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HAVING FAILED TO HECTOR THE US MARINES OUT THE GULF...: Blur embrace patronisation as a way of making the Marines come home , by turning a ...

WILL SHE FINALLY USE A BLOODY SLING?: Meg White's broken her arm . This would normally make it tricky putting a bra on, but, of course....

AH. SO THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT 'REALITY TV': "What if the public want you to be the first person to pack her bags and hea...

NICE VIDEOS, SHAME ABOUT THE NAMES: BSkyB has finally given names to it's soon-coming MTV/Smash Hits rivals - Flaunt, The Amp and, um, ...

OR THIS ONE, DARIUS: Nikki Sixx is editing his journals from the year he quit heroin into a book, you know. Heroin, shagging, waking up ca...

RIAA? IT'S FOR YOU: One of the few digital areas that even the most lunk-headed record label could count on making cash on was the ring...

NOW, DARIUS - THAT'S AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Anthony Kiedis writing his life story , yes - that's a story you can see would be worth fork...

BITTER MEN - AND WOMEN - ON A BUS: Sweet Therese Bazar has attacked Gina G for using her bottom to pick up votes on Reborn In The USA . Kin...

CHOOSE YOUR SIDES: It's like trying to decide who you wanted to back in the Iran-Iraq war, but it's time to choose sides in the Ter...

UNDERKILL: Eighties retread show Here And Now (winningly so-called to puff the egos of the stars involved into believing they're still ...

THE GAP BETWEEN HEADLINES AND STORIES: Headline: Drunk Gang Tried To Rape Me Story: Erm, some drunk men tried to get Gina G to go into th...

ALL THAT A MAN HAS: Darius has been, we're told, offered GBP100 000 to 'tell all' in a book. If you're thinking this is be...

STRAIGHT UP?: The funny thing about Will Young's claims he was told to Not be Gay for the US is that it's not like Will Young actu...

WE'RE WAITING FOR THE DOTS TO BE JOINED UP: Musicians on strike on Broadway . The firefighters on strike in the UK. Can it be that long...

WHILE WE'RE ON THE POSH STUFF: Emma From (as in "Emma from Sing-sing" and "Emma from Lush") has added a new barrel ...

THE MELISMA VIRUS: We've had an email from Nigel over at the Yes/No Interlude who pulls us up over our admittedly sloppy grasp of musi...

HOW SPAMBANDS WORK: Again, we have to shake our heads over the Datsuns' behaviour. This is what their street team is being encouraged t...

BAD VIBARTOS: It's not just classical music which could do with banning vibrato, as Roger Norrington has called for . While the whole d...

TIME TO CLEAN UP THE DEAD LEAVES: The picture might be a bit fuzzy, but it proves, nevertheless, that Discovery Home and Leisure are taking...

POSSIBLY THE MOST SHOCKING NEWS STORY OF THE DAY: No, not that Kerry Katona from Atomic Kitten used to be a lap dancer - although, to be h...

LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS. BUT ONLY IF THEY LISTEN TO IRON MAIDEN: Harsh verdicts in Morrocco, where heavy metal fans are being locked up fo...

CALL US CYNICAL - OH,YOU HAVE - BUT: We can't help but wonder if the death-throe decision by the Radio Auhtority to create 32 new radio...

NOT SO MUCH COMPLICATED AS DISAPPOINTED: 'Avril Lavigne - is she for real?' trumpets a banner on the front page of this morning...

GREAT, LET'S GET HAL TO DJ: The Guardian Online is quite excited by the prospect of computer software that can recommend music you...

WHAT THE POP PAPERS SAY: First Bistro edition: From this week, WTPPS will be posted sometime during Wednesday evening... It’s probably a...

PUTTING A BRAVE - IF STUPID FACE - ON: Robbie Williams claims to be "uninterested in playing James Bond" as he's "too P...

NOW APPLE MOVES INTO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY PROPER: There's not quite a launch, but more than mulling, over at Infinite Loop as Apple prepa...

'I THINK IT'S RUBBISH AND WHERE IS THE PRETTY ONE?' - G. Coxon (Mrs.): NME.com attempting to fill a few bytes in what seems to...

THE OLD VIC MUST BE NUDGING EACH OTHER: Last month, it seemed such a coup having got kevin Spacey in to be creative director. Now that he...