band’s projects. He shared: “To tell you anything other than ‘I don’t know’ would be completely mislead- music I’ll always have more respect for a band that writes ing. “Getting back with the guys has been emotional each time because fundamentally we all their own songs and plays their own instruments, do you really get on and there were never any major problems between us. I love them all like brothers. know what I mean? “I think that it’s good that there’s a gen- But our lives have moved on. We’re all busy. That’s the great thing, we all found new things to do. eration of bands coming through that are playing music So to do it as and when works for us.” The group went on hiatus in 2003, reforming 2009, and and writing songs.” though Alex never expected or planned for the break, he thinks it was “important. Alex told Britain’s HELLO! magazine: “We came to a natural hiatus; I didn’t choose for it to happen, but spiri- Cheryl Fernandez-Versini tually it was important that it did and I certainly don’t spend my days moping around wishing I could have that time back.” wants Paolo Nutiniduet heryl Fernandez-Versini wants to duet with Paolo Nutini. The C‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’ hitmaker has urged the 27-year-old Azalea to perform with singer to contact her as she’s keen to team up with him in the near future for an acoustic track. Speaking to The Sun newspaper, she said: “He needs to get in touch. He’s really cool and I’d love to do Rita Ora in MTV VMAs something stripped back and acoustic.” However, the 31-year-old beauty may need to wait a little while longer as Paolo has a busy schedule ahead of him this year. He said previously: “The next few ggy Azalea and Rita Ora are to duet at the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards. Iggy will months are more shows, more festivals, gigging throughout the Imake her VMAs debut on August 24 at The Forum in Inglewood, California, and will be summer up until September... we just keep gigging. “We’re pretty joined on stage by Rita for a rendition of their new single ‘Black Widow’. Australian rap- much at a gig every second day ... if we even get that amount of per Iggy is set for a big night at the VMAs as she has been nominated for seven awards and time!” Meanwhile, Cheryl is set to release her fourth LP ‘Only Human’ she has a nomination for the highly coveted in November and she recently admitted she wanted to include a Video of the Year prize for her ‘Clueless’-inspired mixture of genres on the collection to put a “fun” spin on it. She said video for ‘Fancy’. She is also in the race for the previously: “The album is the most versatile album I’ve done so far. Best Pop Video prize and the trophy for Best “There’s a lot of flavours on there. I wanted to go back to the pop Collaboration among others, and she has two route and do a lot of pop, there’s a bit of RnB on there, a bit of 90s chances to take home the Best Female Video Radcliffe ‘hated’ watching dance vibes, I mean it’s just fun, you know it’s hopeful, it’s up-lifting.” award as her promos for both ‘Fancy’ and She added: “I just want people to enjoy themselves for an hour... I’m ‘Problem’ - her track with Ariana Grande - are Harry Potter and the not saving lives, I’m making pop music you know.” included in the shortlist. Iggy - who was recent- ly announced as the host of MTV fashion series House of Style - and Rita will also be providing Half-Blood Prince commentary on the stars’ red carpet style on the night for MTV. Other confirmed performers aniel Radcliffe “hated” watching his performance in for the ceremony - which will air on MTV UK on D‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’. Radcliffe, 25, August 25 at 9pm - include Usher, Maroon 5, has amassed a huge personal fortune on the back of Ariana, 5 Seconds of Summer and BeyoncÈ. the Potter film franchise - which is centred on the books of J.K. BeyoncÈ has the most nominations at this Rowling - but says his performance in the sixth edition was year’s VMAs with her potentially being able to “complacent” and “very one-note”. The actor told the Mail on go home with eight prizes including Video of Sunday newspaper: “I never liked watching myself on film but the Year for ‘Drunk In Love’ her collaboration I do make myself sit through it. “I think it comes from not actu- with husband Jay Z. ally realizing I didn’t have to go to my own premieres and watch the film - that’s something I’ve only just realized you don’t have to do. I always went along and sat with everyone else watching the movie. “And that’s why it’s hard to watch a film like ‘Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince’, because I’m just not very good in it. I hate it. My acting is very one-note and I can see I got complacent and what I was trying to do just didn’t come across.” Radcliffe added his best performance in the Potter franchise came in the fifth movie, ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’, which was released in 2007 and also stars Emma Watson and Rupert Grint.