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Jay-Z isn’t a businessman — he’s a business, man. And when you’ve branded your image to the point where you’re simultaneously managing a clothing line, sports club and record label, it’s fair to say the Hova has landed. The new quandary becomes maintaining your self-proclaimed street cred whilst juggling decidedly non-street multi-million-dollar finances — something [...]
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In a post on the official Oasis website, Noel Gallagher, arguably the driving force behind Oasis, announced that he’s leaving the band due to differences with his brother Liam. “It’s with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight. People will write and say what they like, but I simply [...]
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This is just a little tribute to one of the most underrated songwriters of all time, Townes Van Zandt, whom I’ve been obsessing over the last couple of weeks. He never achived much commercial success before his death in 1997 (or after for that matter) but he’s been hugely influential on other musicians. “Waiting Around [...]
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Last week, Radiohead released a new single in tribute to Harry Patch, the last remaining WWI veteran, who died July 25th, aged 111. Thom Yorke followed the release of this song with a statement implying that Radiohead were “done” releasing albums, and wouldn’t be putting out any records for a long while. That’s why yesterday [...]
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Yesterday was a good day for any fan of modern garage rock, with both the release of Reigning Sound’s delayed Love and Curses and the premiere of the second track from the upcoming debut by garage rock super group The Almighty Defenders. Reigning Sound just happens to be one of my favourite bands from the [...]
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