La Roux: Last News

Toxic Town.Based on the true story of the Corby toxic waste case, the series follows three mothers in their pursuit of justice after a link is discovered between toxic waste in the town and their children being born with defects.Other cast members in the series include Robert Carlyle, Rory Kinnear, Michael Socha, Joe Dempsie, Brendan Coyle, Claudia Jessie, and Lauren Lyle.Toxic Town is written by Jack Thorne, whose previous credits include This Is England ’86, His Dark Materials, and 2021 film Help.The show’s score is by Sion Trefor, whose previous credits include acclaimed drama series Say Nothing and Creisis.The series features a wealth of popular songs spanning the 1990s and early 2000s, including tracks by Radiohead and Super Furry Animals. You can check out an episode-by-episode breakdown below.Episode one‘I Will Survive’ – Gloria Gaynor‘Setting Sun’ – The Chemical Brothers‘Just’ – Radiohead‘Something 4 The Weekend’ – Super Furry Animals‘You’re Gorgeous’ – BabybirdEpisode two‘5,6,7,8’ – Steps‘Lonely Soul’ – UNKLE feat. Richard AshcroftEpisode three‘Round Round’ – Sugababes ‘F.E.A.R.’ – Ian BrownEpisode four‘Fifteen Beers’ – Johnny Paycheck‘Bulletproof’ – La Roux‘High Hopes’ – Paolo Nutini

Kanye West is being sued by a model alleging he choked her and subjected her to “pornographic gagging” on the set of a La Roux music video in 2009.In a suit filed Friday (November 22) in a New York federal court in New York, plaintiff Jenifer An alleges that West came to the set of the video for Roux’s hit ‘In For The Kill’ at Manhattan’s Chelsea Hotel, on which she was a background actor, and staged “his own production” without any resistance “in a manner similar to pornographic gagging/deep throat/BDSM fetishes.”An alleges that West came to the set, pointed to her and said, “Give me the Asian girl.” She claims West was “towering over” her and “breathing heavily” when he subsequently directed the camera crew to zoom on her face to capture the alleged assault.“On camera, defendant West began to choke plaintiff with one hand. He then wrapped his other hand around her neck and continued to strangle her with both hands,” the lawsuit alleges.

La Roux has shared a new rework of her 2009 hit single ‘Bulletproof’ with help from Chromeo – listen to ‘Discoproof’ below.The new version of the track was debuted live at this year’s Coachella during Chromeo’s set, and has been given a studio release today (August 25).‘Discoproof’ is the artists’ second collaboration of 2023, after they shared the track ‘Replacements’ back in April.Listen to the new track below.Earlier this year, Chromeo teamed up with singer and bassist Blu DeTiger on ‘Blutooth’ and ‘Enough 4 U’. On working with the duo, DeTiger shared: “I have always admired their musicianship and taste, both musically and aesthetically.

Chromeo have released their latest single ‘Replacements’ featuring La Roux –check it out below.The Canadian duo – made up of David “Dave 1” Macklovitch and Patrick “P-Thugg” Gemayel – performed the song live during their Coachella sets this year, bringing out the synthpop singer as a special guest. They also gave La Roux’s biggest hits ‘Bulletproof’ and ‘In For The Kill’ some Chromeo flare with electro-funk remixes of the songs.The new single is the second taster of a new record following on from recent single ‘Words With You’.“For our second single, we wanted to take a 90-degree turn,” said Macklovitch.

La Roux has requested that Lava La Rue changes their name because it sounds “exactly the same” as hers.The pop star (real name Elly Jackson) contacted Lava La Rue via direct message on Instagram, with the latter subsequently sharing a screenshot of Jackson’s request on her Stories feed.“I would really appreciate it if you got a name that didn’t sound exactly the same as mine, good luck in everything you do but I don’t think this is cool,” Jackson wrote.Lava La Rue replied by telling Jackson they “absolutely love” her music before explaining that their moniker “is an anagram of my real name” (Ava Laurel).“The spelling of La Rue translates to ‘the street’ in French so has a totally different meaning but it’s literally an anagram of the name I