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Frederic Loiseau - downloadAlbum: Red Shoes
NewsSpice Girls bickeringVictoria Beckham is furious at Geri Halliwell's plans to perform her solo hits on the Spice Girls' forthcoming world tour. Victoria, also known as Posh Spice, is determined Geri - who quit the band in 1998 to pursue a solo career - should not be allowed to sing a medley of her hits, which include 'Lift Me Up', 'Bag It Up' and 'Look At Me', when the girls hit the road in December. A source said: "Victoria is adamant she won't do it. When she signed up, one major stipulation was that Geri will not sing solo." The row is threatening to divide the Spice Girls, with fellow members Emma Bunton and Mel C reportedly siding with Geri, while Mel B is against the idea. Geri and Victoria are also said to be clashing over the stage outfits the five-piece will wear. Victoria wants classy costumes, while Geri wants flamboyant outfits like those they were famed for in their 90s heyday. An insider added to Britain's Star magazine: "Victoria and Geri have come a long way since they were last in the Spice Girls, and they have completely different ideas of what will work on the road. "With her fashion background, Victoria considers herself to be the key player in deciding the outfits and overall look of the band, but Geri is adamant that she has her say too." Tensions between the pair are said to be so bad, they had to organise a get-together at Geri's house to sort out their differences. However, after both aired their views, Geri and Victoria were soon bickering once more. The insider added: "It was not pretty. They are both feisty and used to getting their own way, so they can't agree on anything at all." Tapes 'N Tapes Talks For the past four months, Tapes 'N Tapes lead singer Josh Grier has been taking it easy. Noticeably absent from many of the websites that helped catapult the Minneapolis band in 2006 with their debut, self-released album The Loon, Grier was a bit concerned with what has come to be the norm in the Internet world: overexposure. "I think it is good to take time and write a record and not be in everyone's face all the time," he says. "The last four months we've been home writing music. If people were writing about us now, that'd be weird." And yet many are looking to see if Tapes 'N Tapes can keep up their previous buzz. According to Grier, the band has just finished the demos for their sophomore album, currently untitled, and is aiming for a fall release. They'll be playing the new songs for the first time next week when they will headline the 2K7 Hit And Run Tour with Harlem Shakes. "It's kinda hard to say if [the new album] will be different," Grier explains. "At least for me it feels like we always try to do something different with all of our songs, so in that way they are in the same vein. I wouldn't say it's a radical departure. We've been playing the same songs for a year and a half, so starting to write and playing new ones on tour will been nice." Grier does admit the recording process will be vastly altered. The band laid down their debut, The Loon, in 2004 in a cabin in Wisconsin with no running water. This time, they'll head into a proper studio with a producer, although no plans have been made as of yet. When the tour is over in June, they'll roll tape. Grier is excited about what has been written so far, and says having a label involved hasn't changed his process. "I've sent [XL] a first round of demos and they were all excited, that's about the level of input we've gotten back," he says. "No conference calls on how we have to change songs. The only difference is that we just know they are there." Grier has yet to feel the pressure of living up to the previous hype, and knows that once the album is released another round of touring is in place. But the four months living back home in Minnesota has kept him grounded. "Maybe I'll start an intramural softball league," he says. "Who knows what will happen, there's nothing we can control other than making good music. I think people psych themselves out a lot of the times, we just want to make an album better than the last one." Tour Dates For Tapes 'N Tapes: 04/16 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note 04/17 - St. Louis, MO - Creepy Crawl 04/18 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge 04/20 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater 04/21 - Austin, TX - Emo's 04/22 - Houston, TX - Numbers 04/23 - Phoenix, AZ - The Brickhouse 05/01 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Attic 05/02 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall 05/04 - Portland, OR - Dante's 05/05 - Seattle, WA - Neumo's 05/06 - Vancouver, BC - Plaza Club 05/09 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater 05/10 - Omaha, NE- Sokol Underground 05/11 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews 05/12 - Chicago, IL - The Abbey Pub 05/14 - Ottawa, ON - Barrymore's 05/15 - Montreal, QC - Le National 05/16 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace 05/17 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place 05/18 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza 05/19 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club 05/22 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop 05/23 - Columbus, OH - The Basement 05/24 - Newport, KY - Southgate House |
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