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Jarvis Cocker Records Track With Classic Crooner Tony Christie

Jarvis Cocker is to guest on the new album by legendary crooner and fellow Sheffield star Tony Christie. The former Pulp singer turned BBC 6 Music DJ has reworked the theme from Michael Caine's classic 1971 British gangster movie, 'Get Carter,' for the follow-up to Christie's acclaimed 2008 album, 'Made in Sheffield.' The new LP, entitled ...

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Would the Beatles Have Made It Today?

Here's an interesting question to debate while you're waiting with your mates between bands at your next gig: if the Beatles started today would they still be as big? While this article at MSNBC.com doesn't actually supply an answer it does offer some interesting insight into the changing face of the music industry between the '60s and today. ...

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Mumford and Sons Reveal New Direction and Fresh Tour Dates

Fresh from a triumphant set at Glastonbury last Friday, where folk epic 'The Cave' was hailed as one of the biggest singalongs of the weekend, Mumford and Sons have began talking about their plans for their next album. Speaking to the BBC's Radio 1 Newsbeat, accordion player Ben Lovett described the new direction as "more urgent." "We're ...

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OK Go Premiere Another Ground-Breaking Video

OK Go have premiered their new video for the song 'End Love' on their official website. As with their previous promos it's another clever, colourful, funny, mind-boggling piece of visual syncopation. The shoot for the video was in one single take - but in this case the take was over 18 hours long. Using time lapse filming it follows the band as ...

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Artist Fees Threaten UK Festival Boom, Says Bestival Director

Reading Festival generated £31 million ($45.9 million) last year with festival goers spent £16 million ($23.7 million) in local shops, pubs and hotels, according to a survey. The Reading event wasn't the only one to pour money into local economies, apparently. According to a report by BBC 6 Music new figures are expected to reveal ...

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Snow Patrol Slate New Album for 2011

Snow Patrol have revealed that they are planning to return to the studio and hope to release their sixth studio album in 2011. Their last album, 'A Hundred Million Suns,' was released in October 2008, while last year they put out the compilation 'Up to Now.' Speaking to the Scottish newspaper the Daily Record ahead of this weekend's open-air ...

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Ash's Homemade Horror Film Starring Chris Martin Revealed

'Slashed,' the near mythical horror movie made by Ash while on the road in America in 2002, has finally seen the light of day. The film -- which features guest appearances from Chris Martin and Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl -- features a masked axe-wielding "freaky ghost thing" in a wedding dress who kills each member of Ash one by one. ...

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