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BT under pressure to block The Pirate Bay

4563 days ago

Guardian Music — Coalition of film studios demands illegal filesharing site be blocked after high-court success blocking Newzbin2A coalition of Hollywood film studios, record companies and publishers has formally requested that BT block The Pirate Bay, one of the lar... more info

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Pulp matter more than ever in today's cowed popcultural landscape | Owen Hatherley

4705 days ago

Guardian Music — The band have returned to a moribund music scene crying out for Jarvis Cocker's acute class-consciousnessPulp, who played their first concert in the UK for nearly a decade at the Isle of Wight last Saturday, were the last art school band. That doesn'... more info

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Letter: Ishbel MacAskill obituary

4749 days ago

Guardian Music — Veronica Gordon Smith writes: Ishbel MacAskill (obituary, 15 April) sang at the funeral of John Smith, the former leader of the Labour party, in Edinburgh in 1994. The service was relayed by loudspeaker to hundreds of mourners in the streets outside.... more info

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Record shops: in tune with musicians

4785 days ago

Guardian Music — Independent record shops are more important than ever. In honour of official Record Store Day, on 16 April, we asked five artists to tell us what their favourite shop means to themIsobel Campbell, singerAmoeba Music 6400 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angele... more info

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Now that's what I call Desert Island Discs!

4809 days ago

Guardian Music — Nearly 69 years' worth of episodes are now available online. So what themes run through the selections?We don't know where it is or what the weather is like. And we don't know how the celebrity in question ended up being the only person shipwrecked t... more info

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Alex Pettyfer - Alex Pettyfer Hated Training For Role

4816 days ago

ContactMusic — Alex Pettyfer found it hard to motivate himself to go to the gym for new movie 'I Am Number Four'.The British star - who plays alien John Smith in the sci-fi drama film - did many of his own stunts but had to train because he could barely touch his "... more info

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Alex Pettyfer - Alex Pettyfer Hopes For 'i Am Number Four' Sequel

4821 days ago

ContactMusic — Alex Pettyfer is hoping for multiple sequels of 'I Am Number Four'.The British actor explained he would love to play his character John Smith again and again if his latest film were to become a franchise.He said "I would play him over and over and ov... more info

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Alex Pettyfer - Alex Pettyfer Interested In Reluctant Role

4826 days ago

ContactMusic — Alex Pettyfer was intrigued by his 'I Am Number Four' character's "normality". The British actor - who plays John Smith, one of handful of survivors of an alien race with special powers who now reside on Earth in the sci-fi thriller - was attracted t... more info

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Other Voices Day 2 – The National, Ellie Goulding, John Smith & Cathy Davey

4895 days ago

Nialler9 — Since arriving in Dingle for the recording of TV show and cosy gigfest Other Voices, the only band that was on everybody’s lips was The National. Their three day pre-Christmas residency in Olympia Theatre in Dublin leading up to this special once-o... more info

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