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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Noel attacker pleads guilty

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Daniel Sullivan, the guy who pushed Noel Gallagher over on stage in Toronto, has pleaded guilty to assault. His defence told the court he c...

Gennaro Castaldo Watch: Getting the pop-ups

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Taking advantage of the lack of any real competition, HMV is experimenting with ten temporary stores around the UK this Christmas. Who can e...

Big Chill goes hyper-corporate

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The Guardian calls the takeover of the Big Chill by Reading-Leeds promoter Festival Republic "quiet" - which is true; it happened...

Lily Allen demonstrates more of the clear-eyed consistency we've come to love

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We all know where Lily Allen stands on filesharing, don't we? Slightly to the right of Lord Mandelson. So if she believes that throwing ...
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Gordon in the morning: 2010 Brits to be hosted in 2002

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Gordon's big splash this morning announces the host of next year's Brits : Peter Kay. Talk about catching 'em while they're ...
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Driving Spotify's adverts

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Spotify are hoping to use the music you listen to in order to target adverts . It could sort-of work: If you like Robin Beck, you might want...

TunesPro: Going broke selling downloads

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Hypebot reports the launch of a new music store , selling downloads in America for 19 cents a pop. The store, TunesPro, says it can do this ...
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Sony decide turning to online retail is the way ahead

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You can see the logic behind having Sony stores on the High Street - if you value the quality of their electronics, you might go to shop the...
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There's a ghost in Sting's house

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As if being dead wasn't bad enough, imagine if you found your underlife consisted of looking at Sting's pyjamas : "I would nev...

Morrissey doesn't suffer fools at all

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I suppose, given that he's having a bit of a shit time on his current tour, it's understanable that when he does turn up, Morrissey ...
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Miley Cyrus bus crash contains no Miley Cyrus

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It's a nasty bus crash - and, unfortunately, it involves loss of life, but it isn't really a Miley Cyrus bus crash , what with her n...

Even Eminem realises he's run out of ideas

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Instead of the promised second collection of Relapse, Eminem is going to just toss out a special edition of the first Relapse for the Chris...

Mandelson plots whim-based copyright legislation

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Some really disturbing news from Boing Boing about what it claims Milord Mandelson is cooking up to drop into the Digital Economy Bill: The...

Gordon in the morning: Headlines and dead lines

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-Hey, subeditor -Yes, Mr Gordon, sir? -I'm appearing on the television talking about how great Sun headlines are right now. It's a l...
Thursday, November 19, 2009

The end of the Linn: CD players dumped

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Linn have announced that they're ceasing production of CD players : Gilad Tiefenbrun, managing director of Linn Products, said: "Ou...

Downloadable: Fitz And The Tantrums

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Another one of those sharing widget-things, this time offering you the chance to grab a full CD from Fitz And The Tantrums. ...

George Best Week'end': You Can't Moan, Can You?

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Rounding off the album, it's a performance from The University Of Latvia: [Concluding George Best Weekend ]

Arm bands look black for festivals

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Is it just me, or does the threat of fake armbands really not seem to be that much of a risk to festivals, surely? Reg Walker has told the...

If you squint, he really does look like someone who looks a little like Simon Cowell

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Of course, it's easy to poke fun at people who offer themselves up as celebrity lookalikes, but it's worth having a look at Simon Co...
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George Best Week'end': Anyone Can Make A Mistake

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Nearly at the end of the album now - will this weekend never end, you might wonder? - and it's back to Glasgow for the penultimate track...

Darkness at 3AM: Chris Moyles makes a "comedy" album

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The 3AM Girls know what they want : There's only one album we want filling our Christmas stockings - Chris Moyles's Parody Album. Th...

Gordon in the morning: Lee Ryan caught by the rozzers

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As if the very idea of being hassled by the cops for smoking dope isn't amusing enough, Lee Ryan managed to get himself searched - outs...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

It's okay to dis Annie Lennox, says the judge

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It's not often you hear a judge talking sense, but Mrs Justice Sharp has done us all a favour by kicking out an attempt to sue the Tele...

Embed and breakfast man: Asobi Seksu

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A quick break from the boy Gedge, to bring you this - a new video from Asobi Seksu: The track you've just been watching - if you're ...

George Best Week'end': Give My Love To Kevin

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Oh, he buys you pretty things? And what does your mother think? I just can't bear to imagine you sharing a bed with him... David Gedge...

Wentz and never again: Fall Out Boy split

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Causing endless upset to untold thousands - admittedly, only amongst people trying to flog deodorant and cheap eyeliner to teenagers - comes...

George Best Week'end': It's What You Want That Matters

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From the dark in Edinburgh: [Part of George Best weekend ]

Michael Buble: You're in with a chance

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There's a Michael Buble announcement about dating fans : "I have dated a fan. What's amazing is they start as a fan and they g...

Gordon in the morning: Super-awkward

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This, apparently, is Bizarre holding a celebrity party backstage at a Beyonce gig and not, as it might look, that the accounts department a...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Adam Lambert's management asks Out to not make him too gay

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Adam Lambert is on the cover of the new issue of Out, one of the magazine's Out 100. There were, reveals an open letter from editor-in-c...
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