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Saturday, February 22, 2014

Chris Moyles: Would you buy a used car from this man?

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The really odd thing about Chris Moyles' tax scam - where he signed papers during his tenure as breakfast show presenter on Radio One cl...
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Justin Bieber's ring of fire

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Sure, this is what they say : Justin Bieber's new home is being closely guarded by police officers. Law enforcement officials in Atla...
Thursday, February 20, 2014

Shirley Manson is Kim Gordon, who is Tori Amos

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It turns out that Buzzfeed's which whatever thing are you quiz might not be based on 100% scientific accuracy: @ivygrayklein @perpetu...

Embed and breakfast man: Dum Dum Girls

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Ah, let's cleanse our palette with a virtually brand-new video from the Dum Dum Girls, shall we? As a bonus, here's the band on ...

Brits 2014: The morning after

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A couple of thoughts as the 2014 circus passes into history. First: If Kate Moss mumbling something about Scotland is the most outrageous ...
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Brits 2014: Liveblog

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6.50pm Welcome to the No Rock & Roll Fun Brits liveblog. For younger viewers, a liveblog is like a bunch of tweets, but without anyone ...
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Twittergem: Michael Jackson

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Retronaut finds a meeting of minds : 1988: Michael Jackson and Benny Hill (more: http://t.co/b6Zl5cXHlY ) pic.twitter.com/9Pg7OK1NbF — Retr...

Charlotte Church wishes she'd pulled her butt out

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Following Charlotte Church's John Peel lecture , pointing out the way women are mostly treated by much of the music industry, there'...

The Birmingham Mail gets to know Bill Drummond

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Oh, dear. The Birmingham Mail struggles to capture Bill Drummond : A chart-topping pop star turned artist who famously burned a million pou...
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Devobit: Bob Casale

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Sad news from Devo, as founder member Bob Casale has died: Post by Devo .

Abba explain the sequinned jumpsuits

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So it turns out Abba wore those godawful stage clothes as a tax dodge: According to Abba: The Official Photo Book, published to mark 40 ye...

Chart to be inundated by rising tide of streams

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Apparently, last night at a Radio Academy event, Radio 1's George Ergatoudis let slip plans for the UK charts to count plays on streamin...

South Korea takes public domain content back into copyright

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Another victory for gloabalisation: In order to allow Australian businesses to swallow up South Korean assets ("to seal a free trade ag...

Rock sick list: Percy Sledge

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Percy Sledge isn't doing well, it turns out. He's pulled out of a UK tour as he's having treatment for liver cancer.
Monday, February 17, 2014

Brits 2014: The artist formerly known as above this sort of thing

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Prince has been confirmed as playing the Brit awards this week . In other news, ITN have sighed and moved Wednesday's News At Ten back...

Joe McElddery: So much win

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There's something crushing about Joe McElderly's CV as detailed by the Lincolnshire Echo : Joe rose to fame when he won the sixth s...
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Sunday, February 16, 2014

This week just gone

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The most-read stuff from whenever, this week: 1. The return of the Prince 2. NME figures continue to drop 3. KT Tunstall and her lesbian...
Saturday, February 15, 2014

Nicki Minaj doesn't really apologise, but comes close enough for Spin

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Nicki Minaj decided to use Malcolm X to promote her new single. Spin explains how: Nicki Minaj has come under fire not for her new video ...

Tiny royalty cheques

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There's a post over on Aux TV which gathers some of the tiny royalty cheques that some artists have recently received . Some of them a...
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Twittergem: Foals

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Band dedicate show to audience stood in front of them RT @NME : Foals dedicate Valentine's Day set to London crowd http://t.co/VnvI05DTt...

Morrissey, Cliff and Tom Bloody Jones: The Men Of A Certain Age tour

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The news that Morrissey has announced dates with Tom Jones and Cliff Richard isn't really as surprising as people seem to think. Firs...
Friday, February 14, 2014

Circulation figures for NME stuck on repeat

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As I type this, Today on Radio 4 are effectively using the latest NME sales figures as a chance to have run a eulogy. And the figures are ...
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Thursday, February 13, 2014

Jordan Catalano as Ringo Starr

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Apparently Liam Gallagher is still grimly pressing on with his joyless Beatle film project and, oh, is he setting his sights high : Gallagh...
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Beibs don't reign in Indianapolis

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Indianapolis International Airport set out to get some lovely artwork for one of the concourses. "I know" they thought, "let...

Nuevatrovaobit: Santiago Feliu

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Santiago Feliu, the Cuban Nueva Trova singer songwriter, has died . Feliu started playing the guitar at the age of five. As a small child,...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Won't someone please think of George Michael?

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Hundreds of homes. Thousands of people. Numerous businesses. Wildlife across the country. All these have been affected by flooding, but th...

Harry Styles as Lennon, with Lennon as Jesus

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If you're ever in need of a working example of "the second time as farce", you can now reach for the outrage that has greeted ...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Hanna movie gets UK distribution

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The Punk Singer, the movie about Kathleen Hanna, is getting a proper UK distribution. Dogwoof have picked up UK rights : "We’re very...

Shirley Collins: I think you safely can call this a comeback

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Shirley Collins hasn't played live for 35 years - she's suffered from dysphonia , which effectively scuppered her folk career. Had...
Monday, February 10, 2014

Spotify invent new 'bloke talking about music' format

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Spotify - which, conventional wisdom insists, is a success because it allows you to listen to music in a radio-style without someone wafflin...
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