Ed Harcourt joins the Streets

Ed Harcourt may be busy creating the soundtrack for the next Donnie Darko moving picture, but he's also establish time to play mandolin for the Streets.

The Mercury-nominated singer-songwriter was called into Mike Skinner's recording sessions after Harcourt's wife became involved. "My wife plays violin on the record and they needed someone who could play banjo and mandolin," Harcourt explained to BBC 6 Music. "I happened to be nearby."

The Streets' PlayStation rap music is a far cry from Harcourt's torch songs, but he is yet a adult fan. "I think the Streets are great. I can't wait to hear it. I've heard songs that I'm playing on that are amazing. [Mike Skinner] has definitely got something to say, I think."

Alongside process for the Streets, the Veils and singer-songwriter Lisa Mitchell, Harcourt is too very busy with his soundtrack for Chris Fisher's controversial Donnie Darko subsequence [http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jul/16/news.seanmichaels1]. Though S. Darko is an official Darko sequel, it does not feature of speech the involvement � or blessing � of original creator Richard Kelly.

"It's going be one of those fairly experimental things," Harcourt said of the soundtrack. "I've been listening to a lot of Philip Glass and John Adams. I've been inspired by the Record for a Dream soundtrack and William Basinski and his Disintegration Loops [albums]. It's leaving to be weird, dingy ambient kind of stuff."

"You get sent a gravelly cut of the film and and then you learn it. I've got to buy the equipment to be able to do it. So it's trial and error really. I'm quite new to it."

In that case, Ed, put aside the grunge mandolin and get to it!

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JENNA JAMESON hopes Hollywood will accept her as a mainstream actress, after swapping porn for regular films.

Jameson, 34, was catapulted into the limelight at the age of 20 and has carved out a career as one of the most successful adult actresses of her generation.

But she turned her back on porn last year (07) and hopes new movie Zombie Strippers will help her find success without sex.

She says, "For me, as a person, it's a natural transition. Most girls are a little bit afraid because America's not very accepting of what I do.

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Ryan, 24, recently starred as Jaime Sommers in the US show Bionic Woman, before it was cancelled after just one season due to the writers' strike.

Comedian Eddie Izzard came second in the Radio Times poll for his performance as Wayne Malloy in The Riches.

Another former British soap star, Anna Friel, took the bronze medal for the worst US accent after her turn as Charlotte 'Chuck' Charles in Pushing Daises.

Surprisingly fourth place went to Hugh Laurie for his Golden Globe-winning performance as Dr Gregory House in the hit show House.

Editor of Radio Times' website, Helen Hackworthy, said: "Just as Dick Van Dyke struggled with his English accent in Mary Poppins, so too are some Brits failing to pull off convincing American accents."

Also in the list of worst accents was Lovejoy actor Ian McShane for his portrayal of Al Swearengen in Deadwood.

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Day-Lewis, who was on the show to discuss his Oscar nomination for 'There Will Be blood', said he felt "strange" talking about anything else.
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Day-Lewis prayed Ledger's loved ones would be left alone to grieve, saying: "This is going to be something they are going to be living with for the rest of their lives."

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