VIDEO: Our intrepid rival to Danny Wallace is staring down the barrel of his 30s. Here are Andy Naylor’s top 10 tunes that bring back great memories.
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10 tunes: Feel good memories
Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys loses his fight with cancer
The music world has lost another icon. Adam Yauch, one-third of pioneering hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, has died at the age of 48 after losing his battle with cancer. Yauch, also known as MCA, had been in treatment for almost three year and was diagnosed in 2009 after discovering a tumour in his salivary gland. The...
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Festival Preview: Ignition, Newcastle upon Tyne
Ignition Festival, 6-7August Post-punk giants Echo & The Bunnymen, fellow Merseysider Miles Kane and alternative folkster Frank Turner will get the party going at the north-east’s latest musical gathering this summer at Newcastle racecourse, Gosforth Park. With a strong ethos on supporting the region’s local talent, the line-up also features kitchen-sink indie diamonds the...
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Ed Sheeran: A profile
If you haven't heard of Ed Sheeran, you soon will.
The 20 year old Londoner has just signed a deal with Atlantic and has had his first single The A-Team play listed at Radio 1. A young lad with an acoustic guitar (who doesn't just write love songs is refreshing - I can say that...
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Watch the new Lady Gaga official music video here
Like her, or absolutely loathe her, Lady Gaga is the Madonna of the new millennium. Born this way is the first single from the new Queen of Pop’s upcoming album of the same name which will be released on the 23 May 2011. It’s the latest mindless electro/pop nightmare from the fame monster and...
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Paul McCartney @ Hyde Park Calling
It was nearly 50 years ago when The Beatles brought to the world a distinctive sound of pop music, creating millions of fans and influencing musicians worldwide. So when Paul McCartney announced he was playing Hyde Park Calling, there was much excitement. Fans might have missed their chance to see the Fab Four live...
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Liam Gallagher Launches Pretty Green Store
Ex Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher opened his first fashion store Pretty Green yesterday in a temporary shop in the fashionable Carnaby Street.
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My Top Ten Covers
To kick off the music section of Pale Blue Dot, I trawled through my ever expanding itunes account to come up with a list of the greatest covers of all time. Enjoy. Hotel California: The Gypsy Kings This Spanish language re-working of the Eagles masterpiece adds an extra dimension to this wonderfully complex and...
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