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September 4th, 2008

Noel Gallagher Reveals His Top Ten Bands Of All Time… Who Oasis Have Ripped Off

I made the last part of the title up but Noel might as well have called his list that. It’s a brilliant top list of bands, but there are some glaring omissions, which makes me wonder how Noel can describe it as “THE DEFINITIVE Top 10″. In your opinion Noel, in your opinion.
Noel and his […]

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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 6th, 2008

Kaiser Chiefs New Album ‘Off With Their Heads’ | Claim British Indie Is Boring

Kaiser Chiefs have revealed details about their forthcoming album, including the name, track listing, and special guests. But on the same day, they have described the British Indie scene as “very, very boring”. But that doesn’t include them, obviously.

Kaiser Chiefs third studio album is to be called Off With Their Heads, and will be released […]

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July 21st, 2008

John Lydon Racially Attacks Kele Okereke? | Sex Pistols Singer Denies Bloc Party Fight

John Lydon of the Sex Pistols has allegedly been involved in a racial attack on Bloc Party front man Kele Okereke at the Summercase festival in Spain. Reports first emerged of a scuffle between Foals front man Yannis Philippakis, but the details have since been filled in by the lead singer of British indie rockers […]

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June 14th, 2008

UK Summer Festival Season Kicks Off With Isle Of Wight & Download This Weekend

How do you decide when the summer is finally upon us and the rain clouds are going to give way to glorious days of sunshine? Personally, being a music freak, I wait until the summer festival season kicks off in the UK, which is this weekend with both the Isle of Wight and Download festivals […]

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May 31st, 2008

Kaiser Chiefs Versus Oasis - Ricky Wilson Claims New Album Means They Are Kings

Whenever a band have a new album ready for release, and they’ve been away for a while, it’s almost a guarantee that one of the members will start mouthing off against some other band in an effort to get some free publicity, and their name back on the tips of everyone’s tongue.
Oasis are no strangers […]

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March 26th, 2008

The Sex Pistols To Play One-Off Birmingham Gig To Prepare For Isle Of Wight Festival

The Sex Pistols are set to play a one-off gig at the tiny Birmingham Academy in preparation for their headline slot at the Isle Of Wight Festival in June.
The festival is set to be staged on the Isle Of Wight between June 13th and 15th with the vintage punk rockers closing the second night of […]

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March 5th, 2008

Lily Allen Being Treated For Depression - Pulls Out Of Isle Of Wight Festival

Newspaper reports are claiming Lily Allen is currently being treated for depression in a London mental health clinic. Could this be the real reason behind her pulling out of the Isle Of Wight Festival?
Lily has had a bit of a tumultuous few months, suffering a miscarriage of her first baby, and then going through a […]

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February 20th, 2008

Brit Awards 2008 - Part 2 - Kylie Minogue, Kanye West, Beth Ditto, Mark Ronson, Kaiser Chiefs

8.30pm - Kylie comes on and performs new single Wow! She looks as good as ever, and this year sports a blonde wig. Her dancers look like they are Daft Punk wannabees.
8.33pm - Fearne Cotton chats to Adele and Mika backstage, though the whole section is just an excuse to make money by begging us […]

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October 31st, 2007

Kaiser Chiefs Hate James Bond

The Kaiser Chiefs have revealed that they hate James Bond and find the movies boring.

The band have recently performed at The BBC Electric Proms, an annual music festival which sees a diverse range of British artists come together to perform sets.
At the event, the Kaiser Chiefs worked with David Arnold, famous for his work […]

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