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Liam Payne is fretting about connected kids : The 'Story of My Life' hitmakers are all avid users of social networking sites such a...

Some excellent pomposity-puncturing work over at CBC , where they offer you the chance to see if you can tell the difference between Beck an...

The collapse of megaclub company Gatecrasher is going to leave 230 creditors with losses, after the company was taken into a totally legal f...

Robin Carmody just pointed out that out of three great music moments in a 2006 post, the only one remaining active was a Jam appearance whi...

I’m incredibly excited to FINALLY announce that the #BlueSmokeWorldTour is coming to @GlastoFest on June 29th! ;) Stay tuned for more info...

While that last post and list of winners suggests the NME Awards had all the attractiveness of pork chops poorly cooked six weeks past expir...

Well, now this week's NME Arctic Monkeys propaganda-style cover makes sense. How could they treat Alex Turner's toe-curling performa...

For the last few weeks I've been telling people that the NME had turned a corner, and that it was packing something of a punch in a way ...

So, as part of the turmoil in Ukraine, it looks like Ruslana might end up as a minister in the new government. Not unprecedented for a Eu...

Can you not see, people? Obama is controlling Miley Cyrus' butt . Jonathan Davis says so: And what's really going on, according to ...

James Murphy wants to bring a bit of music to city life. Specifically, New York City, and more specifically, he wants to upgrade the beep of...

With so many clouds hanging over former Radio One DJs, it's rare to hear of one being dropped simply because there's no place for hi...

Iggy Pop, who used to sell insurance on the television until he was replaced by some talking dogs, has got a new job, presenting a programme...

That she kissed Katy Perry [warning: shit website where videos autoplay] comes as no surprise. But... bringing on the Flaming Lips and do...

Really, the greatest thing about hairpiece maker Terrence Davidson launching a lawsuit against Nicki Minaj is that it's not everyday yo...

What Facebookers have found most interesting this year: 1. MTV sees women at gigs; provides 'how to get off with women at gigs' ad...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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.