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Pixies in Auckland, Buzzcocks @ Bodega!

Things are shaping up to be a bumper summer! Pixies do Doolittle at Vector Arena, Auckland on March 12 2010 – details here. And Buzzcocks finally make it to Wellington – playing Bodega on Friday November 13. More details as … Continue reading

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Take 1 part Blur, 3 parts New Order & you get…

Bad Lieutenant! From the NME: Former New Order members Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris and Phil Cunningham have formed a new band without ex-bassist Peter Hook. The collective, Bad Lieutenant, features Blur’s Alex James on bass duties, Sumner told BBC Newsbeat … Continue reading

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Bah Humbug! New Arctic Monkeys album

The new Arctic Monkeys album is called Humbug, and will be released in the UK on August 24. Details here from Domino Records

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Blur news!

For those of you in the northern hemisphere, it looks like you’re in for a treat if you can manage to catch the reformed Blur’s 20th anniversary shows – here’s some rehearsal footage: Song 2 Death of a Party And … Continue reading

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New Monkeys LP in August!

According to the nice folks at Domino, the new Arctic Monkeys album is being released (in the UK) on the 24th of August. It’s untitled as yet, but here’s the tracklist: 01. My Propeller 02. Crying Lightning 03. Dangerous Animals … Continue reading

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How to make a 7″ single

Here’s how, from the BBC .

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The World Won’t Listen exhibition

If you happen to be in Glasgow any time between now & the 31st of May, stop in at The Tramway to check this exhibition by Phil Collins (no, not that Phil Collins) – The World Won’t Listen, a karaoke … Continue reading

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Brown denies Roses reformation?

Hmm, this just in from the NME: …Brown’s publicist denied that the frontman had agreed to a reunion, telling the Daily Mail that he is instead concentrating on his next solo album at the moment. “We know nothing about a … Continue reading

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Roses reunite?

Apparently so – story here: www.mirror.co.uk “The rest of the band were really up for it, especially when they realised the amount of money on the table.”

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RIP Lux Interior

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