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Olympic Gold Stripped From London Olympics

Q103 Staff — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:34:07 +0000

The close of the London Olympics was just hours ago, and we have already had our first Olympic medal stripped.Shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk from Belarus has been stripped of her gold medal, in the first case of doping from the London Olympics. Ostapchuk tested positive for steroids both before and after winning the shot put [...]

Watch London Mayor Boris Johnson Get Stuck On A Zip Line

BJ Ragone — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Boris Johnson, the Mayor of olde London town, has become a bit cartoonish since the Olympics started. He didn’t help put that to bed by getting stuck on a zip line this week. Not really sure why Boris Johnson was on a zip line in the first place, but I am very happy that he [...]

2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 2 — France Upsets US Swimmers in 4×100 Relay

Joe Student — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:20:05 +0000

Upsets and world records ruled the day on Day 2 of competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Here’s a brief recap of Sunday’s action: France upset the US men’s swim team in the 4×100 freestyle relay despite both Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte swimming for the US. Phelps helped extend the US [...]

Best Prediction Video For The 2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremonies [VIDEO]

Dalton Castle — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:40:23 +0000

I love the Olympics and cannot wait for them to start. However, after seeing this video, I’ll be so crushed if at least half of this doesn’t actually happen. I love me some Taiwanese absurdly inappropriate animation. Looking at this video and basing everything I know about London from my one week stay there I’d [...]

Which Olympic Event Are You Most Looking Forward to? Survey Of The Day

BJ Ragone — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 12:06:00 +0000

The United States is represented very well in the 2012 London Olympics. With all the events going on, though, which one are you looking forward to watching the most?The Olympics are a great time to showcase our nation’s athletic talent on the world stage. Some of the events that take place aren’t ones that we [...]

London Olympics Reach Out To Late Keith Moon To Perform

BJ Ragone — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:43:25 +0000

The organizers of the London Olympics decided to reach out to some pretty big British musicians to perform. Perhaps they should have done their research a bit better, because they sent a letter to The Who’s manager wondering if Keith Moon was interested. There’s one problem with reaching out to Keith Moon. You’ll have to put [...]

National Cleavage Day Celebrated in London [VIDEO]

WQBK — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:10:49 +0000

It seems like just about once a month, people are celebrating National Cleavage Day which is NOT a bad thing that's for sure. Maybe its just a reason for ladies to take off their clothes and strut their stuff through a city wearing only a bra and panties. This week London England celebrated National Cleavage Day and we got the video!

"Mr. Bean" Crashes Million Dollar Supercar

Dru — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:00:14 +0000

It was no laughing matter when the British comedy-star crashed a rare, million dollar car in a town 85 miles north of London last night, but I bet most car fanatics shed a tear or two. Rowan Atkinson was treated for a shoulder injury before being released from a hospital after crashing his McLaren F1 supercar just [...]

Pole Dancing- An Olympic Sport?

WQBK — Fri, 13 May 2011 14:55:02 +0000

Vertical Dance, a British pole-dancing company, is petitioning the International Olympic Committee to get their sport recognized as a test event for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. According to the petition, which has so far garnered about 6,000 signatures, “Over 50 countries worldwide take part in [pole dancing] lessons, workshops, conventions, expose, competitions and [...]

Day 3 – Producer Joe's British Invasion [AUDIO]

BJ Ragone — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:16:31 +0000

Joe hit it out of the park today! Once again he gets national news coverage while wearing that infamous pink t-shirt. We have now hit day number 3 of Producer Joe live from London, England. Today was a big day for him as he made appearances on CNN, The Today Show, FOX news and the [...]

Most Bizarre Royal Wedding Souvenir

WQBK — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:29:16 +0000

Everybody wants a piece of the action and it’s time to cash in on the Royal Wedding. These souvenir’s now are the collector items of the future from nail clippers, plates, and mugs to the most bizarre souvenir yet. A firm has announced it will sell – Royal Wedding Air. Yes, trained professionals will be out and about in London on [...]

Ozzy To Receive Kerrang! Rock Legend Award

Jennifer Beaudoin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:31:39 +0000

The Oz man's done it again! He'll need to make room on his trophy shelf, as he will be receiving this year's Rock Legend Award at the Kerrang! Awards in London on June 9.

London's Benefit Concert For Japan Cancelled

Jennifer Beaudoin — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:18:48 +0000

It's more bad news for Japan, as the benefit concert that was scheduled for this month at London's Wembley Arena has been cancelled due to the fact that not enough bands could participate. The concert was going to raise money for Japanese relief efforts after last month's earthquake and tsunami devastated the country.

Dave Grohl Is Now A God

WQBK — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:42:06 +0000

Last Night in London, The Foo Fighters Dave Grohl dedicated his NME Godlike Genius Award to his late Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain. The drummer was handed the award during the star-studded ceremony at the O2 Academy in London. Paul McCartney, Jack Black and his Them Crooked Vultures bandmates Josh Homme and John Paul Jones paid tribute in video messages. After [...]

Rare Metallica Photo Exhibit In London

BJ Ragone — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 23:04:10 +0000

A special 30th edition photo exhibit to take place in London, England beginning next month. Bill Hale photographed Metallica through out their early days as an up and coming band in San Francisco. He is now giving a rare look into those photos in London from February 3-April 3. Titled “Fade To Black: Metallica by [...]