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New Moon is nothing if not an international advertisement for the hungry virtues of virginity and young people can’t get enough of it
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Theatre
A smart, prickly and rewarding view of sexual and emotional confusion
Cock
Restaurants
Kitchen W8 is a bargain for this area, if such sophistication is what you crave
Kitchen W8
Too long and drawn out but very entertaining with excellent special effects
This is a peculiar play and does not work for me. Some of it is very funny but there are real flaws
Alex has a strong powerful voice and was faultless, she is far better now than she was on the X-Factor
London,
André Paine's rating
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"It's the first time I've performed by myself," William "will.i.am" Adams told the 300 fans at this showcase for his new solo album, Songs About Girls. However, as the leader of global hip-hop superstars The Black Eyed Peas, Adams had no trouble commanding the stage, although he still surrounded himself with seven female musicians and dancers.
"She got a big old butt," were the depressing first words he rapped on opener The Donque Song, a tune as pneumatic as its subject matter and, potentially, a huge hit. Overall, though, the nattily dressed LA rapper avoided hip-hop misogyny, even sounding apologetic on the sleekly funky Heartbreaker, inspired by the end of a seven-year relationship.
The Black Eyed Peas are still firmly together, though - a global tour launches in Jerusalem this weekend - and this solo project is clearly an overspill of ideas from the man who also finds time to work with Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston.
The exuberant single I Got It From My Mama showed off his talent for what he helpfully described as "electro funk shit". But the tiresome, Al Gore-approved SOS (Mother Nature) proved that even a musician and producer as talented as Adams can get it wrong.
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