Scene & Heard: Todd Terje drops debut album

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Poor old 50 Cent may be down a few shillings after a court in the US ordered he pay $16m to headphones manufacturer Sleek Audio after he started a venture with the company, but ended up producing similar headphones with a different company. Another bad boy mentioned in a court room this week was Liam Gallagher, whose adultery with an American journalist was grounds for a quickie divorce granted to former All Saints singer Nicole Appleton. Meanwhile, Chili Pepper bassist Flea has gotten involved in yet another side project. Joining up with two members of Mars Volta for a new band, entitled Antemasque. Todd Terje has long been the king of the re-edit and follow-on success with his own material such as ‘Inspector Norse’ has led to the Norwegian electronic star’s debut album. Imaginatively titled It’s Album Time, it includes vocals by Bryan Ferry on a cover version of Robert Palmer’s ‘Johnny and Mary’. Another producer teaming up with a star of the ‘70s is Ben Watt from Everything But The Girl. His new album, Hendra, features Dave Gilmour, as well as Bernard Butler of Suede.