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• Mexican singer to be sent to South Carolina for assault case

  30-09-2015 22:21
  
  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge says regional Mexican music singer and television star Larry Hernandez will be extradited to South Carolina where he's accused of kidnapping and assault stemming from a business dispute.
  
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• Tina Arena: I Want to Love You, starring Vince Colosimo – video premiere

  30-09-2015 22:16
  
  The powerhouse pop singer’s new video casts Colosimo as her love interest and was inspired by the work of American photographer Cindy ShermanTwelve years is a long time between drinks, but that’s what has passed between Tina Arena’s 2001 Just Me, and her next English-language album of original material, called Reset (she had a few French-language and cover albums in between).Reset, Arena admits, was a risky venture. “There is always a huge chance that your audience has mo
  
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• Don Henley: ‘The Internet Is Slowly but Surely Killing the Idea of Copyright’

  30-09-2015 21:34
  
  …from Don Henley’s recent interview with Charlie Rose:
  Charlie Rose: Most great artists, have at least told me, I’d say a majority have come to this table, many many great artists… they say it’s hard work.
  Don Henley: Someone once said that writing is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration, and I think it’s true.  To finish a great work, you might get a great epiphany or a great idea that comes to you in the middle of the night, and you start writing and
  
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• Hush puppies: Vet says music cuts shelter barking and stress

  30-09-2015 19:17
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Can music tame the savage beast? Can it hush puppies and calm kitties?
  
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• Graham Nash: 'The Queen stunned me by asking about the Hollies'

  30-09-2015 19:01
  
  He’s hung out with Dylan, taken acid with Hendrix and spanked Joni Mitchell over his knee … no wonder the Crosby, Stills and Nash linchpin thought playing Woodstock was ‘no big deal’ Hi, Graham, how are you?
  I’m excellent, my friend, thank you very much.So you went from beat musician to hippy royalty in five years. How did you manage that?Music! The truth is we [the Hollies] were kids from Manchester who escaped having to do what our fathers did. You were supposed
  
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• Everyone Thinks the Internet Killed Tower Records. But That’s Not the Real Story…

  30-09-2015 18:57
  
  “Everyone thinks they know what killed Tower Records: The Internet. But that’s not the story.”Established in 1960, Tower Records eventually swelled to more than 200 stores in thirty countries across give countries.  Now, there’s a documentary that chronicles the crumbled institution.  All Things Must Pass was created (and Kickstarted) by Colin Hanks; here’s the trailer.More details here. 
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• John Peel: 'If something has me confused, I want to play it on the radio'

  30-09-2015 18:53
  
  With David Cavanagh’s social history of John Peel’s shows winning rave reviews, we hear from the great man himself, in this 1971 Melody Maker interview, taken from Rock’s BackpagesSomehow I always associate John Peel with the word “nice”. A long as I can remember he has been calling everything nice. Hamsters are nice. Malayan seven-string guitars are nice. The Pig is nice. So is walking in the park. Nice. Really nice.VD isn’t nice, but then he didn’t say
  
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• Naughty Boy: from pizza delivery man to Beyoncé's British connection

  30-09-2015 18:42
  
  The hot producer might still live with his parents but that hasn’t stopped Sam Smith, Mary J Blige and Queen Bey herself calling on his talents. He talks about staying normal, mosque selfies and his big bust-up with Zayn MalikNaughty Boy’s recording studio is, on entry, an almighty dump. True to the spirit of a teenage boy’s bedroom, it’s painted in gloopy black with towers of clutter Jenga-ing on every surface and wall: a tableful of San Pellegrino, a Nerf gun, a terribl
  
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• Jay Z's Tidal to celebrate 1 million subscribers with mega concert

  30-09-2015 18:39
  Jay Z's global streaming music service Tidal on Wednesday announced a super star charity concert in New York to celebrate reaching one million subscribers, six months after it launched. Jay Z, his wife Beyonce, Prince, Usher, and Nicki Minaj will headline the Oct. 20 concert in Brooklyn, with tickets going on sale on Wednesday, firstly to Tidal subscribers. The concert will also be streamed live for both subscribers and non-subscribers via Tidal.com.
  
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• EMA Co-Host Ruby Rose And Gender Fluidity

  30-09-2015 18:35
  
  We So Can't Wait For The EMAs.
  
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• Arcade Fire, Metallica, Green Day, and Method Man Are All Releasing Cassette Tapes…

  30-09-2015 18:21
  
   
  Like most people, we’ve heard lots of chatter about a cassette comeback over the years, but zero evidence of any actual cassette sales.  Now, that could be changing, with a nostalgia wave potentially lifting the left-for-dead format.
  Something’s happening this time around, and artists are responding.  Just last week, LA-based artist Transviolet mysteriously started sending cassettes in the mail, and even dropping a copy to the personal home address of a DMN wri
  
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• Calling All Olly Murs Fans, We Need Your Video Questions Now!

  30-09-2015 18:11
  
  Wanna be on telly asking Olly a question? Now's your chance...
  
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• Game of Thrones Movie Confirmed!

  30-09-2015 18:09
  
  AND some favourite (dead) characters may well be returning...
  
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• Phil Woods obituary

  30-09-2015 18:02
  
  Fluent and creative saxophonist regarded as one of the world’s leading jazz soloistsThe mid-1950s saw not only the first significant strides in the career of the American saxophonist Phil Woods, who has died aged 83, but also the sudden departure of Charlie Parker, bowing unceremoniously out of his chaotically brilliant life in 1955 at only 34. The young Woods played Parker’s instrument, the alto saxophone; he had Parker’s dazzling fluency and speed; and he had the master&rsquo
  
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• OMG Ed Sheeran & Ruby Rose Are Hosting The 2015 MTV EMA!

  30-09-2015 18:00
  
  Aaah we can’t cope!
  
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• Sibelius: Symphonies CD review – Rattle and the Berlin Phil's problematic symphony cycle

  30-09-2015 17:48
  
  Berliner Philharmoniker/RattleAt the beginning of this 150th anniversary year for Sibelius, Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic gave cycles of the seven symphonies in Berlin and on tour; these recordings are taken from the performances given at the Philharmonie in Berlin. They are lavishly packaged in what is now the standard format for the orchestra’s own label, and as well as recordings in conventional CD format, the set includes Blu-ray discs offering HD video recordings of the con
  
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• 12 Celebrities You (Probably) Didn't Know Were Vegetarian

  30-09-2015 17:43
  
  Well you might if you're big on your celeb veggies...
  
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• Music as a torture weapon: exploring the dark side

  30-09-2015 17:42
  
  A composer’s highest joys have long been used to violate prisoners’ minds, destroying their inner beings. And not just at Guantanamo, either
  We usually talk about the way music moves us – to joy, passion, excitement, melancholy, fury even – but music can also be put to much darker uses, something that is rarely discussed. Over the course of Radio 3’s Why Music? weekend, Morag Grant and Suzanne Cusick threw light on the disturbing history of music’s use in, and
  
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• The playlist – Latin American: MPeach, Julio Iglesias, Survival Mode and more

  30-09-2015 17:26
  
  Latin American music of the future from MPeach, Spanish standards from the bestselling Julio Iglesias, and big-band sounds from pioneering salsa pianist Eddie PalmieriThe multidisciplinary project of singer/producer/artist Mariana Martin Capriles comes with a mission statement of sorts, by defining her music – contemporary dance beats influenced by traditional Latin American rhythms – as “latino del futuro”. This single, from her great debut album Malania, concentrates th
  
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• 4 Life Lessons Geordie Shore's Holly Hagan Swears By

  30-09-2015 17:21
  
  Holly shares some of her best tips from surviving Geordie Shore life...
  
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• Apple Music Now Available for $1.57 a Month (In China)

  30-09-2015 17:19
  
  The official announcement was made this morning, with monthly Apple Music pricing at 10 yuan, or $1.57.  That’s wildly different that US pricing, though just like the American installation, payment will be required after a 90-day trial window will apply.   “Customers in China love the App Store and have made it our largest market in the world for app downloads,” noted Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services.
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• Chroma Ensemble review – Nyman world premiere unwraps minimalism

  30-09-2015 16:43
  
  Kings Place, LondonThe tight, alive playing of the Chroma instrumentalists lifted the performances well above the routine, though only a few of the other pieces in the programme caught the earThe year-long Minimalism Unwrapped festival in London’s Kings Place has been focusing on major figures in one of the late 20th century’s most significant movements. After weekends devoted to Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and the Bang on a Can composers, the latest in the spotlight was Michael Nyman
  
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• Sam Smith teases Bond Spectre song 'Writing's On The Wall' music video - watch it here

  30-09-2015 16:41
  
  Sam posted the patriotic clip on his YouTube channel, with the full video expected in the coming weeks.
  
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• Kim Kardashian Eating A Cheeto Vs. Real People Eating Supermarket Branded Cheese Puffs

  30-09-2015 16:31
  
  Hey, it's way more difficult than it looks.
  
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• Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria review – Ian Bostridge brings richness amid reflection

  30-09-2015 16:31
  
  Barbican, London
  The tenor’s expressive variety and Elizabeth Watts’ thrilling Minerva stood out in this concert staging of Monteverdi’s operaThe last of the Academy of Ancient Music’s concert-hall stagings of Monteverdi’s operas at the Barbican had an extra, melancholy dimension. The performance of Il Ritorno d’Ulisse was dedicated to the memory of the critic Andrew Porter, who died in April, and who was an inspiring model for subsequent generations of writer
  
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• Exclusive! Aaron & Scotty T Teach Chloe How To Swim In Brand New Geordie Shore Clip

  30-09-2015 16:28
  
  Go on Chloe, you can do it!
  
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• BBCSSO/Runnicles review – warm, bold and incisive

  30-09-2015 16:27
  
  Usher Hall, Edinburgh
  Donald Runnicles started his final season as the BBCSSO’s chief conductor with a clear and thoughtful account of Mahler’s incomplete 10th SymphonyThere was bittersweetness to the brilliance of this concert: it was the start of Donald Runnicles’s last season as chief conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and it stung a bit to be reminded just how chiselled and warm, how bold and honed and incisive the orchestra’s sound is under his baton.
  
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• Fancy Making This Year’s Christmas Dinner A Bit More Magical? Why Not Have It At Hogwarts

  30-09-2015 16:25
  
  You know, for a fee.
  
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• How to get Glastonbury 2016 tickets

  30-09-2015 16:07
  
  On Thursday 1 October, the first tickets for Glastonbury go on sale. Use these tips to beat the mad rushOctober is upon us. A month in which we celebrate mid-autumn, pre-winter, Halloween, Eminem’s 42nd birthday and International Walk to School Month. Most importantly, however, is the official arrival of Glastonbury tickets. For those planning on embarking on the grey hair-inducing challenge on 1 and 4 October, we have a tactical, practical and emotional guide to getting your hands on Glas
  
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• Beyonce, Prince, Jay Z to perform at Tidal concert in NYC

  30-09-2015 16:02
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Streaming service Tidal is putting together an all-star concert starring Beyonce, Prince and Jay Z on Oct. 20.
  
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• Cheryl Fernandez-Versini Thinks It's A 'Bad Message' To Call Obese People 'Curvy'

  30-09-2015 15:56
  
  The singer has weighed in on the media's obessesion with body image.
  
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• The Rock's Puppy Has Been Put Down And We Think We're Going To Cry

  30-09-2015 14:32
  
  Poor pup was critical after eating poisonous mushroom...
  
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• Now Cami Li Wants To Go On I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

  30-09-2015 14:02
  
  Hands up who wants to see her doing the Bushtucker Trial...
  
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• Mobo awards 2015: Krept and Konan and JME lead nominations

  30-09-2015 13:53
  
  The 20th anniversary of the awards celebrates the recent renaissance of UK grime with 27 nominations shared between Stormzy, Wiley and Lethal BizzleThe nominations for the Mobo awards 2015 have been announced, with grime’s recent renaissance celebrated at this year’s ceremony. Reflecting the British scene’s revival, grime artists have clocked up 27 nominations across all categories this year.The Boy Better Know label co-founder JME leads the awards with four nominations: best a
  
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• 5SOS Need Your Video Questions!

  30-09-2015 13:45
  
  Want to see your face on TV asking 5 Seconds Of Summer something? Now's your chance!
  
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• Jay Z claims Tidal music streaming service has hit 1 million subscribers despite Apple Music launch

  30-09-2015 13:44
  
  It has been an uphill struggle for music streaming service Tidal since its March launch, but it has just passed a major milestone. Owner Jay Z has announced the service has broken the one million subscriber mark, despite being in the shadows of both Spotify and Apple Music. Announcing the news on Twitter with a rare tweet, Jay Z, 45, also revealed that he will be throwing a special concert in his hometown of Brooklyn on 20 October to mark the triumph.
  
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• The playlist: folk and world music – Stick in the Wheel, Blick Bassy, Jambinai and more

  30-09-2015 13:15
  
  This month’s selection includes no-nonsense singing from the East End, a west African virtuoso and South Korean folk-metal experimentalistsStick in the Wheel are shaking up the English folk scene with their no-nonsense approach and the vocal work of Nicola Kearey, who sings in a harsh London East End accent. They’re great storytellers, mixing their own songs with old folk-scene favourites, now given a sometimes startling new lease of life. Their debut album, From Here, starts with th
  
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• Watch: Lorde plays lover and assassin in Disclosure's Magnets music video

  30-09-2015 13:08
  
  Thankfully, Lorde was around to de-code the music video for her collaboration with Disclosure.
  
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• It was all a stream: hip-hop's new music model may actually work

  30-09-2015 13:00
  
  As Tidal and Apple Music offer exclusives featuring the genre’s top artists, has hip-hop figured out how to make fans actually pay for music again?I listen to new music all the time, but pay very little for it. Part of that is owing to the perks of being a hip-hop writer, but mostly it’s because I’ve long subscribed to streaming services. Ten bucks a month covers much of my needs, and YouTube fills in most gaps. Here and there I’ll support an artist I admire by buying the
  
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• Eye Eye, Kylie! It’s Back To Blue As Kylie Jenner Plays With Coloured Contact Lenses

  30-09-2015 12:56
  
  Why just change your hair when you could switch up your eye colour too?
  
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• 7 Things That Need To Happen At One Direction's Intimate London Gig

  30-09-2015 12:49
  
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• Ten Walls issues lengthy apology for homophobic remarks

  30-09-2015 11:16
  
  The Lithuanian DJ claims that remarks he made in June, in which he described gay people as ‘another breed’, were due to stress Lithuanian DJ Ten Walls has made another public apology for the homophobic remarks he posted in June. The dance artist faced a huge backlash after he published a Facebook post that labelled gay people as “another breed” and compared them to paedophiles. He issued a short apology at the time, saying that the views he posted “did not reflect m
  
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• Cult heroes: Alan Tarney, the greatest British pop producer you've never heard of

  30-09-2015 10:57
  
  Whether on A-ha’s Take on Me, Cliff Richards’ Wired for Sound or St Etienne’s You’re in a Bad Way, his signature sound, full of warm synths and smooth harmonies, deserves greater recognition
  The producers who are most frequently hailed as avants, savants and auteurs tend to be from the dawn of modern pop (Joe Meek, Phil Spector, Lee Hazlewood) or the golden age of modern R&B (Timbaland, NERD, Rodney Jerkins). With the exception of Trevor Horn, they are rarely from the
  
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• Justin Bieber review – a once precocious teen atones for his years of rebellion

  30-09-2015 10:47
  
  Bieber Island (aka Cockatoo Island), Sydney
  Bieber’s comeback is marked by a short set and a much longer interview in which he humbly repents for his ‘bad boy’ waysBieber Island: one man’s intimate date with 1,200 screaming Australian fansIt was not long ago that “Bieber Island” could have been a metaphor for the lonely outpost the Canadian pop star found himself at the end of his annus horribilis.Related: Justin Bieber: 'I was getting cockier and cockier'Cont
  
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• Steve Albini rant about dance music turned into billboard

  30-09-2015 10:21
  
  The producer sent a scathing email to electronic artist Powell documenting his hatred of club culture. It’s now being used as an advert ... Steve Albini has written an impassioned rant outlining his hatred of club culture ... only to find it plastered over a billboard. The legendary punk producer made his remarks after being contacted by electronic artist Powell, who wanted sample clearance for a segment of Albini’s voice taken from a Big Black gig. In an email, Powell explained his
  
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• Rage Against the Machine bassist: I apologise for Limp Bizkit

  30-09-2015 09:32
  
  ‘I feel really bad that we inspired such bullshit,’ says Tim Commerford, who seems unaware of the fact the nu-metal band are still operatingRage Against the Machine’s bassist Tim Commerford has taken it upon himself to issue an apology. A deeply personal one, that can only have been delivered after hours of soul-searching and personal torment. “I do apologise for Limp Bizkit,” Commerford said, in a recent interview with Rolling Stone. “I really do. I feel real
  
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• Executive Shuffles: Cumulus, HFA, UMPG, Downtown, ADA, AdShare, Live Nation, Paradigm, Nonesuch

  30-09-2015 06:29
  
   
  The biggest fireworks of late are happening at Cumulus Media, the second-largest radio broadcaster in the US but a company struggling with massive debt and depressed shares.  Effective October 13th, Lew Dickey will relinquish his CEO and president stripes, and pasture into a Vice Chairman title.  Board member Mary Berner will assume the leadership role.  Cumulus is currently saddled with more than $2.5 billion in debt, with shares slumping more than 80% this year
  
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• Apple launches Apple Music in China

  30-09-2015 05:12
  (Reuters) - Apple Inc launched Apple Music along with iTunes Movies and iBooks in China and said the cloud-based music streaming service will roll out on Android phones this fall. Apple will offer Apple Music subscribers access to a vast library of songs for 10 yuan ($1.57) a month after an initial three-month trial membership, the company said in a statement. The announcement comes at a time when the iPhone maker has been struggling to reassure its shareholders about its business in China.
  
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