This week just gone

The most-read 2012 stories in the first half of the year were:

1. Noel Gallagher yearns for the days of Thatcher
2. The Sun draws attention to the Tulisa sex tape
3. MySpace is resurgent... kinda
4. Brits 2012 liveblog
5. Mick Jagger loves Boris Johnson
6. Frank Skinner thinks the Brits aren't as good as they were in the past. You know, when he presented them.
7. Spotify believe they're about to kill iTunes
8. Kanye West reckons he could have been an architect
9. Whitney Houston: was she really a great singer?
10. Kerrang Awards 2012: The shortlist


These were the interesting releases:


Shrag - Canines

Download Canines



Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan

Download Swing Lo Magellan



Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman - Hidden People

Download Hidden People



Duke Special - Oh, Pioneer

Download Oh Pioneer



Bananarama - 30 Years Of Bananananarama

Download 30 Years