JON MCCLURE'S SNOWY BREAKS, CHARLIE SLOTH AND DAPPY TALK GRUESOME DISCOVERIES AND ARE THE RUMBLE STRIPS SERVING PINTS?

MY spies tell me Charlie Waller, frontman of The Rumble Strips, was seen serving pints at a Dalston pub last week. Does anyone know if it’s true? And, if so, is it because they need to make ends meet or just an Amy-Winehouse-behind-the-Dublin-Castle-bar kind of favour to a fave venue? Although there’s nothing wrong with having a day – or in this case night – job, I only hope it’s the latter. It’s a long way from playing the Roundhouse with Mark Ronson.

• Archive moment, for any who haven’t seen Charlie Sloth’s Guided Tour of Camden, here’s a reminder – look out for our favourite Greek restaurant – Andy's Taverna - scene of many awkward office Christmas parties.
There's also a reference to where Camden Ripper Anthony Hardy's victims' bodies were found - timely in light of Dappy from N-Dubz' claims in his biography that he witnessed the body parts dumped in a bin bag at the back of his flats.


• Gleeks unite! Camden Jazz Café’s Hairbrush Heroes Glee night is next week (April 16). Dress as a US teen and belt out those tunes – hard to believe this comes from the same people behind Feeling Gloomy.

• Get well soon to Reverend and the Makers’ Jon McClure. He’s just broken his shoulder on the slopes at Snowbombing but was able to tweet all about it while lying on a stretcher waiting for his operation.

N-DUBZ v LETHAL BIZZLE - IS ROW OVER I NEED YOU HOOK FOR REAL?

Woah what's happening here?
The twitter row over who first came up with the hook for "I Need You" has prompted N-Dubz' Dappy and Fazer to post "proof" on YouTube.
It all started last week suggestions Lethal Bizzle had some legal beef with N-Dubz.
Tulisa hit back, claiming Lethal B emailed them a similar hook to that on "I Need You" but only after the band had cut their own record.
Now the row's moved over to YouTube and Fazer's looking pretty angry.
He wants to put a stop to any suggestion the Camden trio nicked the hook from Lethal B and is out to prove otherwise.
Fazer's posted a YouTube video - see below - looks like it's been filmed on his mobile phone - telling Bizzle: "Stop talking breeze...man don't need to cat tunes off you".
The shaky video then pans around Fazer's house as he explains: "This is my crib bro."
Turning to focus on emails and dates on his computer screen, he says the band cut their record two months before Bizzle emailed Tulisa with the disputed sample.
Dappy weighs in on the second video - "The Proof - part 2" - this time filmed in the studio, lots of focusing on computers, file dates and shaky footage of Dappy and Fazer moving the mouse around.
But listen carefully to Dappy's tone, sounds like he's serious about making the point but there's a hint of respect in there - could a conciliation be in the air?
Wonder what Lethal B makes of all this?



... and it goes on ...



So who's right? Is it for real? And is there any hope for peace?

N-DUBZ SIGNING TO DEF JAM??? DON'T SPEAK TOO SOON

Oh the dangers of Facebook, twitter and the like.
First we see N-Dubz' official twitter page @ndubz saying: "WE ARE SIGNING TO ISLAND DEF JAM IN AMERICA NXT MONTH!!! THE OFFERS ON THE TABLE PEOPLE!! WE DONE IT!!! BAAAAAP!!!!!! DUKU URSELFS!!"
Yes they really do write like that.
But minutes later Tulisa on her own twitter page @officialtulisa, clearly stressed by the overeager response of fans, is urging calm, perhaps for fear of risking a good deal.
First she says: "Its a mistake 1 of r mates went on r facebook sayin we're signed its not true, we've bin in talks but nothins bin confirmed, we won't no til next week, wen I no I'll let u guys no ok."
Then a minute later: "Stop the hype we're not signed nothin is confirmed at all!"
So it looks like there may be official news soon but until then - hold your tongue.