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TIMES CLAIM 6MUSIC TO CLOSE The Times claims that BBC management are developing radical proposals to dramatically cut costs, which will recommend shutting down the Corporation's youth strands Switch and Blast, cutting down the BBC's online operations and reducing budgets available for buying up foreign shows. But the real news for music people will be the report's recommendations regarding BBC radio. Radio 2 would be told to increase the amount of comedy and documentaries it airs in prime time, while the Asian Network and 6music would be canned altogether. |
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EMI DENY ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS ARE FOR SALE EMI has denied all those reports that the Abbey Road Studios are up for sale. As previously reported, it was the FT who first reported that the iconic studio complex was up for sale as EMI try to keep the Citigroup bailiffs away from their Kensington doors. But EMI said last weekend that it wasn't in talks with third parties about selling the studios, but rather it was talking to money people about them investing in the complex to enable a big overhaul. The company also revealed that it had turned down an offer of £30m to buy the building last year. |
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LINDA STEIN PA GUILTY OF RAMONE MANAGERS MURDER On Tuesday, Natavia Lowery was convicted of the murder of her former employer, one time Ramones manager Linda Stein, who was found dead at her New York apartment on 30 Oct 2007. Lowery - Stein's PA at the time - was the prime suspect from the word go. The prosecution claimed Lowery had stolen a substantial amount of money from Stein and probably killed her boss when confronted about the theft. The jury took less than a day to find her guilty. |
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MARR REUNITED WITH STOLEN GUITAR Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has been reunited with a guitar stolen from him a decade ago. Stephen White admitted to taking the guitar after managing to get backstage at a Johnny Marr And The Healers gig at The Scala in London in 2000. The cherry red 1964 Gibson SG (valued at £30,000) had been on display in his living room since he stole it. White was sentenced to 200 hours of community service at Highbury Magistrates Court last Thursday. |
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FLORENCE ACCUSED OF PLAGIARISM, FLORENCE AGREES Gang Gang Dance have accused Florence And The Machine of robbing part of their song 'House Jam' for the intro of her top 20 single 'Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)'. Strangely for these sorts of situations, Flo has put her hands up and admitted it, saying that she is a "massive fan" of the band and had copied them "in homage". Her label, Universal's Island UK, apparently forgot to put them on the credits or contact them about it at all. The Gang Gang Dancers will now get a cut of all publishing royalties from the track. |
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BOW WOW PAYS THE GAME Bow Wow has finally paid off his debt to The Game, after losing a videogame tournament way back in September 2008. Bow Wow challenged his hop hop rival to a tournament on American football videogame 'Madden NFL', with a deal agreed where by the winner would walk away with $100,000 of the loser's money (for charity, of course). The Game beat him 55-23 during a live webcast. A photographer was on hand this week to snap the final handover of Bow Wow's cash, here. |
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Hip hop duo Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip first came to wider attention with the release of their debut single, 'Thou Shalt Always Kill' via Lex Records in April 2007, breaking into the top 30 in the official UK singles chart.
A year later, they signed to Sunday Best and released their critically acclaimed debut album 'Angles', which also gained a top 30 position on the album chart, while confirming them as one of, if not the most credible outfits in UK hip hop
Next week, the pair release 'Get Better', the first single from their second album 'Logic Of Chance' (which follows on 15 Mar).
In celebration of their triumphant return, we asked Dan and Scroob to put together a Powers Of Ten playlist for us. Taking their chosen project name at face value, we pit them against each other in a viscious fight to the death. Well, not quite. But they did take it in turns to choose each track and the result, I think you'll find, is rather special.
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| 01 | New Order | Ceremony |
| DLS: If you asked me for my favourite album of all time I wouldn't have a clue, but if you asked for a song, without hesitation, you'd hear me say "New Order - 'Ceremony'". Every time I hear it, it lifts me out of myself. | ||
| 02 | Kid Carpet | I Don't Want To Fall In Love With You |
| SP: We have done so many gigs with Kid Carpet over the years and it's songs like this that get me every time. A genius (who is guesting on our new album). | ||
| 03 | Infesticons | Hero Theme |
| DLS: This track single-handedly got me into hip hop. The video bounced onto my TV screen one day and I fell hard. | ||
| 04 | Sway | Ex Boyfriend |
| SP: I feel this is Sway at his finest. Wit, story telling and about ten different flows! | ||
| 05 | Cannibal Ox | Iron Galaxy |
| DLS: Vast Aire's verse on this record is my most quoted, it might be a bleak take on the human condition but it bangs, so it's allowed | ||
| 06 | Bruce Springsteen | Atlantic City |
| SP: Don't hate on the Boss! He is a genius and not enough people realise that he is one of the best storytellers ever. | ||
| 07 | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Into My Arms |
| DLS: Nick Cave's a clever boy, isn't he? 'Into My Arms' is just the most perfect ode to love you'll find. | ||
| 08 | Lil Wayne | Phone Home |
| SP: Lil Wayne tends to get lost in the wash of bad huge hip hop acts flooding over from the USA, but he shouldn't. He really is a unique creature. | ||
| 09 | Aphrodite's Child | The Four Horsemen |
| DLS: Silly prog rock anyone? A truly bizarre song, but when it breaks it's a wondrous thing. | ||
| 10 | Kate Bush | Feel It |
| SP: Gotta love Kate Bush! This is one of the songs that switched me from casual fan to the sitting-in-a-tent-outside-her-house sort. | ||
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Deftones - Rocket Skates. Deftones are set to release their sixth album, 'Diamond Eyes', in May. While it's too early to say if it'll have been worth the four year wait, free download, 'Rocket Skates', certainly bodes well. In many ways it's classic Deftones, featuring the sharper, faster riffing of their eponymous 2003 album with echoes of the title track from 1997's 'Around The Fur' - soundcloud.com/deftones_official | |
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Broken Social Scene - World Sick. Canadian indie-rock collective Broken Social Scene have announced that their third album, due out in May, will be called 'Forgiveness Rock Record'. So, now you know. If you want to get a little advance glimpse into what to expect from the new longer player, you can download a free seven minute track called 'World Sick' from the band's official website - www.brokensocialscene.ca |
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Chilly Gonzales - Pianist Envy mixtape. This free mixtape from Feist and Jamie Lidell collaborator Chilly Gonzales sees him apply his piano skills to a variety of hip hop and R&B tracks over 28 minutes. The man himself says: "You know those rap beats and electro songs - the ones with almost nothing in them? Well, I go all Liberace on these beats with my piano and my orchestra" - www.chillygonzales.com/mixtape/ | |
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Rock Sound to showcase the toilet circuit. Rock Sound's web TV service is running a new series of band interviews filmed on the road in the always luxurious back stage bathroom facilities provided by small gig venues. For music fans they should be fun interviews, for aspiring rockers an important education of what you can expect for the next few years of your gigging life - www.rocksound.tv |
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Hybrid - Break My Soul. After spending the last few years working on soundtracks for films such as 'Man On Fire' and 'Wolverine', Hybrid are now back with a new album, 'Disappear Here', which will be released on 29 Mar. The first taste of which comes on the frankly epic first single 'Break My Soul', which you can stream via the album's own website, or get as a free download if you register - www.disappearhere.info | |
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Bonobo reverse remix competition. Remix competitions are two a penny these days. If you were really serious about such things, entering them could almost be a full time job. So, Bonobo is offering all you budding producers out there the chance to put your feet up, because his new remix competition is one with a twist - he's going to remix one of your tracks. A very exciting proposition indeed - www.bonobomusic.co.uk/remixcompetition/ |
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Q1 How did you start out making music? BLOOD RED SHOES: "Both of us started playing piano when we were younger, when we didn't know each other. I think we both felt the same, though. We both gravitated towards rock music, which piano isn't always so useful for, eh? We didn't meet each other until way after this point, when we were both already in punk bands. When those two bands broke up we decided to try writing stuff together, and that was the birth of Blood Red Shoes" |
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Q2 What inspired your latest album? OH NO ONO: "We knew the songs were really good, but we inspired each other to take our ideas even further. It resulted in a long period of time without any personal life, especially for me and Aske. The only thing we did was work. Aske during the day and me during the night. It wasn't a healthy year and I don't think anyone in their right mind would choose to make a record that way!" |
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Q3 What process do you go through in creating a track? BROTHERLY: "Getting really still, and listening to the feeling, then trying to explain it through lyrics and sounds. Good strong coffee, a year of thumping noises from the studio and the neighbours' walls, then a couple of rollercoaster vocal sessions (insecure singer + perfectionist producer + partners + difficult songs = a challenge) and you have the music that is Brotherly. A bit like having a baby. But more difficult. Sounds better though. Probably" |
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Q4 Which artists influence your work? LOSTPHROPHETS: "We like bands like Pantera, The Cure, Metallica, The Police, but although we like what they do we don't want to be them. We always wanted to do our own thing, not recreate what someone else created" |
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Q5 What would you say to someone experiencing your music for the first time? MALCOLM MIDDLETON: "Listen with your ears, not your eyes. Don't let the accent put you off. Enjoy it. Or don't" |
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Q6 What are your ambitions for your latest album, and for the future? PSYCHONAUTS: "Success came on completion of the album and we can tick that box again for achieving a second release! We are just very excited that people are going to have the chance to listen to our music. As for the future, we hope to record a new single in the spring and if all goes well another album could be on its way. We are both a bit busy at the moment, Pablo is working on the new UNKLE album and I'm working with my new band Boy Of Girl - we're about to start recording our debut album" |
What's that, Courtney Love back in the Beef Of The Week slot? So soon? Well, we did say we expected to see her here on a semi-regular basis. She is quite beefy. Whatever the hell that means.
Things kicked off ahead of the BRIT Awards last week, after Courtney complained that Lily had made a deal with fashion house Chanel which stopped the Hole frontwoman from wearing the dress she wanted to. Love said via Twitter: "I wanted a Chanel couture dress but Lily Allen blocked them out. And that's lame, because I remember J-Lo had a lock out on Valentino one year but she shared with me".
Taking things back to the safer shores of Twitter, Lily gave her side of the story yesterday, denying that the run in had been quite the slanging match that had been reported. She wrote: "Just clearing a couple of things up. Courtney Love and I did NOT have a bust up at the NMEs. There was an exchange of words, yes. She's upset because she has got it into her head that I put a lock on some dresses for the BRIT Awards. She's made no secret of this and, when I saw her at the NMEs she tried to talk to me and I told her to shut up stop spreading stupid rumours about me. And that's pretty much it. I would never fight with her, as a rule I don't pick on crazy old ladies".
Love responded by tweeting: "Pretty darn rich coming from someone who starts nonsensical fights with people out of insecure jealousy on a weekly basis. At least when I've started fights with people it's because they fuck [with] my kid or fuck [with] my money. No further comment, hatred is not my drink, I don't like jealousy, vindictiveness, stalkers, selfishness and dishonesty, that's just me!"
Speaking of Courtney and money, elsewhere at the NME Awards she tried to convince another celebrity to let her handle his tax affairs. Ms Love put herself forward as an expert on such matters last year. This time she was offering financial advice to her old mate Noel Fielding. Though, strangely, she decided to bring it all up while the pair were on stage presenting the award for Best Album to Kasabian.
Fielding more insightfully announced: "I just had a Pot Noodle with Slash".
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