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And he’s right! Sir Paul, who is 68 today, chose the lesser-known tracks over more commercially successful songs such as Yesterday, which has been covered 3,500 times.
June 18th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Protests against Arizona’s controversial new immigration law are alive with the sound of music: a host of popular musicians have spoken out against the law, urging a boycott of Arizona and recording songs to voice support for legal and illegal immigrants from Mexico and LAtin America living in the US.
June 7th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Plundered My Soul by The Roling Stones is the new (but vintage-sounding) track based on material from old, Exile On Mainstreet-era, tapes.
June 7th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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This is a trailer. See pics for Katy Perry – we love her! – at the MTV awards after the jump.
June 7th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Sinead O’ Connor looked totally unrecognizeable when she attended a premier for U2’s new tour movie U2360.See the astonishing pictures here. (more…)
June 4th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Kanye West is back. And we are glad.His new song is the hardest thing he’s done since Jesus Walks. And there’s not an autotuned vocal in sight.
June 3rd, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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As you know recording star M.I.A. was yesterday lambasted in the NY Times for the contradictions in her lavish LA lifestyle and her polictical views regrading her homeland of Sri Lanka. In retaliation, MIA tweeted the phone number of the author of the NY Times piece. Then everyone flipped the hell out.
May 28th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Paul Gray, the bassist from the Grammy award-winning band Slipknot, was found dead at a hotel in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday. Police are investigating the cause of death, though there’s been no evidence of foul play. The 38-year-old was a founding member of the platinum-selling band, which most recently released the album All Hope Is Gone in 2008. “It’s just a devastating loss for the Des Moines music scene and the world’s music scene,” said Matt Nyberg, a close friend and colleague. “He was always one of the nicest guys. You never heard anything negative from him.” An autopsy is set for Tuesday, during which toxicology tests will be conducted.
May 25th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Lyrics to the Beatles song A Day In The Life written by John Lennon are to fetch half a million dollars when they are auctioned today. You can see the lyrics in question after the jump.
April 30th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Guru, the monotone-voiced MC in the classic hip hop group Gang Starr, died yesterday after an extended battle with cancer. He was 43. One of Musictoob’s favourite rappers, he and DJ Premier were also one of East Coast hip hop’s most consistently respected duos. If you would like to recall when hip hop was synonomous with deathless cool, watch the clip above.
April 20th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Blur’s first single since 2003 is literally about Blur recording their first single since 2003. To a melody that kinda recalls “(I Just) Died in Your Arms,” Damon Albarn sings about waking up, eating some porridge, and riding his bike to the studio where he and his bandmates laid down this very track. Since “Fool’s Day” was seemingly written in a rush (it has no chorus) on the day it was recorded, we can probably infer that Blur have not been secretly working on a new album with plans to surprise us all soon. Listen below. (New York)
April 19th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Not everyone’s lining up for Lady Gaga: When the pop star asked Grace Jones to collaborate with her, Jones said no. “I’d just prefer to work with someone who is more original and someone who is not copying me, actually,” Jones explains. “I’ve seen some things she’s worn that I’ve worn, and that does kind of piss me off.” Jones was a Studio 54 star and a muse of Andy Warhol.
April 19th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Manager, impresario, musician, performer, hype man, marketeer… Malcolm Mclaren was many things. But he was also a pop genius. Hear the most important records of his career right here.
April 9th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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I was one of the last journalists to interview Malcolm Mclaren. I did it for Q, a UK music magazine.
April 9th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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“For me Malc was always entertaining, and I hope you remember that. Above all else he was an entertainer and I will miss him, and so should you.”
I interview Malcolm Mclaren three years ago in New York and found him a fascinating interviewee. The world is a poorer place without him.
April 9th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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In 1992, Irish catholic pop singer outraged America when she ripped up a picture of the Pope on Saturday Night Live as a protest against child abuse. You can see the video here. But, given the latest round of child molestation charges against the Catholic church, and the Pope’s dismissal of those same charges as “petty gossip”, could it be that she was right all along? Maybe we all owe her an apology?
April 8th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Lin Yu Chun is short, fat, has a bowl-cut hairstyle and wears a red bow tie, but the Taiwanese youngster sings exactly like Whitney Houston. And he is a web sensation.
April 7th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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All the news that is fit to print collected in one place. Again.
April 6th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Ear splitting heavy metal is being used by the US Special Forces to freak out the Taliban in Southern Afghanistan.
April 6th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Weird! Singer Erykah Badu has caused a stir with a video in which she strips naked in public at the site of John F Kennedy’s assasination – and then appears to be shot herself. You can see the video here.
March 31st, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Lady Gaga’s videos fhave been viewed one billion times – and that does not include the video for Telephone, which so far has been viewed over 20 million times. She is bigger than Jesus and even Susan Boyle.
March 25th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Michael Jackson’s doctor stopped CPR on the stricken star and delayed calling emergency police dispatchers so he could collect drug vials in the room, say new documents unearthed by The Associate Press.
March 23rd, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Did you have a fun weekend? I hope so. Why not find out what you missed with this summary of everything celebrity shaped in the last two days. It does include Michelle Bombshell McGee.
March 22nd, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Beloved singer-songwriter and Big Star frontman Alex Chilton died today at the age of 59. Chilton was 16 when he joined the Box Tops, who had a No. 1 hit with “The Letter” in 1967. He went on to team up with three other Nashville musicians to form Big Star in 1972. Indicative of the impact he had on swarms of musicians, Chilton was honored by the Replacements in their 1987 song “Alex Chilton.” The cause of the death is believed to have been a heart attack.
March 18th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Michael Jackson’s family have signed a whopping record deal – the biggest in history.
March 16th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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The internet was supposed to change the music business forever. And it certainly has made the business of music much less profitable.
March 15th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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A cache of photos showing John Lennon writing Give Peace A Chance during his famous bed- in with Yoko Ono in Montreal in 1969 have been unearthed.
March 12th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Lil Wayne is finally set to be sentenced Monday to a year in city jail, as planned when he pleaded guilty in October to attempted criminal possession of a weapon.
March 8th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Mark’s family posted this statment at the weekend.
It is with great sadness that we share the news that our dear friend and family member, Mark Linkous, took his own life today. We are thankful for his time with us and will hold him forever in our hearts. May his journey be peaceful, happy and free. There’s a heaven and there’s a star for you.
March 8th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Kanye West doesn’t hold back on his new blog.
March 3rd, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Ke$ha may be sitting pretty atop the US charts with Tik Tok and debut album Animal, but what was she doing when she was just 13? Singing mopey Radiohead songs, that’s what. Video after the jump.
February 26th, 2010
By Michael Leonard
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One-woman tornado Courtney Love has started a Twitter war with Lily Allen. Oh joy. Find out why after the jump.
February 26th, 2010
By Michael Leonard
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Simon Cowell is on an unbelieveable roll. One of the highest paid TV execs of all time – he’s worth around $175million – he is about to launch his new show The X Factor in the US and marry his fiance Mezhgan Hussainy.
February 26th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Ouch! Adam Lambert has launched a stinging attack on Susan Boyle.
February 24th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Everyone is having kittens about the future of the studio The Beatles recorded most of their great works in. Why?
February 23rd, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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It’ll be a blast. Details after the jump.
February 23rd, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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What a busy weekend it was for some.
February 22nd, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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Can this be true?
February 19th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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All aboard me hearties, for a sail around today’s celebrity headland
February 18th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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It’s simple. Just see our step by step guide after the jump. Fun!
February 18th, 2010
By Andy Pemberton
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