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OldStand: Blender, May 1995

Take our ink-stained hands and join us at the OldStand, where Jon McMillan goes to remind everyone what an honest-to-goodness music magazine is supposed to look like. Oh man, remember the future? Well, my Macbook doesn't (thanks for nothing, Leopard!),...  CONTINUE READING OLDSTAND: BLENDER, MAY 1995»

Posted on July 7, 2008 in , (7 comments)
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Damon Albarn Will Folk You, Chinese Style

Miss Damon Albarn? Miss Gorillaz? Then you're gonna love MONKEY: JOURNEY TO THE WEST. The Blur/Gorillaz/TGTB&TQ frontman, who's not exactly lacking for projects, adds to his CV via an upcoming trip to the States armed with some simian mobile folk....  CONTINUE READING DAMON ALBARN WILL FOLK YOU, CHINESE STYLE»

Posted on May 1, 2008 (3 comments)
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OldStand: Q, June 1994

Take our ink-stained hands and join us at the OldStand, where Jon McMillan goes to remind everyone what an honest-to-goodness music magazine is supposed to look like. Well, the headline pretty much says it all. But here's the thing about...  CONTINUE READING OLDSTAND: Q, JUNE 1994»

Posted on March 20, 2008 in (2 comments)
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Blur Are Back On Texting Terms, Set To Reunite

Has every band that ever broke up or opted to go on "hiatus" decided to get back into the ring? Even Led Zep appear to be getting in the act. (And we await silently Fugazi's return.) Well, as if Damon...  CONTINUE READING BLUR ARE BACK ON TEXTING TERMS, SET TO REUNITE»

Posted on September 11, 2007 (15 comments)
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Right Said Fred For Mayor

Richard Fairbrass is too sexy for traffic. Sorry, had to be said, Fred. Via This Is London:The lead singer of novelty pop band Right Said Fred has revealed he is to stand for London Mayor - because he is fed...  CONTINUE READING RIGHT SAID FRED FOR MAYOR»

Posted on April 18, 2007 (7 comments)
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Jus Ske Mixtape - My Mind Is Playin' Tricks On Me

Jus Ske is jus your average in demand NYC DJ, making a fan out of Pharrel and every fancy face this side of the Meatpacking District with his party starting turntable sessions. On his new mixtape, Jus pulls together snippets...  CONTINUE READING JUS SKE MIXTAPE - MY MIND IS PLAYIN' TRICKS ON ME»

Posted on February 6, 2007 (10 comments)
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NME Continues Its Blur-ry Speculation

Good news, Team Damon. Well, possible good news. We usually ignore NME's incessant Blur reunion updates, but this one struck us for being the closest we've heard from Graham himself about the prospects for reunion. Blur bassist Alex James told...  CONTINUE READING NME CONTINUES ITS BLUR-RY SPECULATION»

Posted on January 8, 2007 (4 comments)
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Sad Songs Say So Much

Nokia UK commissioned music and physiology "expert" Dr. Harry Witchel to scientifically determine the world's saddest, happiest, and most exhilarating songs. (This shouldn't piss people off.) So, Dr. Smarty Pants, how did you "scientifically" measure sadness? Witchel determined listeners' "'tune...  CONTINUE READING SAD SONGS SAY SO MUCH»

Posted on December 12, 2006 in (172 comments)
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Blasting Off To Blur

Keeping up with the latest in space missions? On Saturday, The Discovery launched, with a diverse crew of astronauts, heading up to make repairs to the International Space Station. But this is no ordinary shuttle, for it bears Christer Fuglesang...  CONTINUE READING BLASTING OFF TO BLUR»

Posted on December 11, 2006 (4 comments)
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Graham Coxon - "Tell It Like It Is" & Inside The Rockers Studio

We know the Brits out there have had copies of the new Graham record since March, but Americans have just recently had legitimate access to Coxon's sixth solo effort -- and it's for the law-abiding US folk out there that...  CONTINUE READING GRAHAM COXON - "TELL IT LIKE IT IS" & INSIDE THE ROCKERS STUDIO»

Posted on December 5, 2006 in , (2 comments)
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