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Friday, July 22, 2016

The Stones distance themselves from Trump

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You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want But if you try somet...

What the pop papers say: New life through Brexit

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Yeah, we've all been wondering what the point of the NME actually is since it went free - but, over the last couple of weeks, it's s...

Bob Geldof doesn't like your clothes

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Bob Geldof. Remember when he was a punk? He almost certainly doesn't. Bob Geldof upset fans at a festival when he launched into a ra...
Sunday, July 17, 2016

Suicideobit: Alan Vega

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As 2016 continues to cut a swathe through the talented, another name to add to the list: Alan Vega has died . The family issued a statemen...
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This week just gone

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Out a week ago now: The Julie Ruin - Hit Reset Download Hit Reset Shura - Nothing's Real Download Nothing's Real Roisin Murphy...
Saturday, July 16, 2016

Bookmarks: Bow Wow Wow

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Louder Than Bombs has caught up with Annabella Lwin , who you'll recall as the thirteen year-old McLaren bounced to the front of Bow Wow...

Punk's not dicks: Viv Albertine unerases the women

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There's a punk exhibition at the British Library right now. You might think it perhaps curious that an anti-establishment movement is be...

Bookmarks: Simon Scott

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Headphone Commute have caught up with sound artist (and Slowdive drummer) Simon Scott, and takes a peek at his kit : Can you please share s...

Buskers beat the Metro ban

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Busker in Washington, DC, have had a tough time of it in the last couple of years. Transit police have been moving them on from their pitche...

Mensch & Murdoch turn Bataclan into terrorporn

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When terrible things happen to people, it's not unusual for the authorities to withhold some of the worst details. It's done out of ...
Sunday, July 10, 2016

This week just gone

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Most-read things in the first half of the year: 1. Liveblog: The Brits 2. Record Shop Day brings about The Avalanche's closure 3. Ha...
Saturday, July 09, 2016

Franz Ferdinand: Walk away, walk away

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Nick McCarthy, who was with Franz Ferdinand before anyone had heard of them, and was still with them now people don't remember them, has...

Bring Me The Horizon, and peel me a grape

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What would the festival season be without a few squabbles round the back of the VIP area? So lets drop by Spain's Resurrection Fest - ...
Tuesday, July 05, 2016

In these strange times, we need Lily Allen

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Long-term readers of No Rock will know that I've never been Lily Allen's biggest fan. But we live in strange days, and she's pre...
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Saturday, July 02, 2016

Steve Brookstein joins the Brexit debate

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Sorry, Steve, did you have something to say? The irony is Conservative women have less hang ups about sex than Labour women. Generally spe...
Saturday, June 25, 2016

Funkobit: Bernie Worrell

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Bernie Worrell, co-founder of Funkadelic and Parliament, has died . As The Guardian's obituary observes, in effect he was paid in expo...

Leave will screw the music industry, too

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While as a nation we try to come to terms with just how self-defeating half of our compatriots are, you might be wondering what it means for...
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Saturday, June 18, 2016

Half Man Half Biscuit: Ride away

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This may be the best thing You And Yours has ever broadcast: A Half Man Half Biscuit cycle trip

Blissobit: Prince Be

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Attrell Cordes, better known as PM Dawn's Prince Be, has died. A Facebook post from Doc G confirmed the news earlier today: Prince...
Sunday, June 12, 2016

EMI: Hands handed arse; tries to save face

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It's been a while since we heard about Guy Hands, the man who borrowed large sums of cash to buy EMI and then discovered he wasn't v...

To be alive at this time

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Fighting for scraps on the edge of fame : Real Housewives Of Cheshire star Dawn Ward found guilty of assaulting pop star Sinitta Justice ha...

This week just gone

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Last week, these releases intrigued us: Tegan And Sara - Love You To Death Download Love You To Death Ladyhawke - Wild Things Download ...
Thursday, June 09, 2016

Wouldn't Quadrophenia 2 just be Octophenia?

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It's not often you find yourself agreeing wholeheartedly with The Who, but their reaction to the plans for a sequel to Quadrophenia are ...
Tuesday, June 07, 2016

Spotify: An upside-down pyramid

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Digital Music News report on the proportion of users who Spotify rely on : 90% of Spotify’s Revenue Comes from 30% Of Its Users This, surel...
Sunday, June 05, 2016

This week just gone

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The most-read May stories: 1. Eurovision: Liveblog 2. Russia don't like the Eurovision result 3. Eurovision: Tumblr speaks 4. Azeai...
Friday, June 03, 2016

It turns out there is one piece of London property with affordable rents

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There's cutting a deal, and there's cutting a deal : #NowReading some unbelievable stuff about The Brixton Academy. pic.twitter.c...
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Thursday, June 02, 2016

Miley Cyrus: If you have tears, prepare to shed them now

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Poor Carl McCoid. He used to like Miley Cyrus. He used to like her a lot. So much so, he got 29 Miley Cyrus tattoos, all over his body. ...

Bpop rearranges line-up

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The troubled BPop live event - the gig encouraging people to vote leave in this month's referendum - has struggled with a line up after ...

Krist Novoselic has made his presidential choice

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Krist Novoselic - very much the other one out of Nirvana - has decided he's going to through his weight behind the Libertarian candidate...
Sunday, May 29, 2016

Where is Robbie Williams playing these days?

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I suppose if you're Robbie Williams, you'd be lucky to get a gig anywhere these days, but what a surprise to discover him headlining...
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