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• Jacco Gardner: Hypnophobia review – shiny psychedelia with no rough edges

  30-04-2015 23:30
  
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• Mikal Cronin: MCIII review – glimmers of greatness on Cali garage-rocker’s latest

  30-04-2015 23:14
  
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• Other Lives: Rituals review – Radiohead affiliates offer beauty but no surprises

  30-04-2015 23:00
  
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• Todd Rundgren/Emil Nikolaisen/Hans Peter Lindstrom: Rundanns review – trippy and transcendental pop

  30-04-2015 22:44
  
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• Palma Violets: Danger in the Club review – loud, swaggering post-punk

  30-04-2015 22:29
  
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• My Morning Jacket: The Waterfall review – big-canvas country-rock with spellbinding moments

  30-04-2015 22:15
  
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• Suge Knight's murder trial set for July

  30-04-2015 22:06
  
  Judge sets aside 16 court dates from 7 July to hear the caseKnight’s request for lowering of bail from $10m to $5m denied Continue reading...
  
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• Django Django: Born Under Saturn review – wonder and dread on indie-electro band’s second album

  30-04-2015 22:00
  
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• Readers recommend: songs from or about Mexico and Central America

  30-04-2015 21:00
  
  Chihuahua down to Yucatan, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, El Salvador, Belize and Costa Rica, name songs inspired by this potent and passionate cluster of countriesContinue reading...
  
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• Daniel Herskedal: Slow Eastbound Train review – radiant eloquence from tuba star

  30-04-2015 20:00
  
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• AP Interview: Marcus Miller on race, slavery and jazz

  30-04-2015 19:54
  
  PARIS (AP) — Jazz musician Marcus Miller's decades-long resume includes multiple Grammy Awards, work with Miles Davis and even an appearance on a Michael Jackson album, but now he's relishing his second calling as a UNESCO Artist For Peace and spokesman for the organization's Slave Route Project.
  
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• Welcome to the Music Industry…

  30-04-2015 19:44
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• Russell Brand is not alone: Horrors frontman Faris Badwan also thinks voting is pointless, yeah?

  30-04-2015 19:36
  
  The Rugby-educated singer says voting is for people with no imagination. Roll on the indie election campaign Continue reading...
  
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• Blub classics: the songs musicians play to get them through a broken heart

  30-04-2015 19:34
  
  Which songs do musicians play to ease the pain of heartbreak? Mark Ronson, Shamir, East India Youth, Tinashé and a host of others on how they navigated the post-breakup bluesI went out to Los Angeles while I was living in New York, to visit this girl I’d been seeing on and off for two-and-a-half years. And I got to LA and she kind of just broke up with me right there. This was 18 years ago – 1997 – I was, like, 22, and she pretty much dumped me off the plane. And I was a kid, I didn’t h
  
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• Fulvio Sigurtà/Steve Swallow/Federico Casagrande: The Oldest Living Thing review – pensive and penetrating

  30-04-2015 19:30
  
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• Babelfish: Chasing Rainbows review – impressive follow-up with unfussy lightness of touch

  30-04-2015 19:30
  
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• Nadine Shah: ‘I was determined for people to hear I was Pakistani’

  30-04-2015 19:29
  
  The theatrical goth-pop singer has always felt like an outsider. Now she’s using her newfound fame to speak out about mental health issues and why indie music needs a changeOn paper, Nadine Shah seems something of an outsider. She was born to Pakistani and Norwegian parents, but grew up in Whitburn, south Tyneside, where she was the “foreign kid”. Among the north-east music collective – including Field Music, Frankie and the Heartstrings, Maxïmo Park and the Futureheads – she’s
  
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• Twitter truths: how musical affinities link to political preferences

  30-04-2015 19:19
  
  A new study analyses the overlap between music taste and politics – from Robbie’s popularity with Tories to Will.i.am’s surprise SNP love-in In the run-up to an election, emphasis is often placed on the various party leaders’ allegiances with a particular group or artist. Music, a signifier of social preference, is key cultural currency – that’s why Ed Miliband has outed himself as a fan of Ellie Goulding (toying with that teen appeal even before Milifandom swept the nation), Nick Cl
  
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• Lau: The Bell That Never Rang review – experimental folk aces switch direction again

  30-04-2015 19:15
  
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• Bonkaz Runs the Block with New Video

  30-04-2015 19:01
  
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• Ludavico Einaudi: Taranta Project review – Italian, North African and Turkish folk fusions

  30-04-2015 19:00
  
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• When Victoria’s Secret And H&M Collide: Adriana Lima, Doutzen Kroes, Joan Smalls And Natasha Poly Front New High Street Swimwear Campaign

  30-04-2015 18:57
  
  The famous VS models have jumped ship for the Swedish high street giants…
  
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• A Taylor Swift & Kanye West Record Is Still On The Cards

  30-04-2015 18:42
  
  The singer hasn't ruled out a collaborative record…
  
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• Your Song Is Getting Played On the Radio. Will You Get Paid?

  30-04-2015 18:21
  
  It depends… Royalty payouts for recordings specifically (publishing (notes and lyrics) has a totally different payout).  Infographic created by musicFIRST Coalition.  
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• Instagram Launches a Music Channel…

  30-04-2015 17:55
  
  Instagram has become an important tool for artists looking to build awareness through social media. The platform has now dived straight into music by starting...
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• Risky Roadz Unveils F**k Radio Vol. 1 DVD

  30-04-2015 17:55
  
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• Skepta surprises fans with FREE party in London

  30-04-2015 17:51
  
  The grime mc announces free gig in London to celebrate the release of Shutdown...
  
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• Stornoway review – really wild show

  30-04-2015 17:38
  
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  The Oxford folk group’s nature-suffused material yields shivering, breathtaking moments aplenty liveA foghorn cuts through the stage mist, heralding a night that’s half alt-folk party, half nature reserve. The trills, squawks and chirrups of red grouse, loons and skylarks flock around pastoral pop songs: a marsh’s love song to the ocean (Between the Saltmarsh and the Sea), a hiking metaphor for life’s regrets (The Road You Didn’t Take) or a tramp through America
  
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• Agrippina CD review – Ann Hallenberg unearths 12 showstopping arias

  30-04-2015 17:38
  
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• You Won't Believe What Jonah Hill Looks Like Now...

  30-04-2015 17:35
  
  The actor has revealed quite a transformation on the set of his new movie, Arms And The Dudes...
  
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• Perrie Edwards Admits To Farting In Front Of Fiancé Zayn Malik, How Romantic!

  30-04-2015 16:41
  
  Wow, this really is love...
  
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• Could WWE's John Cena Replace Jeremy Clarkson As Host Of Top Gear?

  30-04-2015 16:15
  
  Well, no - not really. But the US champ is certainly a fan of the BBC car show...
  
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• Charlie Cox Reveals Who He Wants To Play Spider-Man In A Daredevil Crossover

  30-04-2015 16:06
  
  Who knew Daredevil and Spider-man were already pals?!
  
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• Paul Oakenfold: "We Spend Way Too Much Time Listening To A Lot Of Music That Just Isn’t Good Enough"

  30-04-2015 15:52
  
  25 years since setting up his world-renowned label Perfecto Records, we talk to the legendary DJ on the state of the dance industry today...
  
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• We Can't Decide Which Tom Hardy We Fancy More In The New 'Legends' Trailer

  30-04-2015 15:49
  
  Mmmm Tom Hardy...
  
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• We Can't Decide Which Tom Hardy We Fancy More In The New 'Legend' Trailer

  30-04-2015 15:49
  
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• Oops... She Did It Again! Britney Spears Fell Over On Stage But Never Fear, She's OK!

  30-04-2015 15:38
  
  The star has taken to Twitter to assure her fans she's OK after taking a tumble in Sin City...
  
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• Rihanna’s First Puma Advert Has Landed & It’s All Kinds Of Fit

  30-04-2015 15:26
  
  Bad Gal RiRi looks damn good in her first campaign as Puma’s creative director…
  
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• Nick Jonas Talks His 'Darker' Side While Looking Hot In Fault Mag

  30-04-2015 15:15
  
  Nick talks going solo, getting things off his chest and who he's eyeing collaborations with...
  
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• Kristen Wiig Turns Herself Into Game Of Thrones’ Khaleesi For Hilarious Interview

  30-04-2015 14:59
  
  Sounds like she’s a BIG GOT fan…
  
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• Taylor Swift calls fan with cancer

  30-04-2015 14:40
  
  The family of a 12-year-old girl who is battling cancer have told how pop star Taylor Swift phoned her to talk about music, touring and her disease.
  
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• Geordie Shore's Charlotte Crosby NEVER Wants To Have Sex On TV Again...!

  30-04-2015 14:32
  
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• Taylor Swift calls fan with cancer to discuss music, tour

  30-04-2015 14:31
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The family of a 12-year-old Chicago girl with cancer says Taylor Swift called her to talk about music, touring and her disease.
  
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• Jerry Lawler Has Always Been As Pleased As Punch Smacking Someone In The Kisser

  30-04-2015 14:31
  
  Younger fans may know him best as a commentator, but the King has always packed a better class of punch...
  
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• Wait, Has Big Sean Tried To Apologise To Ex Naya Rivera Since Ariana Grande Split?

  30-04-2015 13:38
  
  Does he not know that she's pregnant and married now?!
  
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• Kane Compares WWE Champ Seth Rollins To Shawn Michaels

  30-04-2015 13:29
  
  Director of Operations insists his personal feelings do not come before his job...
  
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• Wild makeover for 'hopeless place'

  30-04-2015 13:16
  
  The area of North Belfast branded a "hopeless place" by Rihanna when she shot a hit video there is set for a wild flower makeover this summer.
  
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• Harry Styles Has Been Spotted On A Bus In LA, Directioners Lose Their S**t!

  30-04-2015 13:14
  
  Hazza and his famous man-bun have been snapped using public transport...
  
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• Kristen Stewart Says Shooting THAT Twilight Sex Scene With Robert Pattinson Was ‘Agony’

  30-04-2015 12:47
  
  A sex scene with R-Patz? Yeah, sounds horrible.
  
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• Nothing Comes Between Kendall Jenner, Her Calvins & A Good Old #Belfie

  30-04-2015 12:43
  
  The Calvin Klein model added a sexy selfie to Instagram and all we can say is ‘wow’…
  
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