Category Archives: Music
- February 17, 2011
- 2011 BRIT Awards Recap– also posted in Appearances, Interview
While we’ve not been as post-heavy this BRIT Awards, we didn’t sit on our laurels too much – we’ve got this recap of the James Corden-hosted music awards show. NO GERVAIS Even before the show, Corden was putting distance between his vision for the BRITs and the recent Ricky Gervais-style hosting of the US Golden [...]
- November 27, 2009
- Gavin & Stacey Music – Series 3 Help
Dear readers: Over the past two series, our Gavin & Stacey Music pages have been some of the most popular on this blog. Music plays a significant role in the series and fans love to collect the songs they hear. While many programs today use custom or canned music, Gavin & Stacey always picks some [...]
- November 25, 2009
- Corden joins Snow Patrol on stage– also posted in Appearances
Amid all the Gavin & Stacey series 3 coverage, we stumbled across this story on BBC News about James Corden joining Snow Patrol on stage in London. Snow Patrol’s frontman extended the invitation, [Gary]Lightbody said he made the invitation after he “nearly fell off his chair” when he heard Corden singing in a bar. Corden [...]
- June 6, 2009
- Corden to Join Take That on Stage– also posted in Appearances
James Corden is set to join Take That on stage in Cardiff. Corden will be in town filming the third series of Gavin & Stacey when Take That hits Millennium Stadium. We’ve long known Corden to be a Take That fan – he’s even featured their music in episodes of Gavin & Stacey. The Mirror [...]
- May 2, 2009
- Corden to sing World Cup Song– also posted in Misc
James Corden is considering covering the classic New Order hit, World In Motion, for the 2010 World Cup. Corden has some history with the song, featuring the John Barnes rap in series 2 of Gavin & Stacey as well as lyrics in his recent dress-down of the England Football Squad for Comic Relief. According to [...]
- March 18, 2009
- Gavin & Stacey charity single reaches #1– also posted in Misc, Off Topic
The single recorded by Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon, in character as Nessa and Bryn, for Comic Relief has hit #1 in the UK. In series 2 of Gavin & Stacey, Nessa + Bryn perform “Islands in the Stream,” the classic Dolly Parton/Kenny Rogers duet at a barn dance. The popularity [...]
- February 7, 2009
- James Corden + Mat Horne get to work on Brit Awards script– also posted in Appearances, Interview
An interview with The Sun reveals James Corden + Mat Horne are starting work on their script for this year’s Brit Awards (click through for some photos). The comic duo, most known for their roles on Gavin & Stacey, are set to host the bash 18 Feb with pop legend Kylie Minogue. The lads had plenty of nice things to say about Kylie: She’s the perfect pop [...]
- December 22, 2008
- Corden + Keane– also posted in Appearances, Online
We reported last week that James Corden was set to host a Christmas special broadcast with music group Keane. For those who missed it, we’ve got the video in three parts (courtesy YouTube) after the jump. Enjoy.
- November 21, 2008
- Gavin & Stacey: Everything you need to Know– also posted in TV
In the roll-up to the upcoming Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special, BBC1 has begun to air rerun episodes. In the US, BBC America is also re-running the popular series. As such, The Independent has put together a primer for those new to the series: Everything you need to know about Gavin & Stacey. Plus, be [...]
- April 20, 2008
- “Gavin & Stacey” Music – Series 2, Part 2
As we’ve said before, music plays a big role in Gavin & Stacey. Here we recap some of the songs from the second half of series 2, along with some that we missed the first time around. Don’t forget to read, “Gavin & Stacey Music – Series 2, Part 1” for music from the first [...]