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Muse to Start Work on New Album Next Month

Chris Pizzello, AP/PA Muse will return to the studio next month to start work on their sixth album, bassist Chris Wolstenholme has said. The Devon trio, who have been on the road for the best part of two years promoting 2009's 'The Resistance,' plan to start writing after their headlining slots at the Leeds and Reading festivals at the end of ...

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Morrissey Gives His Verdict on London Riots

Suzan, Empics/PA Morrissey gave his reaction to the ongoing riots in London during his performance at the city's Brixton Academy on Sunday night (Aug. 7). Trouble erupted in the Tottenham area of the city the previous night and, in the singer's eyes, the Prime Minister's response has been telling. According to the Evening Standard (via ...

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Björk Invites Hackers to Crack 'Biophilia' App

Martin Mejia, AP/PA Björk has thrown down the gauntlet to hackers by encouraging them to crack her iOS app, currently exclusive only to Apple customers. Two years in the making, the app is part of a multimedia package accompanying the singer's eighth studio album, 'Biophilia,' due for release on Sept. 27. Following criticism prompted ...

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Kings of Leon's Tour Cancellation Could Cost $15 Million

Victoria Will, AP/PA Kings of Leon's decision to cancel the remaining 29 dates of their US tour could prove an extremely costly one, with insurers Lloyd's of London potentially set to pay out up to $15m (£9.1m). It's not only the cost of paying venues, promoters, etc., that will be concerning the band's business partners. As a result ...

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Noel Gallagher's Wife Not a Fan of Oasis Man's Music

John Phillips, UK Press/PA They may still be in the honeymoon phase of their marriage, but it would appear that hasn't stopped Noel Gallagher's wife Sara McDonald from speaking frankly when it comes to the former Oasis man's new solo material. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' eponymous debut is due for release in October but, according ...

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Smiths' Back Catalogue Getting Huge Reissue in September

Brian Kersey, AP/PA Remastered versions of the Smiths' eight albums are to be released on Sept. 26, the band's former guitarist Johnny Marr has announced. Overseen by Marr, the reissues feature the Smiths four studio albums -- 1984's eponymous debut, 1985's 'Meat Is Murder,' 1986's 'The Queen Is Dead' and final offering 'Strangeways, Here ...

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Amy Winehouse Funeral Features Eulogy by Her Father, 200 Friends and Family

Sang Tan, AP/PA The funeral for Amy Winehouse took place in North London on Tuesday afternoon, July 26, with a private service for family and friends. Fans and photographers gathered outside the Edgwarebury Cemetery in Edgware as some 200 relatives and friends of the singer arrived. As the BBC News reports, among the congregation were Mark ...

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