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Archives for November 2008

The Carters need a Caption

Ace | 13:16 UK time, Thursday, 27 November 2008

This picture was taken of the Carters recently when Jay & B went to Knicks game but this needs a caption. So the question is What are they lookin at?? What could make the most powerful couple in the world pull a face like this??
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Answers in the comments section please

Another big Wiley Video.....(without Wiley!)

Ace | 16:27 UK time, Friday, 21 November 2008

The Godfather of Grime is killing it right now with his new track "Cash in my pocket". This Mark Ronson produced track from Wileys forth coming album "See clear now" is getting alot of love up and down the country. Will this be Wileys 2nd top 5 record. Seems hes stuck to the formular of not appearing in the video to ensure that happens. Take a look:

Ironik live on the show

Ace | 16:50 UK time, Thursday, 20 November 2008

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Ironik's was live in the studio on today's show. What a year hes had with a few chart topping hits under his belt a number of award nominations and a suspected superstar model girlfriend. We had to get the ins and outs on what it was like to be Ironk right now and he also answered your questions right here. Peep the pics and check his answers:

Wednesday WasteMan = Monte Barett

Ace | 16:20 UK time, Wednesday, 19 November 2008

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Todays Wednesday Waste could only be Monte Barett. Not because he got knocked out 5th Round by "The Haymaker" David Haye but because his time in the UK was surrounded by nothing but whinning and embarrasing randomness. He 1st complained about the size of his hotel room. He then complained that David Hayes team didnt pay for his cabs to go sight seeing. Then to top it all off he had this very embarrassing ring entrance. He is officially the Wednesday Wasteman!!

TUESDAY TOPPERS

Vis | 17:48 UK time, Tuesday, 18 November 2008

ÌýTOPPERS: TOP 5 ON TUESDAY The Top 5 Greatest of ALL TIME TV puppets

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5. Edd The DuckÌý

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(hes on the left. lol)

For some strange reason In the 80's a grown black man rollin with a duck wasn't weird.

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Ìý4. Gilbert the Alien

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He made snot cool.

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3. Roland Rat

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A rat with a ego the size of Kanye that rolls in a pink ratmobile....what a legend

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2. ZippyÌý

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Could have went for George but we're still trying to work out whether George is a boy or a girl.

1. Kermit the frog


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The Jay-z of puppets. There gets no bigger than this guy. Worth an estimated good few billion Kermit is the head of the muppet clan and the puppet world even though Rowlf the dog was actually our favourite muppet.


Also considered for todays top 5 were:

Sooty

Emu

Basil Brush

They didnt quite make it.

MORE TUESDAY TOPPERS NEXT WEEK


Fat pets

Vis | 17:40 UK time, Tuesday, 18 November 2008

Britain is a country of fat pets it seems... so 8 of the UK's fattest are going on a diet. We wanted to see if any of 1Xtra listener's pets could lose a stone or 2. Here's Sumo & Zelda sent in by their proud owner Minxie...

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STILL COOL?

Vis | 13:39 UK time, Sunday, 16 November 2008

We have been playing Wretch 32`s "be cool" on heavy rotation here at 1xtra for some time now. The video has also had great success too, check all the action behind the scenes on the day of the video shoot.

Be well.

Vis & Bashy

Vis | 15:40 UK time, Thursday, 13 November 2008

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Last week Wednesday Ace went down to the to catch up with the stars on the red carpet. I was here at 1xtra holding down the radio show with my co host Bashy, it was all part of home grown month here at 1xtra. Take a listen to the show.

Tuesday Toppers: Top 5 on Tuesday

Ace | 18:17 UK time, Tuesday, 11 November 2008

TOP 5 WEAKEST LINKS (Artists that bring little or nothing to their group)

5. U-God (WU-TANG)

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Easily the weakest member of the clan. Evident by the fact that he was the last member in the crew to get a solo album deal. His album came out 5 years after Mef put out tical and a year after Cappadonna's (who wasn't even in the original wu line up) album.

4.Nicola Roberts (Girls Aloud)

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Its not cos shes ginger or cos she has beef with Chris Moyles its because she doesn't bring much to the group. Come girl, date a footballer, stumble out of a club drunk, have a fight DO SOMETHING!!

3. Woody (Dru Hill)

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Its hard to stand out in a group where the lead singer is a black blonde haired midget but this guy just played the background waaaaaay too much.

2. Michelle Williams (Destiny's Child)

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Its hard to get the lime light when your new to a group. We love Michelle we think shes hot stuff and has a pretty decent voice but shes gotta stop letting them make her sing the crap parts of the tunes!!

1. Pras (The Fugees)

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His verse on "ready or not" says it all. His verse on "Nappy heads" is even worse check this out. (2mins 29. in)


MORE TUESDAY TOPPER NEXT WEEK!!

EMA's touchdown in liverpool.

Ace | 19:15 UK time, Friday, 7 November 2008

Liverpool's Echo Arena hosted the 15th Annual MTV European Music Awards and 1xtra was given exclusive Red Carpet Access. So your Boy Ace went down there to soak up the atmosphere and rub shoulders with some of the music games elite. on the carpet I managed to catch up with the likes of Craig David, Lemar, Solange Knowles, Estelle, Leona Lewis, The Ting Tings, Travis Mcoy and a whole heap of others. Check out the show to hear exactly what went down. Big shouts and love to Edith Bowman from our sister station radio who looked after me on the red carpet. Makin sure we got interviews with the big names, securing me a spot and beating some angry German news team for me (well kinda. shes only little but dont mess with her) Apologies for the lack of pics The MTV security were a little strict regarding who could use cameras on the carpet (meat heads)
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Rumour has it that there are more than a few shamefull Ace after party pics scattered over Facebook. Happy hunting.

Wednesday Waste

Ace | 16:09 UK time, Wednesday, 5 November 2008

Todays Wednesday waste has to go Felipe Massa's as he celebrated his F1 title seconds before he had realised he hadnt actually won it. Heres a video of the Ferrari team when they find out the bad news....Priceless.

Big up to Lewis Hamilton for the Victory!!

What we've all been waiting for

Vis | 18:04 UK time, Monday, 3 November 2008

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The flying car, supposedly based on a Ferrari, could one day ferry commuters to work.
The 'Autovolantor' - based on a £200,000 Ferrari 599 GTB - is being developed by "Moller International".

It will have the ability to take off vertically and hover thanks to eight powerful thrusters which direct air down for take off. Vents then tilt so the car can fly forward.

The car is expected to be able to do 100mph on the ground and 150mph in the air.

The calculated airborne range is 75 miles and ground range is 150 miles.

Designer Bruce Calkins says the car features a specially designed hybrid fuel and electric system to power the thrusters, creating as much as 800 horse power.

He believes it will be able to fly at altitudes of up to 5,000ft.

Mr Calkins said: "The Autovolantor is powered by eight fans mounted in the fuselage of the vehicle.

"On the ground these fans push the vehicle around with a firm but not-too-powerful thrust of deflected air.

"Small vanes in the exit area of the ducts can direct the air forward or back, or remain in the neutral position for vertical take off and landing.

"Once in the air the vehicle manoeuvres like a helicopter, tilting nose down to move forward, rolling right or left for changes in direction.

"While maximum altitude could be much higher, the energy to obtain altitudes above 5,000 feet would be significant so we expect it to stay below that height."

Moller chose the Ferrari to be the model for the ground-breaking machine because of its distinctive shape.

Mr Calkins, Moller's general manager, added: "The Ferrari 599 GTB has the general shape and layout we were looking for.

"Using it allowed us to quickly modify a readily available scale model and run some wind tunnel tests to establish the technical feasibility of the project.

"At first we were very sceptical that we could adapt a ground-vehicle with our technologies and make it work.

"But the model allowed us to quickly verify that it could in fact be done."

Mr Calkins said he hopes the vehicle's ability to "quick hop' out of traffic' could mean they attract the backing to fund the project.

He estimates a cost of around £500,000 per car.

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