You hear about it all the time in celebrity news: bands that are fighting or arguing. These reports are usually accompanied by rumours of whether or not they’ll break up. For the most part the band members work things out and continue with their careers. But sometimes years of infighting forces a band to implode […]
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The 10 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time
The past year or so of film has been full of major events, from huge sequels to award-winning masterpieces. But among all of the spectacular film events, one thing not to overlook is the fact that we heard some truly incredibly soundtracks and scores. 10. Cloud Atlas Like the film itself, the “Cloud Atlas” score […]
10 Remixes That Are (Really) Better Than The Originals
The definition of a remix can be a little hard to pinpoint. How much can you alter before a remix becomes a cover? How much extra sampling can you throw in there before it becomes an altogether new song? When you consider that a lot of music these days samples older, the definition gets even […]
Does Morrissey have a secret ‘serious illness’?
Morrissey has been up to his old tricks this week – getting everyone in a tizz with more abrasive quotes about the meat industry during a Q+A on fan site True To You. Sample quote: “I see no difference between eating animals and paedophilia. They are both rape, violence, murder”. The singer also revealed he […]
The Real Dangers of ‘Music Discovery’
After quietly taking over music discovery engine We Are Hunted earlier this year, Twitter are readying a new music service which is expected to better integrate Soundcloud and iTunes to its platform. The power of such a service is obvious, as explained by the We Are Hunted founders when they announced the deal: There’s no […]
What is Coinye West?
Just to confirm that the world we live in is well and truly mental, today came the stupid/cleverly post-modern (depending on whether you’re an art student or not) news that a new ‘crypto-currency’ based on Kanye West has been created – called Coinye West. A crypto-currency is an online form of money that can be […]
What’s up with Hasley? Does the ‘snorting’ story has any truth behind it?
I know a lot of you have already heard this. Someone photographed our beloved Halsey snorting in Miami. She was partying – all right – but what is that thing that she is inhaling in the image below? If that image isn’t lying, it’s Hasley doing drugs. But could it be really true? There is […]
How long have CD’s got left?
Everywhere you look you see signs that the music industry has moved well beyond the humble CD. These days it seems music consumption and sales are all about downloads and streaming – with new streaming platforms from big hitters like Apple, Twitter and Google expected to join established players like Spotify in killing CDs completely. […]
Expand Your Record Collection by Streaming Online
Listening to records on vinyl is still considered by many as the best way to listen to their favourite bands. However, the convenience of online music streaming means that it is rapidly becoming a universally popular way to listen to music. Spotify is arguably the best known streaming service available. It started as a completely […]
Top 5 Las Vegas Shows of All Times
There is such an incredible amount to see in Las Vegas – with the casinos, shows, thrill-rides and nature parks – that it can be a difficult task to work out where to start. Luckily, this year will see some huge performances from world-famous stars; here are five of the best.
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