Subject: All The Past News Is Now Posted
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Thursday, Febuary 28, 2006
 Glittering celebrities to judge Katie's tune:
Coldplay's Chris Martin and Ms Dynamite will be among the panel members judging a song penned by a Leamington schoolgirl. GCSE music student Katie Dove-Dixon has made it through to the final 15 of a national song writing competition. After entering her song The Only Way in the Yamaha Make it or Break it scheme. The song will now go before the final judging panel, which will include well-known performers with music promoter Harvey Goldsmith and DJ Mark Radcliffe. The prizes include music equipment and the chance to perform with top London session musicians.
Thursday, March 2, 2006
 Gorillaz And Friends:
This month, Channel [V] will be presenting some specials for music lovers and they are all slotted for 2pm on Saturdays. Among them are Gorillaz: Demon Days Live in Manchester that airs this Saturday; Spend an Evening with James Blunt on March 11; For the Record (featuring Jamiroquai, Ms Dynamite, Keane & Kaiser Chiefs) on March 18; and The Brit Awards 2006 on March (featuring appearances by the Kaiser Chiefs, James Blunt, KT Tunstall and Madonna).
Anthony's sister backs new drive to take on the racists:
THE sister of murdered black Liverpool teenager Anthony Walker has backed the anti-racism theme for this year's St Patrick's Day festivities. The concert hosted by Liverpool University Academy attracted a star line-up including Ms Dynamite, Roll Deep and Liverpool band The Stands. Now they are hoping the national release ofthe single and anti-racism message will make this year's St Patrick's Day unique.
Saturday, March 4, 2006
High School students play in front of music 'royalty':
Loose Wire have been picked from thousands of bands to perform at the awards night of the Make It, Break It competition in the Paul McCartney Auditorium at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts on April 8. Among the audience will be the competition judges — Chris Martin of Coldplay, rapper Ms Dynamite, DJ Mark Radcliffe, producer Steve Levine and promoter Harvey Goldsmith. Not bad for a band whose live experience to date consists of exactly three gigs
 Akala - ‘Bulls#!t’:
‘Bulls#!t’ is Akala’s second release on Illa State Records – the label he co-founded with his producer Rez and sisterMs Dynamite - and sees his expressive tones tackle a stream of everyday issues. An undulating piano-riff is punctuated with drums harking back to OPP-era Naughty By Nature, but with the added contemporary twist of British Beatbox Champion Faith SFX’s vocal acrobatics. However it’s still the lyrics that do the talking as the 21-year-old tackles Bulls#!t issues ranging from the sincere.
Sunday, March 5, 2006
 Ms Dynamite "hates" community service:
Ms Dynamite is working in a charity kitchen as part of her community service order. The singer has been making tea for Aids sufferers after recently pleading guilty to hitting a police officer in the face. "She's not happy about having to show up and work early on Sundays," a source at the Highgate Newtown Community Centre told the News of the World. "She hates the fact that it starts at 8am because that just ruins her Saturday night out. "To be fair to her though, she's turning up and doing the work. She has to do anything that needs doing - including making meals for delivery to HIV and Aids patients in the area. There's plenty of hard work to be done." The insider added, "She also comes in on a Wednesday and helps us out in the office with the paperwork. She's a bright girl and I think that suits her better, but the charity needs all the help it can get in the kitchen."
Friday, March 10, 2006
Akala & Ms Dynamite Album Covers:
 CATHERINE'S SONG WILL BE JUDGED BY MS DYNAMITE:
The awards, organised by music giants Yamaha and the prestigious Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts (LIPA), have received hundreds of entries for the 2006 competition which is aimed at inspiring and showcasing young original songwriting talent across all popular musical genres. Catherine, (14), a pupil at Hunterhouse College, will now have her song 'The Sky' judged by some of the music industry's top names including Coldplay's Chris Martin, Ms Dynamite, broadcaster Mark Ratcliffe, producer Steve Levine and Live 8 promoter Harvey Goldsmith CBE.
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Definitely MIBI for star pupil:
A YOUNG songwriter is aiming to follow in the footsteps of Coldplay star Chris Martin after making it to the final of a music award. Peter Ellis, 16, a fifth-year pupil at James Gillespie's high school, has beaten hundreds of hopefuls from across Britain to become one of 30 young people through to the finals of the Make It Break It (MIBI) awards. Now songs written by Peter and the other contenders will be listened to and evaluated by some of the best-known figures in the music industry, including Chris Martin, rapper Ms Dynamite and broadcaster Mark Radcliffe.
Ms Dynamite: Never Hit The Police:
Ms Dynamite has hinted that her fame was the only thing that saved her from more serious trouble after she hit a police woman in the face. The star was given a fine and community service in January after pleading guilty to assaulting the officer who arrested her outside a nightclub. But the It Takes More singer believes the incident could have been very different if she wasn’t famous – so has urged her fans never to copy her example. She tells the BBC, “I would say to any young person out there, in particular a young black person out there, who finds themselves in a situation they do not like with the police... the last thing I advise you do do is lift your hand to them. "Because if I wasn't me, I feel that that situation could've ended very differently."
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Leamington girl tipped for stardom:
Coldplay's Chris Martin, Ms Dynamite, music promoter Harvey Goldsmith and DJ Mark Radcliffe make up the panel that will judge the final 15 entries in the Yamaha Make It or Break It national song writing competition. She added: "It is so amazing that such experienced people as Ms Dynamite and Chris Martin have listened to my song. Regardless of whether I win that is so rewarding."
Friday, March 17, 2006
Dame Kelly's homes quest:
THE number of homeless families in South London has more than trebled in six years. Olympic gold medalist Kelly Holmes, 35, admits it was personal experience that made Shelter's campaign so appealing to her. She said: "I remember when I was younger my mum had to move around a lot, which wasn't nice for her or us. "It is about having somewhere safe you can go back to and call home." The exhibition at the Oxo Tower on the South Bank includes photographs of celebrities including Davina McCall, Ms Dynamite and Jarvis Cocker as well as more than 5,000 members of the public.
 National anti-racism campaign launched in schools:
A NATIONAL campaign backed by Ms Dynamite and David Gray which aims to tackle racism in schools is being launched in North Yorkshire today. Love Music Hate Racism (LMHR) has joined forces with teachers union NASUWT to promote a UK-wide music tour which kicks off at King James School in Knaresborough. Bands scheduled to play at the school include Fade 2 from Liverpool and The Rivers from Leeds. Pupils will also see a premiere of the "schools cut" of Alan Miles' LMHR/Rock Against Racism documentary, Who Shot the Sheriff. Ms Dynamite, Lethal Bizzle and Roll Deep are among other acts who are supporting the campaign and will also visit schools in the coming months. The campaign will focus on taking the positive message of diversity, multi-culturalism, anti-racism and anti-fascism into the classroom.
Monday, March 20, 2006
 Plucked in Their Prime:
The Spartan headquarters of the English Folk Dance and Song Society is home to such curiosities as tabor-drum workshops and Morris-dancing classes.From humble beginnings in a room above a London pub, the Ukulele Orchestra is today a regular at British festivals such as Glastonbury and the Hay Festival of Literature. All consummate singers and strummers, they perform their own compositions, as well as covers of popular songs that emerge freshly minted: Ms. Dynamite's Dy-Na-Mi-Tee sounds less like rap and more like Prohibition-era honky-tonk, and Kate Bush's tremulous Wuthering Heights, sung stoically by orchestra leader George Hinchcliffe, is a strange brew indeed. Even better are the medleys, which might fuse up to seven songs, including a Handel air, Frank Sinatra's Flcy Me to the Moon and Hotel California by the Eagles.
Friday, March 24, 2006
Shelter launches cheeky bottoms advertising campaign:
The "bottom" ad campaign is London-focused and features advertising in the Evening Standard and Metro newspapers as well as on posters along the South Bank and postcards in bars, clubs and cinemas across the capital. Other celebrities taking part in the exhibition, which is sponsored by social housing firm the Mears Group, are Ms Dynamite, Dame Kelly Holmes and Joseph Fiennes.
Saturday, March 25, 2006
Hipster hooray for the Go! Team:
Philadelphia promoter Sean Agnew let them eat cake at the Starlight Ballroom on Thursday. Before the Go! Team took the stage on the 10th anniversary of Agnew's R5 Productions, free sheetcake was served, with strawberries and lots of sticky white icing. As consistently joyous as the music is, the Go! Team's most essential weapon is its irrepressible front woman, Ninja, a pint-size force of nature who takes her place alongside Neneh Cherry and Ms. Dynamite on the short list of notable black British female MCs.
Sunday, March 26, 2006
 'We never advertise it, we never give it away':
It's a business that can expand its production only marginally, whose raw materials are at the mercy of nature and whose finished product is vulnerable to the vagaries of fashion. Conversely, it's a business with such high demand that its total production is rationed between its distributors worldwide; it has no debt, makes an average profit margin of nearly 50 per cent before tax and amortisation on every unit, has a unique source of raw materials and is immune from takeover. Rap stars such as Puff Daddy and Ms Dynamite would not be seen without it; 100 cases were ordered for Christina Aguilera's wedding last November and $2m worth was on hand for the after-parties at the Golden Globe Awards in January. The new Russian oligarchs demand it when they decamp to the Alps for the ski season and Premp footballers flaunt it.
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
British acts set sights on US:
Securing a firm toehold on the music charts is a challenge for many promising R&B/hip-hop artists. But it can be even more daunting when an artist is a British import. Think about it. For every Soul II Soul and Floetry there is a Craig David or Ms. Dynamite.
Thursday, March 30, 2006:
Amanda Holden launches Oxo Tower exhibition:
Amanda is the latest celebrity to support the campaign by posing in Shelter's red chair. Her picture join shots of a host of stars including Davina McCall, Jarvis Cocker, Dame Kelly Holmes, Ms Dynamite and Joseph Fiennes who have been snapped sitting on their backsides for Shelter to register their protest at the fact that more than one million children in Britain are suffering in housing.
Wednesday, April 5, 2006
 Bold, British & Black:
WITH coiffured hair and immaculately applied make-up, the bus conductress sits proudly in her crisp Birmingham Corporation Transport Uniform. Her tale – of a woman in the 1950s who was given a job that was previously denied to others of her race – is just one of the many stories behind the clothes and photographs now on display at Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens. Celebrities such as musician Goldie, rapper Ms Dynamite and Radio 1 DJ, Trevor Nelson, must think so – they are just some of the famous black Britons to have donated their views and clothing to the exhibition. But standing in stark contrast to this the exhibition picture of Shirley Bassey's glamorous evening dress from the 1950s represents her strive to succeed in a typically white British music industry. In the same way, the eye-catching red leather suit – as worn by Ms Dynamite to the 2002 MOBO (music of black origin) awards – tells the later story of how typical street and casual wear took on a more elegant edge.
Thursday, April 6, 2006
Latest hound trailing results:
All-In: 1, Ms Dynamite; 2, Ryan's Rascal; 3, Morgan's Rascal; 4, Seven Stars; 5, Allegro; 6, Red Dawn. 35 ran, time 18.28
Friday, April 7, 2006
Akala shakes up the scene with album:
Top British rapper Akala is set to shake up the scene with the release of his new single, The Edge, and upcoming album, It‘s Not A Rumour. Akala, the brother of Ms. Dynamite, says: Over the last 5 years I've become increasingly frustrated by the rap world because of the repetitive production and bollocks lyrics,” which drove him to create his fresh, genre-busting sound. The Jimi Hendrix-inspired single The Edge drops on April 24, with the album following on May 1.
Sunday, April 9, 2006
 Ms D's rapper brother pays tribute:
MS DYNAMITE'S brother paid tribute to his big sister yesterday - two days before releasing his debut single. Kingslee 'Akala' McLean Daley, 22, thanked his sis for helping him realise his dreams. He said: "I'm proud of her and her music. I have a lot of love for her and she has helped me every step of the way." Akala runs a record company with Ms Dynamite, 25, and his friend Reza Safinia. He describes debut single The Edge as a blend of hip-hop, reggae and rock. Akala said: "My songs are inspired by my life and the things I've been through over the past few years." Hislyrics, on themes such as gun crime and over-enthusiastic traffic wardens, are all the more impressive since he never commits any of them to paper. He said: "I find my rapping flows much better this way." The talented rapper, whose mum Heather McLean, 42, is from Benbecula, hopes he will perform in Scotland soon. He said: "When I was seven I visitedmy mum's family in Benbecula. I really loved it." Akala's album, It's Not A Rumour, released on April 24 by Illastate Records, is a family affair. Niomi, aka Ms Dynamite, guests on one track and his younger brother Jerome, 17, produced another. To find out more about Akala, log on to:www.akalamusic.com
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Lady Sovereign: The country's fourth biggest chav:
Initially considered part of the grime scene, the UK's noisy take on US rap, her music equally embodies elements of ska, pop and punk. And unlike grime's crossover hopefuls Dizzee Rascal and Wiley, she also has an ear for a memorable tune. "Sovereign's got her own thing going on," says Felix Buxton of Basement Jaxx, producers of her new single, "Blah Blah Blah". "She's gritty but not scared to use humour. She stands out a mile." f So far, so Ms Dynamite. But Sovereign is going full steam ahead, where other British artists have remained forlornly docked, to America.
Sunday, April 16, 2006
 Destroying Babylon's arsenal:
British rapper Ms. Dynamite is one of the few women proposing novel solutions to the problem of gun violence. When Bascunan asked her what women could do to curb violence, she had one of the most interesting proposals of all. "I think women can set the standards and stick to them and trust me, if we do that, I promise you, you'll see an instant change ... they can't live without us, trust me," said Ms. Dynamite. The evil butcher: lMourners at Rochelle's funeral last September included singer Ms Dynamite who sang her hit, "You Don't Have To CryAnymore".
Thursday, April 20, 2006
 Unforgiving tale of the city:
Julian Gilbey's London-based urban thriller is a brave film to have made but also, perhaps unwittingly, a deeply reactionary one. It presents its mostly black characters as irredeemably violent and suggests that the police are either incompetent or deeply corrupt. If this is telling it like it is, then the horrors of the urban war zone are intractable. Dizzee Rascal, Kano and Ms Dynamite are among those on the soundtrack. But unpleasantly bloody melodrama rather than authenticity is the name of this particular game.
ASKAM-IN-FURNESS:
ALL-IN: 1 Kingsmill; 2 Ms Dynamite; 3 Morgan’s Rascal; 4 Seven Stars; 5 Dignity; 6 Red Dawn. 25 ran; time, 19.01.
OPEN RESTRICTED: 1 Calzaghe; 2 Ms Dynamite; 3 Red Dawn; 4 Huntsman’s Ruby; 5 Tee Jay; 6 Spotlight. 19 ran; time, 18.47.
Saturday, April 22, 2006
Akala - It's Not A Rumour (Illastate):
Akala Track List:
1. Stand Up
2. Yeah Yeah Yeah
3. Edge feat Niara
4. Shakespeare
5. Carried Away
6. This Is London
7. Bullshit
8. Roll Wid Us
9. Cold
10. Hold Your Head Up feat Selah
11. Why Do feat Ms Dynamite
12. Edge
In Akalas album he even lets his sister get in on the act in Why Do, not that Ms Dynamite needs to be thrust into the stoplight. It's a rather emotional way to close the album with grim lyrics like "Get murked or hit the pipe/ either way you're a ghost/ that's reality even though it's crazy".
Monday, April 24, 2006
Other pop/folk/jazz CDs:
 Akala It's Not a Rumour (Illa State) £11.99 - North London MC Akala is otherwise known as Kingslee MacLean Daley - or Ms Dynamite's little brother. Like his sister, he has an irrepressible urge to communicate feelings of hurt, rage and injustice, but unlike her he does it with a welcome dose of humour. On his debut album he compares himself to the Bard, but does it with a wink, and bemoans - perhaps unexpectedly for a 24-year-old - the imposition of inheritance tax. Tinny production makes much of the music sound like the Red Hot Chili Peppers heard through someone else's iPod; it is his motormouthed lyric-spitting that is the highlight.
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Rollin' With The Nines:
Rollin' With The Nines – gansta rap for walking with guns – was featured at the Raindance Film Festival last year. The bulk of the soundtrack is by British artists including Dizzee Rascal, Kano, Heartless Crew and Ms Dynamite.
Wednesday, May 3, 2006
COLOUR ME IN...:
 Things like Norman Tebbit's infamous cricket test only made the subject more contentious. Well, two Leeds residents, Mark Henry and Ayibongwe Mkandla, may just have come up with the answer. Their company Tru4u designs a range of T-shirts and hats that takes the Union Jack and replaces the blue, red and white with the colours of flags from many of the countries that our parents hail from. Their T-shirts have attracted the likes of Ms Dyanmite and Akala, who rocked a Jamaican-tinged Union jack at the Live8 concert. Not a bad piece of publicity...Q: What did you think when you first saw Ms Dynamite and Akala rocking the t-shirts? A: It was over a year after we did it that we first saw them wearing them. At first we were like 'oh no, someone's wearing it, but then we thought well, 'look who's wearing it.' So we're cool with that.
Thursday, May 4, 2006
Upload and away: a pop talent contest for MySpace generation:
According to Gavin, who discovered Ms Dynamite and Daniel Bedingfield, attitude will be all-important. "I want to work with artists who have a desire to succeed but also have the wherewithal to get things going themselves - have set up their own MySpace page and done all these gigs. I want to see people who know who they are and who they appeal to. The days have gone when people would walk into a record label and say 'how do I do this?' You've got to walk in with the idea.
Friday, May 5, 2006
 Akala - Interview:
Contactmusic.com spoke to the charming and straight – talking Akala.
What is next for Illastate, any new artists?
No new artists are this point. I’m really just focusing on myself. Illastate mix tape is out in June, it’s basically got the whole British underground on it, and I also have my sister (Ms Dynamite) on it. It’s a collaboration of the Grime scene and the rap scene, which is quite similar to the War Mix tape stuff.
Are you happy?
Happy, yes. Content, no. And I don’t think that I will ever be content.
Tell contactmusic.com something that we wouldn’t have read about you?
I am the clumsiest person ever, I have scars everywhere!
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Memorial planned for singer Hall:
Acts including Ms Dynamite will perform at the Kensington Roof Gardens on 23 May to celebrate the life of Hall, who died aged 31 from Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Monday, May 15, 2006
 SOULSTAR HALL REMEMBERED BY CONTEMPORARIES:
Late British soul star LYNDEN DAVID HALL will be remembered by a string of musical acts including MS DYNAMITE in a memorial concert later this month (23MAY06). The SEXY CINDERELLA singer, who died in February (06) from Hodgkin's lymphoma, rose to fame with hit album MEDICINE 4 MY PAIN. He also enjoyed a part in romantic comedy LOVE ACTUALLY where he performed ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE as a wedding singer. Proceeds from the star-studded London gig will go to the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust
A Little Darker Coming Soon:
The long awaited mixtape is coming soon. Featuring Ms Dynamite, Riko, Flowdan, Akala, and more. For more information please visit the links I have provided for yall belowhttp://www.myspace.com/alittledarkermixtape / http://www.illastate.com you can also holla at alittledarker@gmail.com
Monday, May 15, 2006
SOUL STAR HALL REMEMBERED BY CONTEMPORARIES:
Late British soul star LYNDEN DAVID HALL will be remembered by a string of musical acts including MS DYNAMITE in a memorial concert later this month (23MAY06).
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Tribute for a soul man:
A TRIBUTE gig to soul sensation Lynden David Hall is to be held next Tuesday. The Wandsworth-born singer died in February aged 31 after batting Hodgkin's lymphoma - a rare form of cancer - for three years. Performers including Ms Dynamite will be playing at the benefit night in an upmarket venue in Kensington, west London.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
 Lady Sovereign speaks about Ms Dynamite:
AllHipHop.com: You’ve said before that Ms. Dynamite was an inspiration to you. But you both come from two different worlds, you're more of the underground sound, and she is more mainstream, and you both are in the same age range. Don't you think she is more of a competition to you?
Lady Sovereign: She obviously opened doors for me, and a lot of female MCs in the UK anyway, especially for my age range. She was like the first UK MC in the UK rapping for the type of music I was listening to back then… which was Garage. It was just the fact that she was female and she was– sick! I always loved what she did, and I just hope that she comes and brings it back again like she used to.
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Ms Dynamite Condemns BNP Town Race Stabbing:
 A race hate stabbing in a town where the BNP won 11 seats on the local council days earlier was today condemned by prominent anti-fascist campaigners including singer Ms Dynamite. The victim - an Afghan immigrant who fled the brutal Taliban regime - was repeatedly knifed outside the tube station in Barking town centre, east London, by four white men who left an England flag draped over him before running off. Eye witnesses claimed that the white thugs were all wearing Arsenal football shirts. The stabbing happened just minutes after Arsenal were beaten in the Champions League Final by Barcelona on Wednesday night. The victim, a 30-year-old mechanic who was stabbed in the chest and stomach, was today in a "serious, but stable" condition at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel. Anti-fascist campaigners claimed that where the BNP make gains, racist attacks will always increase. When the BNP previously held one seat in Barking, attacks went up by 18 per cent. Ms Dynamite, an active supporter of the Love Music Hate Racism campaign, said: "I am so saddened and disgusted that in this day and age, in a country that calls itself the ‘United’ Kingdom, a party that clearly stands for hate, discrimination and inequality, could gain the right to even exist. "My heart goes out to the family of the victim but I fear that whilst the likes of the BNP are able to promote their narrow minded fascism, that this will not be the last racist attack or crime of hate. "I urge anyone and everyone to take a stand and speak out against this evil and senseless behaviour. The bottom line is tomorrow that could be your son or daughter." |
Posted By prinza on 31 May 2006
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Rap star Ms Dynamite has escaped a jail sentence after admitting to assaulting a female police officer outside a London nightclub. Ms Dynamite, real name Niomi McLean-Daley, was fined £500 and sentenced to 60 hours community service today after admitting to being involved in a scuffle on 6 January. The rapper must also pay £750 compensation to the officer.
On the eve of the ever-more-corporate Brits, Ms Dynamite, Lee Ryan and Lisa Scott-Lee have been named among worst British artists in the second annual Naomi Awards, set up by digital music broadcaster Music Choice to dishonour the worst achievements in the musical year.
Soul singer Lynden David Hall has died after battling a rare form of cancer for two years.
Ms Dynamite is dropping a double disc mixtape called "A Little Darker". It will be a collabo with her brother Akala and will feature grime/garage and much more. It was also feature more artists from the grime scene such as Davinche, J2K and Roll Deep. It will be available from March 2006 apparently, exclusively from ukrecordshop.com.
Niomi McLean-Daley, a.k.a Ms Dynamite, was born in Archway, London in 1982 to a Scottish mother and Jamaican father. Niomi began MCing on local radio and it was her early associations with the So Solid Crew and DJ Sticky, for whom she sang for on the garage single Boo!, that first brought her into the public eye. The first Ms Dynamite album, A Little Deeper, was released in June 2002 and contained the singles It Takes More, Dy-Na-Mi-Tee and Put Him Out. Ms Dynamite soon became known as much for her social conscience and political activism as her musical successes. 
Dynamite (born Niomi McLean-Delay) was arrested January 6 after being involved in a fight. It was at the police station that the London native slapped the policewoman. Dynamite's lawyer said she and her sister had been racially insulted at the club earlier that night.