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Posted Fri 20 Mar 2009 12:07PM GMT
Following those tabloid reports that The Stone Roses are planning a
reunion, which have, of course, been denied by both Ian Brown and John
Squire, the latter of the band's former members has clarified his
feelings on the issue by creating a piece More »
Posted Fri 20 Mar 2009 12:05PM GMT
n news that will surprise, well, no one really, SpiralFrog is dead.
The once much hyped ad-funded download service went offline yesterday.
It seems the company actually ceased operating last Friday, but the
site stayed live for a few days while th More »
Posted Thu 19 Mar 2009 12:21PM GMT
The Bestival team yesterday announced a new scheme that lets
cash-strapped music fans who are planning to go to this year's Camp
Bestival festival to pay for their tickets in three instalments - a
third now and the rest in two further instalments. More »
Posted Thu 19 Mar 2009 12:19PM GMT
From October, the government's New Deal For Musicians scheme, which
provides funding for unemployed musicians, will be replaced, along with
a number of other New Deal schemes, by a new system called Flexible New
Deal.
The
New Deal For Musi More »
Posted Thu 19 Mar 2009 12:16PM GMT
Kanye West is reportedly facing a two and a half year jail sentence in
relation to that previously reported incident in which he is accused of
attacking a photographer and breaking their camera. West, you may
remember, was arrested at Los Angeles More »
Posted Thu 19 Mar 2009 12:15PM GMT
The Irish internet industry is lining up to oppose record industry
proposals that they introduce the infamous three-strike system which
would see persistent illegal file sharers lose their internet access if
they failed to heed two warnings that t More »
Posted Wed 18 Mar 2009 12:12PM GMT
The inaugural Heavenly Planet Festival, which was scheduled to take
place from 10 - 11 Jul in Reading, has been cancelled. Joint organisers
Festival Republic, the local council and WOMAD artistic director Thomas
Brooman have blamed the current eco More »
Posted Wed 18 Mar 2009 12:10PM GMT
Adam Goldstein, aka DJ-AM, has filed a lawsuit seeking damages of
$20 million relating to that much-reported September 2008 plane crash
in which he and Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker were the only two of
six on board to survive.
Following More »
Posted Wed 18 Mar 2009 12:07PM GMT
Amy Winehouse pleaded not guilty to assault at Westminster
Magistrates Court yesterday morning. As previously reported, Winehouse
is accused of assaulting Sherene Flash at a charity ball in Berkley
Square, Westminster last September.
After More »
Posted Wed 18 Mar 2009 12:06PM GMT
According to The Mirror, The Stone Roses are planning to reform to
play 21 shows this summer, including one at the Coachella festival, to
coincide with a re-release of their debut album.
Though, if they are, they should probably tell Ia More »