Rickrolling is the Internet phenomenon that just refuses to die. Unlike Chris Crocker and the Chocolate Rain guy, Rickrolling keeps rearing its ugly head when least expected - which is the whole idea in the first place I suppose. But this time, Rick Astley himself was involved.

The latest and possibly greatest ever Rickroll came during Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, an annual parade through the streets of New York. As can be seen below, Rick Astley turned up unexpectedly on the Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends float.

After singing (or at least miming) Never Gonna Give You Up, one of the puppets on the float declares “I like Rickrolling.” It was a brilliant moment that has itself gone viral, but as good as it is to watch, especially the people in the crowd who have no idea what is going on, can Rickrolling now die a long overdue death?

Ever since Robbie Williams left Take That to strike out on his own, the relationship between him and Gary Barlow is said to have been frosty at best. In fact, it probably soured even before that, as Williams took a more lead singer role even though Barlow wrote the majority of the songs.

But that was a long time ago, with Robbie leaving in 1995. A lot has happened since then, with Williams having a fantastic solo career that has netted him a fortune, a string of beautiful girlfriends, and a house in Beverly Park, Los Angeles. Take That, meanwhile, reformed in 2005 and have since been even more successful than they were the first time around, and could be on the verge of world super stardom.

Williams and Barlow have made it up again, first meeting after almost a decade when Take That wanted Robbie to provide video for the comeback tour. They’ve since met a few times in L.A. but while the rest of the group were known to have put the past behind them, it was unclear how well Williams and Barlow got on.

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I can’t believe the rumour turned out to be true, but oh yeah, the Foo Fighters were indeed joined on stage by members of Led Zeppelin during Saturday night’s Wembley Stadium gig… and there’s video footage to prove it!

I posted late on Friday night about the rumours of a collaboration straight from Heaven between the biggest rock band on the face of the planet right now, and members of one of the biggest rock bands ever, and The Rock Dose has confirmed that it did indeed happen. Here is the proof:

Even this poorly shot footage shows how awesome it is to have all those legends on stage together in one place. Now all we need is for Robert Plant to get over himself, and give the green light to a Led Zeppelin world tour. And no offence to Jason Bonham, but please give Grohl a job behind the drums.

Not only would it fulfil Grohl’s lifelong ambition, and he deserves it, he’s a nice guy and a musical genius after all, but it would give fans of both bands a chance to see what surely would be the best collaboration ever happen night after night. Do it, do it now!

Amy Winehouse was arrested last week on suspicion of drugs possession after a video was circulated in January of her allegedly smoking crack cocaine through a pipe. She was interviewed, before being released on police bail.

Now, a week later, the Crown Prosecution Service has revealed that the singer will not face any charges, and is therefore free to go.

So how did she get away with it yet again? Because the CPS was unable to establish whether the substances seen in the video were illegal drugs or not.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said:

“The Crown Prosecution Service has now reviewed the case and no further action is being taken.”

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Yesterday, I suggested two songs which you should add to your iPod or mp3 player’s playlist. They were two of the finest songs by British artists out there at the moment, namely Warwick Avenue by Duffy and Without You by The Feeling.

But I wasn’t the only one with recommendations to make, and the whole of the b5 Music Channel also gave their picks for you to listen to. There’s over 40 songs for you to check out, so take your time, listen to the embeds, and watch the videos, and become more educated to new music. Yes, that IS an order.

First of is the other blog I write on the network - Killed By The Video Star, where I sought to give more attention to two woefully underplayed and underrated music videos from a years ago.

The Jazz and Blues Lounge is our online authority for Jazz, so check it out. Keeping with the Jazz era The Good Musician gives us two of the greatest of all time. Finish your third cup of coffee and take it upbeat with either some Pop from Dexie over at Pop Music Scene or download two free metal tracks at Metal Martyr.

From the world of 5 global music Meccas….Jet half way around the globe for two must have Aussie tracks at Oz Music Scene. Heading back to the new music Mecca of America, Big Apple Music Scene gives you two tracks that should be on every iPod.

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How big a Radiohead fan are you? Could you sit through a four hour video remix of just one of their songs? I hope so, as that is exactly what serial remixer James Rutledge is planning to release.

Radiohead have been one of the most innovative, creative and experimental British bands over the last few years.

From their very ordinary Indie beginnings, they have created unique album after unique album, and virtually created a genre in the process.

This experimental nature went a stage further last year with the almost free digital release of newest album In Rainbows. To accompany this, visual elements were also released via YouTube, and the music videos weren’t exactly traditional either.

Now, producer and budding music genius James Rutledge is carrying on the trend of innovation by releasing a four hour long remix of the song Videotape, with accompanying visuals.

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Amy Winehouse made another successful appearance at an awards ceremony last night, this time at the Brits 2008 held in London.

Although she didn’t win anything, she did perform twice on stage, once to sing Valerie with Mark Ronson, and once in her own right, singing Love Is A Losing Game for her incarcerated husband Blake Fielder-Civil.

Here is a bit of a video compilation of her night at the Brits, an event which I live blogged here on Brit Music Scene.

You can read my thoughts on the events by clicking the following links:-

Brits 2008 Part 1
Brits 2008 Part 2
Brits 2008 Part 3
Brits 2008 Part 4

On to the videos, which are liable to be removed from YouTube at any time due to the tiresome copyright claims which are ruining the site these days. If that happens, please let me know via the comments, and I’ll fix it.

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Yesterday saw Amy Winehouse win five Grammy awards, to become the most successful artist at this, the 50th annual Grammies. She also sang a two song medley of Rehab and You Know I’m No Good from a London studio, after having her application for a Visa turned down until it was too late for her to make the trip.

Here, in case anyone missed it, is her performance…

She’s definitely looking better than she has for the last year or so, clean, sober, and drug free. In fact, the only thing she looks high on is the enthusiasm for being on stage, and singing in front of a crowd again. Something which has been sorely lacking of late.

Now she just needs to make 2008 a drug free year, and get back to what this proves she does best: making brilliant music.

Yesterday saw shocking video footage of Amy Winehouse smoking cocaine from a crack pipe plastered all over the Internet, including here on Brit Music Scene.

Today, it seems that after fans pleaded with the singer to finally get some help to overcome her addictions, she’s taken the first steps toward recovery by visiting a drugs clinic in London.

All of yesterday, Winehouse’s website was deluged by messages from her many fans, both calling for her to get help, and offering her the support she clearly needs at the moment.

According to Digital Spy:

“One fan said: “Amy, please get some help before it’s too late. You are an amazing talent that is going to burn out way too fast. That video of you at home which is now doing the rounds will hopefully be instrumental in getting you where you need to be.”

“Other fans were less complimentary, saying: “You ain’t a legend yet, baby, and - newsflash - you and Blake [Fielder-Civil, her husband] ain’t Sid and Nancy. Time to get a reality check and lose the idiots around you who are supplying you with one hand and making money off you with the other. Quit being a loser and get real. Make music and stop snorting away a talent, we’re getting sick of paying for it.”

So, some people took the liberal, easy going approach, whilst others obviously think it’s time Winehouse just got a short sharp dose of reality.

Whatever the method, it seems to have done some good, with Winehouse reportedly going to a London drugs clinic yesterday evening. She spent two hours there with her long suffering father Mitch.

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I’d watch this video as quick as you can if I were you, as it’s almost guaranteed to be removed from YouTube by The Sun for copyright violation pretty damn sharpish.

It shows Amy Winehouse quite blatantly smoking cocaine from a crack pipe in her East London flat on Friday, whilst a so called friend films her on what looks like her mobile.

Wow, another day, another disaster in the life of Amy Winehouse. This video was bought by The Sun, a British tabloid newspaper, which unsurprisingly has it plastered all over its website.

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