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unusual facts about Headline


Roisin McAuley

Roisin McAuley's first two novels, Singing Bird and Meeting Point, were sold at auction to Headline (world rights) who published in 2004 and 2005.


A.C. Kleinheider

One of two full-time bloggers hired in a headline-making new media experiment by WKRN-TV Channel 2 in Nashville, Kleinheider went on to edit Post Politics, a branded political blog of NashvillePost.com.

Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority

It is also a headline sponsor of the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show and actively supports the World Rally Championship through its BP-Ford Team Abu Dhabi alliance, which also extended to sponsorship of reigning Red Bull Air Race champion Hannes Arch and international powerboat and triathlon squads.

Albert Marchinsky

In 1920 he made a headline tour of all the Stoll theatres in London and in 1923 he was asked to join one of Maskelyne's productions.

AsianAve

Members were politically active, protesting an MSNBC headline for the 1998 Winter Olympics reading "American beats out Kwan", referring to U.S. Olympic teammates Tara Lipinski and Michelle Kwan.

Barrett, Minnesota

The Prairie Wind Player's 1993 production of Jesus Christ Superstar made national headline's for its innovative casting (nearly all characters were portrayed by women, including Jesus).

Cole Haan

Cole Haan chose Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova to headline its Spring 2009 and Fall 2009 advertising campaigns.

CTV Two Atlantic

Bruce Frisko - co-anchor of Atlantic Pulse/anchor of ATV Headline News/news anchor for Breakfast Television (now at CTV Atlantic)

Cybersonica

Throughout the years, the Cybersonica festival has attracted headline artists and witnessed the debut of Guitar Hero II during its 2006 gathering.

Danny Rampling

While still playing House and Garage sets, Rampling also began to headline at harder, trancier parties, e.g. 'South', at The Zap Club, in Brighton.

Deep Sea Arcade

Deep Sea Arcade regularly headline their own shows in Australia and have toured with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, The Charlatans, Modest Mouse, Megan Washington, Cloud Control, Kaiser Chiefs and Seekae.

DJ Tintin

His reputation as a 'stadium' DJ grew when he was given the headline DJ spot at the legendary Manchester Versus Cancer gig at the Manchester Arena in 2006 - and was invited back as the headline DJ at the VersusCancer MEN arena events in both 2007 and 2008.

Tintin is a veteran of the Manchester music scene after starting his DJ career in 1987, known mostly for manning the decks at The Manchester Boardwalk (music club), The Haçienda and the Stone Love nights, he is also tour DJ for the band New Order, played all over Europe in his own right, and had the headline DJ slot at the Versus Cancer events at the Manchester Arena.

Elvin Bale

He would headline the Blue Unit in the 70s and early 80s, and his single trapeze act won him the Circus Oscar at the 1973 Circus World Festival in Madrid, Spain, as well as the 1976 Gold Clown, given out by the International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo for the best circus performance of the year.

Emmerdale plane crash

In the 5 January 1994 episode of Channel 4 soap Brookside, character Mick Johnson (Louis Emerick) was seen reading a newspaper with the front page headline "AIR DISASTER TOLL RISES - Village Mourns As Many Die", reflecting the events in Emmerdale.

Eva Nazemson

This accident made her headline news worldwide and she was guest starring on television shows such as supermodel Tyra Banks talk show The Tyra Banks Show and Graham Norton's show.

France Dimanche

A 1960s article under the headline "La Défaite des mauvaises femmes" (The downfall of the bad women) chronicles the separations of Maria Kallas, Eva Bartok and Brenda Lee from the "men they seduced", as the magazine claimed at the time.

Freaks of Desire

Following a final headline show at the LA2 in London the band relocated to New York in the spring of 1997 and began recording new material with Bob Rosa and Barrett Jones.

Hondo Maclean

Taking their name from a character in 80s cartoon series M.A.S.K., Hondo Maclean emerged from the South Wales hardcore scene to wider recognition, including touring with former Jackass star Steve-O and engaging in their own headline tour.

Hush the Many

Arts Council England subsequently funded two headline tours, and the band has also toured as support with Ed Harcourt, Fields and Clayhill.

I Guess That's Why They Call It The News

For example, the first headline from the 21 August 2009 transmission, "We Deserve To Know About Prince's Meddling, Say Critics", evoked the response, "Is this Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie demand to know who 'Princess Meddling' is?" The actual story was Prince Charles attempting to veto a new National Trust building.

Jenelle Hutcherson

Hutcherson became a name in the LGBT community, the pageant community, and made headline news in media such as NBC, CBS, KCAL9, Huffington Post, After Ellen, The Advocate, NOH8 Campaign, Courage Campaign, GLAAD, SDGLN (San Diego Gay and Lesbian News), Curve Magazine, GreaterLongBeach.com, Press-Telegram, and Los Angeles Times.

Jolanta Szczypińska

Following rumours that she was in relationship with Poland's prime minister Jarosław Kaczyński, the airline Ryanair launched an advertising campaign which pictured the two politicians under the headline Are they planning a honeymoon trip? Szczypińska took legal action to prevent publication.

KNTX

Much of the schedule consists of news headlines from ABC News, CBS News, and the Texas State Network with the rest of the schedule filled with community news and classic hits from Cumulus Media Networks' "Classic Hits" satellite feed and more.

Les Massiliades

Multiple musical genres were represented, including rock, rap, reggae, afrobeat, metal, folk, java and what the headline band Les Hurlements d'Léo calls "caravaning".

Liquid Tension Experiment

On October 4, 2007, it was announced that LTE would headline NEARfest 2008 in June.

LivingOUT

The first headline was "Repercussions of Same-Sex Marriage In Massachusetts", written by David J. Rust.

Manila Headline

With the recognition of the 14th President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Manila Headline became a well-known publication in the Philippines and a well trusted source in finding news items in the state of Texas.

No Joy

The rest of 2011 saw more North American touring, supporting Vivian Girls, and then a co-headline with Marnie Stern, with whom the band released a split single (No Joy contributing "He Cried", a Shangri-Las cover).

Random Hand

On 12 December 2010 the band played a triple headline show along with The Creepshow and The Skints.

Riaad Moosa

In February 2010, Moosa was one of the headline acts along with other South African comedians (including Trevor Noah, David Kau, John Vlismas, Tumi Morake and Marc Lottering).

RMNMN

It was intended as a free CDEP for those who attended their Vicar Street headline gig in 2006.

Rover Light Six

The act to promote the new Rover Light Six in a headline-grabbing campaign was the brainchild of former motorcycle tester and pioneer publicist Dudley Noble, in which a Light Six was to race the Blue Train across France from Calais to St Raphael on the Côte d'Azur.

Sharon Underwood

Underwood's letter, the result of more than two decades of anger built up by "standard gay bashing", was subsequently reproduced in newspapers, emails and on websites around the world, including that of Democratic National Committee treasurer Andrew Tobias, who posted it under the headline "The best thing I've read all year".

Star Wheel Press

Key gigs have included the Southern Fried Festival in Perth with Samantha Crain, support slots with The Blind Boys of Alabama, Lyle Lovett, 2011's Aberfeldy Festival alongside James Yorkston and Admiral Fallow and a headline show at Edinburgh's Wee Red Bar in September 2011 with support from French Wives.

Sunday World

On 1 November 2009, Northern Editor Jim McDowell attracted complaints to the Press Complaints Commission after the paper published on the front page the photograph of a man hanging from a bridge, having killed himself under the headline "Halloween Horror".

Sungai Muntoh

In late 2004, another similar headline caught the attention of NTV7.

The Courteeners

On 17 December the band announced a headline show at Delamere Forest, scheduled for 2 July 2011.

The Easter People

Anthony Howard, Basil Hume: the monk cardinal, Headline, London, 2005, pp 124-5.

The Psychs

Following a string of headline shows the band toured New Zealand with The Checks and The Earlybirds in December 2010.

The Rakes

They also completed their first tour of the UK since the release of Ten New Messages, including their biggest headline concert to date, a sold out show at Brixton Academy.

The Scuzzies

They also showcased in Las Vegas, Nevada in the casinos of The Mint and Hacienda Hotels, and continued to headline in major hotels, restaurants, and night clubs throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s.

The Stands

In 2004, the band supported Gomez and Paul Weller, and along with their first headline tours of the UK and Europe, the band played their first US shows in L.A's Troubador and El Ray clubs.

The Uprising

The group completed their nine-date headline Uprising Tour in 2013, off the back of the album release, supported by True Tiger and ƱZ.

Twila Shively

By then, she was featured in an article signed by Carl Guldager and published in the Chicago Daily News with this headline: “She’s Hedy Lamarr of Softball, Twila Shively Looks Like Model, Runs Bases Like Ty Cobb. Has Baseball Savvy Plus Pretty Face”.

Úna O'Hagan

On 19 July 2012, she was involved in an on-air mix-up when she read out the main Six One News headline (which was Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore's revelation that he had first heard of Health Service Executive chief Cathal Magee's resignation in the media).

University of Wales, Newport

As well as weekly social events and club nights, the union organises Freshers' Fortnight, Freshers' Fayre, Re: Freshers Week, RAG (Raising and Giving Week) and the May Ball which has previously had headline acts including Supergrass, Girls Aloud, Electric Six, Scouting for Girls, The Zutons and Feeder.


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