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Archive for August 2008

August 21st, 2008

New Coldplay Album To Be Released Next Year? | ‘Viva La Vida’ Follow-Up Rushed Out

The new Coldplay album, Viva La Vida, has only been out for around two months, but already there is talk of the next Coldplay album. The band reportedly have most of the album already in the bag and could release it next year as a surprise rush-release.
The Sun are reporting that most of the songs […]

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August 20th, 2008

Noel Gallagher Talks ‘Dig Out Your Soul’ - New Oasis Album Is Not Britpop!

Noel Gallagher has seemed to spend the last few weeks talking about anything other than Dig Out Your Soul, the new Oasis album due out on October 6th. Along with brother Liam, he has spent more time talking about other musicians and celebrities in the hopes of gaining some much-needed publicity.
Now, finally, he has decided […]

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August 20th, 2008

Amy Winehouse Enters Rehab - Russell Brand Persuades Her To Say Yes, Yes, Yes

Amy Winehouse may have had a hit record with the song telling of her refusal to enter rehab but it seems she may have finally succumbed to the good advice. Russell Brand, due to present the MTV Video Music Awards in September, is said to have been the man behind the sudden change of heart.
According […]

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August 19th, 2008

New Bloc Party Album ‘Intimacy’ Gets Shock Release | But Will It Be Dance Or Indie?

Wow, totally out of the blue, Bloc Party have announced their new album, Intimacy, is to be released this Thursday, August 21st. The news of a sudden shock release came from a webchat with fans on the official BlocParty.com website.
It was thought until today that the album wouldn’t be released until very late 2008 or […]

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August 19th, 2008

The End Of Summer 2008 - The b5 Music Channel Recommends…

Over the weekend, I posted My British Soundtrack For Summer 2008. This was five videos which have punctuated my summer so far and are likely to continue doing so for the weeks we have remaining. But I wasn’t the only one on the b5 Music Channel to write about the end of the hot weather.
Oz […]

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August 18th, 2008

Amy Winehouse Live At The V Festival - Shambling, Disgraceful, Utter Rubbish

Throughout all of the troubles Amy Winehouse has had, and they’ve been plenty, I have always tried to see past the drugs, drink, and general wrongdoing in her private life because of the quality of her singing. Unfortunately, even my faith in that part of her life has now been shaken.
This weekend saw The V […]

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August 17th, 2008

Mark Ronson Owns Noel Gallagher | Super-Producer Pens Comeback To Oasis Man

Mark Ronson is a confident (some would say cocky) young man who doesn’t suffer fools gladly. He’s a super-producer who has not only been one of the main reasons for Amy Winehouse‘ worldwide success but has also released his own album full of cleverly re imagined covers.
So the man knows his stuff, which is why […]

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August 17th, 2008

My British Soundtrack For Summer 2008

Here in the UK, the summer is at its peak, which as anyone who has ever visited Britain would know means lots of rain with the occasional sunny spell in between. But regardless of the weather outside, music has the ability to lift our spirits and at least make us feel like it’s fine outside.
Some […]

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August 16th, 2008

Oasis’ Noel Gallagher Takes Pop At Winehouse, Ronson, Kaiser Chiefs & More

I’m sure I’m living in some kind of time bubble as I keep experiencing deja vu, again, and again, and again. Just yesterday I reported how Amy Winehouse had hit one of her fans, yes, another one. And now Noel Gallagher has taken a pop at some of his fellow British artists. Didn’t he do […]

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August 15th, 2008

Amy Winehouse Punches Fan… Another One | Night Out For London Pub Fundraiser

Another day, another incident involving Amy Winehouse beating up a fan. The British newspapers are reporting that Winehouse was involved in several incidents during a night out in North London, including hitting a fan, and brawling with paparazzi photographers.

Winehouse appeared at a charity fund-raiser at Dingwalls in Camden where several celebrities and members of the […]

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