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Girl power - The PowerPuff girls
It’s easy to pass the PowerPuff girls on the street with nary a second glance. Short (under five foot three), slim and dressed in the hip hop fashions of today’s youth, Buttercup and Bubbles on Tuesday were a more demure version of their onstage personas. Blossom and Mojo Jojo, the other half of the quartet, were not present.
Iwer pounds Machel over road march tag
Neil Iwer George has called on his fellow soca artiste Machel Montano to change the name of his band. George said yesterday Montano was "disrupting" the value of the Road March title by calling his group the Road Marching band. Montano said he had no comment, adding, "The only George I know is George Chambers."
Boogsie in hospital: I have to finish the song
As Carnival begins to heat up, two-time national Panorama champion Phase II Pan Groove may be without its arranger, Len ‘Boogsie’ Sharpe. The 50-year-old ace pannist was rushed to the St Clair Medical Centre yesterday after suffering from a stomach infection, diarrhoea, dehydration and high blood pressure.
Piracy gets Rudder mad to the bone
For the first time in 18 years, David Rudder will not be releasing an album in time for Carnival. Speaking from his home in Canada yesterday, Rudder said music piracy was the main reason for the decision.
Locals using foreign music in acts
The Copyright Organisation of T&T is moving to suspend the payment of royalties to any artiste whose songs contain unauthorised samples. Allison Demas, COTT’s chief executive, said yesterday after a general meeting in December, it was agreed drastic measures should be adopted to stop illegal sampling.
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