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Elton John and Ed Sheeran to release joint Christmas single

Now, this isn’t even remotely a trendy or cool piece of news, and we imagine there’ll be a lot of jokes made. Nonetheless, two hugely successful musicians have teamed up to take on that forthcoming celebration: yes it’s Ed Sheeran and Elton John doing a Christmas single.   Ed was talking to NPO Radio 1 […]

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Deap Vally announce 3rd album and new single

Ah, Deap Vally, the band whose name hurts your brain to type correctly… and yeah I think we got it. The pair will release their third studio album on November 19th and is called Marriage. Guest spots include Peaches and one of Warpaint.    Of course, fans have had two EPs already from the duo […]

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James Walsh of Starsailor: The Supajam Interview

Can you believe it’s been twenty years since Starsailor debuted with Love Is Here? Maybe not given that the last two years seem simultaneously the longest and shortest ever. But the anniversary has swung past and we’re glorying in a new edition of the album. Here’s our interview with Starsailor frontman James Walsh.   Supajam: […]

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Damon Albarn apologises to Taylor Swift

After yesterday’s gloves off hoo-ha, when Damon Albarn appeared to impugn Taylor Swift and she shot back with tweets, peace has broken out with Albarn giving a complete apology…. And blamed the whole thing on the reporter turning him into clickbait:   “I totally agree with you. i had a conversation about songwriting and sadly […]

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Parklife 2022 unveil massive lineup

Parklife’s 2022 edition is happening the 11 to 12th June at Heaton Park in Manchester, and what a lineup they have for you: Tyler, The Creator is headlining, while 50 Cent will be along for a UK festival exclusive! It doesn’t stop there. Megan Thee Stallion is performing too, and the rest of this huge […]

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Damon Albarn apologises to Taylor Swift

After yesterday’s gloves off hoo-ha, when Damon Albarn appeared to impugn Taylor Swift and she shot back with tweets, peace has broken out with Albarn giving a complete apology…. And blamed the whole thing on the reporter turning him into clickbait:   “I totally agree with you. i had a conversation about songwriting and sadly […]

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Parklife 2022 unveil massive lineup

Parklife’s 2022 edition is happening the 11 to 12th June at Heaton Park in Manchester, and what a lineup they have for you: Tyler, The Creator is headlining, while 50 Cent will be along for a UK festival exclusive!   It doesn’t stop there. Megan Thee Stallion is performing too, and the rest of this […]

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Damon Albarn and Taylor Swift are beefing across the web

We’re not entirely sure what mood Damon Albarn was in when he did a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, but he ended up accusing Taylor Swift of not writing her own songs.   Yeah, yunno, the Taylor Swift famed for songwriting.   They were discussing writing in the interview when Albarn claimed Swift […]

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Album of the Weekend: Kyla La Grange

Kyla La Grange has written some of the most marvellous explorations of existential terror, but she had to take some time off for healing. We’re thus overjoyed to tell you her new album dropped over the weekend, and we have been enjoying it greatly.   I mean, enjoying is a loaded word here, because it […]

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Here’s Betty Boo’s comeback song

Yep, after thirty years and the creation of an entirely new cultural form that’s altering human conciousness, Betty Boo released a new single over the weekend. The star of Doin the Doo unveiled it on Rylan’s Radio 2 show.    ‘Get Me To The Weekend samples ‘Love Action’ by The Human League and sounds… like […]

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Damon Albarn and Taylor Swift are beefing across the web

We’re not entirely sure what mood Damon Albarn was in when he did a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, but he ended up accusing Taylor Swift of not writing her own songs.   Yeah, yunno, the Taylor Swift famed for songwriting.   They were discussing writing in the interview when Albarn claimed Swift […]

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Album of the Weekend: Kyla La Grange

Kyla La Grange has written some of the most marvellous explorations of existential terror, but she had to take some time off for healing. We’re thus overjoyed to tell you her new album dropped over the weekend, and we have been enjoying it greatly.   I mean, enjoying is a loaded word here, because it […]

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Here’s Betty Boo’s comeback song

Yep, after thirty years and the creation of an entirely new cultural form that’s altering human conciousness, Betty Boo released a new single over the weekend. The star of Doin the Doo unveiled it on Rylan’s Radio 2 show.    ‘Get Me To The Weekend samples ‘Love Action’ by The Human League and sounds… like […]

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Olly Alexander responds to complaints by pledging to be ‘more sexy’

Olly Alexander and his newly solo Years and Years project put on a damn good show on the BBC New Year’s Eve, but it drew 179 complaints from people feeling the whole thing was sexualised. Which it was, that’s the point, you don’t hire Olly Alexander for some choir work. He’s now spoken about this […]

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RIP Meat Loaf: one of the greatest showman

Meat Loaf, aka Marvin Lee Aday, has passed away. He was aged 74 and died with his family; a cause of death has not been released. Meat Loaf was one of the greatest rock showmen of them all, performing a bombastic style of music that included many a revving engine.   His breakthrough debit, Bat […]

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Olly Alexander responds to complaints by pledging to be ‘more sexy’

Olly Alexander and his newly solo Years and Years project put on a damn good show on the BBC New Year’s Eve, but it drew 179 complaints from people feeling the whole thing was sexualised. Which it was, that’s the point, you don’t hire Olly Alexander for some choir work.   He’s now spoken about […]

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RIP Meat Loaf: one of the greatest showman

Meat Loaf, aka Marvin Lee Aday, has passed away. He was aged 74 and died with his family; a cause of death has not been released. Meat Loaf was one of the greatest rock showmen of them all, performing a bombastic style of music that included many a revving engine.   His breakthrough debit, Bat […]

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Ghost release ace new song and video

Ghost have anew album out March 11th, so it was high time for a new single to keep the hype high. Today we’ve got one such cut, a song titled ‘Call Me Little Sunshine’…   …but don’t get surprised, it’s still all about Satan and stuff. The video is a visual treat, and highly stylised.  […]

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Ghost release ace new song and video

Ghost have anew album out March 11th, so it was high time for a new single to keep the hype high. Today we’ve got one such cut, a song titled ‘Call Me Little Sunshine’…   …but don’t get surprised, it’s still all about Satan and stuff. The video is a visual treat, and highly stylised.  […]

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Robbie Williams says he was the target of a hitman

Real life stories of hitmen are never as fantastical as the hitmen of games and movies… except when they involve Robbie Williams.    What?   The former boy band star was talking to the Mirror when he casually dropped this bombshell: “I’ve never, ever said this, but I had a contract put on me to […]