a couple of days ago- they have replaced them with new members, so it's all gotten very sugababes now

the brunette was my fave.

is totes the best one...they were never gonna last though were they?

"The Pipettes have two new members, Ani and Anna. We are demoing up 20-25 new songs, with an eye to recording a second album in the Summer. We want to tell you all about them, but we’re very much head-down working on new material at the moment

This means that RiotBecki and Rosay have left to pursue other musical pursuits (which will be brilliant when they emerge), we wish them all the best, we’re all still great friends and news on their pursuits will be closely supported by us.People may be confused by such a drastic change in line-up but please rest assured - if we were to be an imitation of ourselves we would stop."

has a routine about having seen the Four Tops in Las Vegas and only realising afterwards that none of the original members were still in the band, leading him to question whether he'd really seen the Four Tops or not. This seems to be operating on a similar basis.

Still, at least it gives the lie to the concept pedalled for the last couple of years that the front girls are as much in control, part of the creative process and generally un-expendable as the Cassettes (and Rose wrote quite a few of their songs on the quiet, which makes their current intentions all the more transparent)

a birdie told me a couple of month ago they were 'splitting' but i wasn't quite expecting this. oh dear. julia slotted in some pipettes lyrics into an indelicates song a few days ago. that amused me.

of Trigger's broom on Only Fools And Horses.

2 out of 3 aint bad!

Surely if 2 out of 3 leave, that should be the end of that "band".

Monster Bobby invented The Pipettes anyway!