A mysterious article appeared this week in the Robbie Forum "Fans Supreme", where an unknown poster claimed to have heard 6 tracks off the new dance album, with the working title of "1974". The songs are alleged to be some of the best that Robbie has written, but who apart from Robbie or those in the know had this opportunity????

Tracks described include: 'Lovelight', 2 rap style tracks called The 80's and The 90's (which describe his feelings during his 'Take That'days), The Actor and Rudebox.

Strangely enough on the Pete Tong Show(Radio One UK) last week, a remix was played from an unknown artist. The name of the track 'Rudebox Dubs'!! Have a listen and decide for yourself.

Click here and listen in at 1:18:00

In Switzerland the new album can be pre-ordered at: exlibris.ch
Release date is given as 16.8.2006.

The British pop star Robbie Williams has recently sang for the Hungarian multimillionaire Sandor Csanyi. According to today's issue of the Budapest tabloid Blikk, he performed for an half an hour at the wedding of Csanyi's son at an hotel in Sarlospuszta, 65km (40 miles) south of Budapest.

The newlywed pair were treated, among others, to a rendition of "Angels". Csanyi(52), who is president and managing director of the largest Hungarian bank, OTP, is one of Hungary's richest men. His fortune is reckoned to be around 70 billion Florint (over US$300 million). The fee for the private performance will have lessened this by a few million.

Robbie Williams has a mental disorder to thank for his success. So the claim from Borwin Bandelow, Professor at The University Clinic in Goettingen. He has studied the behaviour of Robbie and came to the conclusion: "Robbie Williams is a classical borderline case."

According to the German Magazine Max he went on to say that he shows all the symptoms. 'For example he is plagued with fears, suffers from depression and one could also say problems with sex'.

'Another indication would be his Narcissism (the character trait of self love), likewise his drug and alcohol problems'.

From the German article at: Chart-King

Rumours are rife that pop singer Robbie Williams might play the role of The Joker in the sequel to Batman Begins.

Williams, who earlier worked with Batman Begins director Christopher Nolan in Insomnia, has shown a keen interest in playing the role.

"I would love to play the role of the Joker", Moviehole.net quoted him, as telling IGN Film Force.

The Feel singer says he loves comic books and feels that it is a great idea to make films based on the comic characters.

"They're making these really interesting films and there are a lot of great comic books and graphic novels out there that could make wonderful movies. Filmmakers are looking for such characters and it's really great," he said.

Source: IBN live

HE SAID he had no plans to work with Take That again but Everything Changes where Robbie Williams is concerned.

Even though he failed to join their reunion tour, the superstar is in talks with his former bandmates to work on their album of new material, we can reveal.

The boys invited him to record with them again after they were reunited in secret. Robbie and Gary Barlow buried their differences for the first time since the break-up.

It is the news that all Take That fans have waited 11 years to hear since Robbie sensationally walked out.

Howard Donald revealed to us that they had invited Robbie to join them in the studio and that he is considering the offer.

The 38-year-old said: "We all hoped Rob would be able to join us on stage but he had his own tour and things got in the way -it's a real shame. But we speak all the time now and he knows the door's always open if he wants to come and record with us or relive his Take That days in any way.

"We would love him to be on the album. Obviously he's got his solo stuff to focus on but he hasn't ruled it out."

Howard spoke to us after the boys finished their their massively successful three-month reunion tour on Sunday - playing to 64,000 in Milton Keynes, Bucks.

They will start recording in a London studio later this month before heading off to the US to put the finishing touches to their first album of new material in a decade, which Gary said he hopes will be out "before Christmas". To avoid clashes over songwriting credits they - Gary, Howard, Mark Owen, and Jason Orange - have agreed to split profits equally.

Robbie was particularly riled that Gary made more than him out of Take That songs - and it made their rift personally bitter. Earlier this month Robbie poured scorn on rumours that he making a one-off appearance on the tour.

He said: "People are asking 'Is he going to do it, is he going to join them?' I'm busy, I've got a tour of my own."

But he added: "I went and met the boys. We love each other again."

Howard revealed that Robbie and his former nemesis Gary properly kissed and made-up when they were secretly reunited in a London hotel after TT's gig in Wembley Arena last month.

Howard said: "That's one of the best things about this whole tour for me - I'm still so happy that we all got together and cleared the air.

"When we met it was like nothing bad had gone between us in the 10 years that we hadn't spoken - and to see Rob and Gary hug and make up was just amazing. It was really like old times.

"Rob seems happier than he ever has and it's brilliant. For him to come and work with us again would complete what's been the most incredible year."

Jason added: "We'd love Rob to do something with us - all of us would."

You know you want to, Rob...

Source: 3am.mirror.co.uk

Reformed British boy band Take That worry they are being haunted by former member Robbie Williams during their current string of comeback gigs.

The Back for Good hitmakers, Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Jason Orange and Howard Donald, are repeatedly fooled by the audience reaction when a hologram of the Angels star appears on stage halfway through the concerts.

Owen says, "Every night the hologram comes up and I'm backstage hearing the cheers getting louder. "It makes me wonder, 'Is Rob here and he hasn't told us?' I wouldn't say I'm glad he hasn't come. It would've been nice." Williams quit the band in 1995 to pursue a hugely successful solo career.

Source: Contact Music

Following his concert in Paris, Robbie turned up the other day at a gathering of the world's greatest travel writers at Shakespeare & Company the legendary Paris hangout of Beckett, Burroughs and Baldwin, dressed from head to tail in torquoise.

He wasn't here to seek adoration but to listen to a discourse from Jon Ronson, British writer, journalist, documentary filmmaker and radio presenter, of whom he is a fan. So big a fan, that according to his book Feel, he has bemused Dutch audiences by reading passages from Ronson's books.

Fans of course know him as a reader, Geri Halliwell for one has outed him, although the official line is that his favourite is a children's book The Adventures of the Wishing Chair by Enid Blyton.

We do know, however, that Robbie is obsessed with the conspiracy theorists Ronson chronicled in his bestsellers Them and The Men Who Stare at Goats.

Moving away from literature, Robbie has also spent £25,000 on a rare set of Andy Warhol prints. He purchased four colourful pictures of Muhammad Ali and has apparently hung them side by side in his Notting Hill pad. There are only 150 sets of the prints and Ali owns one himself.

One of Robbie's friends told a newspaper: "They're quite pricey but Rob wants to start collecting a bit of art.

"He's a huge Ali fan and this seemed the ideal way to get started.

"He is keeping his eye out for stuff he fancies now and is doing a bit of reading up."

Robbie has had the words and music from The Beatles' 1967 peace anthem All You Need Is Love tattooed across his back. It is his ninth etching and apparently he's very happy with it.

According to the Dutch Newspaper De Telegraaf : the market is being swamped with tickets for the Robbie show on Sunday, as many Dutch fans would rather follow their team at the World Cup.

Any real Robbie fan wouldn't miss this, choosing rather to video the game instead. What a dissapointment for Robbie should he have to play to a half empty stadium. They should give them away to real fans that maybe can't afford to go.... hopefully they'll lose after playing really badly, so that they're really annoyed to have missed the show.
:-)

Lothar Matthäus, who attained 150 caps for Germany and a World Cup Winners medal in 1990, and Robbie Williams have hit it off. According to the German, who met Robbie at the UNICEF benefit game in Manchester; 'Robbie is not only a great singer, but also very congenial and open-hearted'.

'It's as if I've known him for years.' said Matthäus, who has invited him to a private lunch, when Robbie stops off in Munich during the German leg of his world tour.

'We've exchanged telephone numbers so will be staying in contact' explains Mätthaus, who was positively surprised at the footballing talents of Robbie Williams, declaring his football game to be almost as good as his stage show.

Source: Rheinlandpfalz.de

Robbie Williams is due to play two concerts in August here in Cologne - sponsored by Eins Live. Time for a little 'Formcheck' at the Robbie concert in Amsterdam on the 21st of June.

There he seemed a bit groggy, was a little hoarse and didn't quite hit all the right notes. That apart, the almost two hour long show was terrific . The fans enjoyed a successful mixture of old hits and songs from his new album 'Intensive Care'.

An exceptional highlight was during the encores where he floats to the stage in a gondola from on high.

And of course being the super football fan, Robbie made sure his fans were kept informed of the latest scores at the World Cup. He also played 'how far can you kick a ball into the crowd' with one of the musicians. Which he lost.

Source: ARD (German)

Singapore will be the third stop on his Asian leg of his World Tour after Hong Kong(10.11.2006) and Bangkok(14.11.2006) on the 18th of November.

Unfortunately the Singapore National team is due to play it's last Asian Cup game at the National Stadium on the 15th. This will now be moved to the smaller 6,000-seater Jalan Besar Stadium, as the concert organisers require 5 days to prepare the stage for the mega-concert.

The Singapore FA tried to have the fixture rescheduled, but this was refused by the Asian Football Confederation. Football officials are naturally upset as this does not help the development of Singapore football. It also deprives the fans from coming out to cheer Singapore on especially in a tight group that could go all the way to the wire.

National coach Radojko Avramovic added: “If it goes right to the end, the boys should play in a fantastic atmosphere with as many fans behind them as possible.”

Source: Today

Robbie: The Mac Daddy

Posh nosh doesn't always hit the spot like gut-busting fast food, as Robbie Williams proved when he felt a bit peckish in gay Paris recently.

He had the chance of tucking into some fine fare at the five-star George V hotel.

But the Robster was having none of it.

Rather than savouring the services of the Michelin-starred chef Philippe Legendre, Robbie opted for a McDonald's instead.

Robbie was staying at the £3,000-a-night hotel ahead of his concert in the French capital.

And who can blame him for his calorific cravings?

He needed the energy for his stage show.

Source: Ananova

The British socialite who claimed to have enjoyed a fling with singer Robbie Williams now insists she was only ever platonic friends with the pop sensation.

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, who had a brief tryst with Williams, and raved their happiness in a recent British TV interview is adamant her relationships with Robbie was never more than platonic.

The leggy brunette now says, "No, no, no - everyone always gets the wrong end of the stick. With Robbie, I was talking about relationships in general - and relationships include friendships.

Source: Contactmusic

Former SPICE GIRL GERI HALLIWELL has revoked her baby ban on ex-lover SACHA GERVASI, and is granting him access to their daughter after pop star pal ROBBIE WILLIAMS urged her to changed her mind.

BLUEBELL MADONNA was delivered last month (MAY06) but Halliwell was adamant the child's biological father would have nothing to do with her upbringing.

However, after a furious row with Williams, the flame-haired singer has offered the Hollywood scriptwriter visiting hours. A source tells British newspaper the Daily Mirror, "Robbie asked Geri to change her mind but she wasn't having any of it. They ended up having a big row. "Now she has had time to think and Robbie's words struck a chord.

In recent days she has started to think of her little girl's long-term future and decided to give Sacha a fair chance." The pair enjoyed a six-week fling last year (05) but allegedly separated after a bitter feud sparked by revelations about Gervasi's drug-fuelled past.

Source: Contactmusic News

Sorry seem to have left the end of the article out. So here it is:

After a series of notes about cancelled appointments, the next entry, on September 3, 1990, breaks the news of the 16-year-old's imminent signing with Take That.

The final entry says simply: 'Now signed contract with RCA Records...Lives in Stockport with group.'

Unrecorded by the careers file, Jan had decided to take Robbie's career into her own hands.

As her son approached his exams in the summer of 1990, she heard entrepreneur Nigel Martin-Smith talking on the radio about forming a new boy band to rival the chart-topping American group New Kids On The Block.

Pretending to be her son, Jan sent a photo of Robbie to Mr Martin-Smith asking for an audition - which Robbie flew through and joined the group.

And the rest, as they say, is history...

Source: By GLEN OWEN, Mail on Sunday

A STUNNING MTV presenter reveals how she bedded Robbie Williams on a blind date — while he was romancing TV beauty Tara Palmer-Tomkinson. Gorgeous Coralie Robinson played Trivial Pursuit with the cheating Robster before scoring in all sex categories with him.

And she says Robbie, whose stunt gondola farcically failed to float on stage in Dublin last week, had no trouble with his oar this time.

"He was unbelievably good in bed and satisfied me totally," coos model Coralie, 25.

"He couldn't keep his hands off me after I scribbled him a note saying I didn't know any of the Trivial Pursuit answers but I knew one thing — that he was hot!

"When he finally got me into bed I hit the heights of ecstasy twice in quick succession. He was turning me on so much. He's such an experienced lover I just let him help himself."

Robbie, 32, met Coralie in the bar of London's posh Conrad Hotel during his romance with Tara, 34. The model had been invited along by a girlfriend of one of his best pals, who thought the singer needed cheering up.

As soon as Robbie saw the beauty, It girl Tara was forgotten. And T*t girl Coralie was in.

"I was bowling when I got the call to come along that night and meet Robbie. I jumped at the chance," says Coralie.

"I had a tight waistcoat on with no bra. Robbie was fascinated by my boobs. He said they were the best in the world.

Two of his friends were there and I was with a couple of girlfriends. Robbie seemed tense because there were so many people who recognised him.

"He asked us if we'd go and play ‘quiz' with him in a hotel suite. He takes Trivial Pursuit very seriously and dishes out bits of paper for everyone to write their answers on. He was good on showbiz and sport."

And he was about to play a very wild card with Coralie.

"After a while he invited everyone up to his penthouse flat next door to carry on playing. His dad Pete was there with his girlfriend. On the way Robbie made his intentions clear by holding my hand.

"As we all played I was sitting between his legs and he was stroking my hair and massaging my neck."

After a few more games he sneaked Coralie back to the hotel suite. "He just jumped up and said we needed to go. Then he whisked me off," she says.

"When we got to the room he slid my clothes off and kissed me all over, biting my neck. His body was covered in tattoos. He was a bit flabby but he had a hairy chest which turned me on."

When it came to positions, Trivial Pursuit fan Robbie went for multiple choice.

"I wanted to get on top but he was in control and we did it in all sorts of ways," says Coralie, who was a dancer in Moulin Rouge starring Nicole Kidman.

"He loved playing with my boobs and pulling my hair. And when he realised I had a secret piercing he was absolutely fascinated by it.

"At one point I started sucking his toes and he really liked that. He then did it for me.

"Having sex with him was a dream come true because I've always fancied him. We were interrupted by texts from Robbie's dad who was cross that Robbie had just left them in his flat.

"Robbie arranged for his driver called ‘Tweetie' to take me home after getting my number."

Now Coralie — who also had a three-in-a-bed romp with Aussie cricket hero Shane Warne — is hoping for a return with Robbie too after their April romp.

"He called me a couple of days later but I didn't recognise his voice at first and then we got cut off," she says.

"I've been swotting up on my Trivial Pursuit questions — but he hasn't called back yet."

Source: News of the World

Robbie Williams has battled drug and alcohol problems and now he's fighting a new addiction - chocolate.

Williams, who has recently started his Close Encounters tour, is worried about the effect his sweet tooth is having on his waist line.

The Angels star says: "I'll be honest - I'm doing this mad thing where I'm trying to fool myself into believing I'm not eating chocolate. About five o'clock every morning I wake up with this longing for sugar.

"I'll walk all the way down to the kitchen. So there I am in a soporific state pretending I'm not getting through a block of chocolate the size of Sussex."

To hide his weight, the former boy band member admits: "I'm more at home in tracksuit and trainers but there is something about a three-quarter length coat. You're thinking: 'Yeah people are staring, but act like you're ace and maybe they won't see the little fatty you saw back in your dressing room.'"

Source: Breaking News.ie

It's a tough dilemma for any teenager - become a social worker or opt for a career as a world famous pop star worth £85million.

These were the options open to 15-year-old Robbie Williams at an interview with his school careers officer, according to an extraordinary dossier released to The Mail on Sunday.

And the file will give hope to millions of children who have been discouraged by the conclusions of their careers meeting.

It reveals Robbie's predicted GCSE results the following summer and the employment possibilities open to him - including social work.

And it breaks the news in deadpan fashion that he 'is about to sign a record contract, having been auditioned amongst 2,000 for the British equivalent of New Kids On The Block'.

The dossier starts in November 1989 with the notes of a meeting with Robbie when he was in the Fifth Year at St Margaret Ward High School in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

The careers officer writes that two main options were discussed - he should either study drama, media or theatre at 'poly/univ', or 'develop a separate career...in sales, social work, hotel management etc'.

On a separate form, filled out in the neat hand of 'Robert Williams, Form 5BK', signs of his trademark sense of humour are already evident. Under the heading, 'Are you considering further study?' he has written: 'I am...stud,' before crossing out the word 'stud' and completing the line... 'considering going to college then hopefully to university. But what course to take is a problem'.

In his GCSEs, he is predicted an A/B grade in history, B/C grades in English, geography and Religious education, a C in literature, and a C/D in French, maths and physics. He failed them all.

Under 'work experience', Robbie writes: 'Babysit, work in a flower shop and restarunt [sic]. I am a member of several theatre companies and taken many lead roles in a number of shows.'

As he runs out of space, he squeezes in: 'School basketball and football. I also follow Port Vale.'

The assessment by the careers officer will ring true to many fans. After declaring him to be of 'medium height' and 'medium build', the careers officer describes his speech as 'very good...articulate' and his appearance/manner as 'outgoing, confident'.

But it says Robbie is 'unsure' about what to do with his life. 'Discussed taking up a separate career path using his skills and keeping up with his drama, eg sales, social work, hotel management.'

The file resumes on January 18, 1990, with the note that - clearly concerned about her son's future - Robbie's mother Jan had phoned 'to make an appointment for herself and her son to come in'.

Source: By GLEN OWEN, Mail on Sunday

Fireworks shot into the Dublin sky as the singer Robbie Williams greeted 80,000 adoring fans to kick off his European tour.

"How are you doin`?" he asked, but did not have to, as the crowd screamed back at him begging the star to start the evening`s entertainment.

He duly obliged. The first of a night of hits and a number one to boot, Radio, brought the thousands to their feet. And there they stayed.

Rock DJ followed to which everyone joined in without him asking.

Letting his fans do the work, the pop icon who began life as a star in Take That, swaggered down a flight of stairs towards his fans encouraging them to sing along.

As he walked to the edge of the stage two England flags draped from the barriers greeted him along with a message "Robbie`s Angels".

The St George`s Cross, a rare sight in Dublin`s Croke Park, the home of Gaelic games.

The first night of this 40-leg tour gave fans across Europe a taste of what is to come.

The crowd of 80,000 screamed as the star sang, danced, strutted and teased his way through the night.

Pausing for breath Robbie spoke to his fans: "Good evening folks, I am back again. Three ******* years, it`s been a long time. I don`t know how Mick Jagger does it.

"I`m 32 and I`m ******* knackered. He`s about 105," the star joked, before letting out a few bars of the Rolling Stones` hit I Can`t Get No Satisfaction.

Robbie, an ardent football fan relaxed before the gig in his back-stage dressing room by watching Germany beat Costa Rica in the opening game of the World Cup.

But he admitted the nerves were getting to him on his opening night: "I was ******** myself before I came on stage, there`s so many of you," he said.

"You`d think I`d be used to it by now."

The entire stadium was on their feet for the duration of the show, bar a couple of rows at the front of the upper tiers. The dizzying heights of Croke Park kept them firmly planted in their seats.

A string of other hits including Trippin`, Monsoon and his latest chart-topper Sin Sin Sin filled the air as the sun went down over the Republic of Ireland`s capital.

An unusual duet with his lifelong friend Jonathan Wilkes, Me And My Shadow, kept his fans on their toes before the old favourite from his boy-band days, Back For Good was followed by hit single No Regrets.

Robbie`s set finished with an encore of three of his greatest hits Let Me Entertain You, Kids and Angels.

Source: Ulster TV

ROBBIE WILLIAMS promised Irish fans a free concert after what he said was a disappointing performance last night.

He made the vow after an entrance involving a flying gondola failed to come off when a rig stuck.

Saying his performance was lacking, he added: "I'll be back before the end of the year."