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Sixty years of the UK charts

4575 days ago

Guardian Music — Sixty years ago today, the first singles chart was published in Britain – turning pop music into a competitive sport. Bob Stanley on how fans, scams and yodelling Aussies changed the landscapeFor Britain, the modern pop era began in 1952. Not only ... more info

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Controversial MIA video triumphs at UK Music Video awards

4579 days ago

Guardian Music — Watch the winning videos, including MIA's Bad Girls, which picked up three top prizes at the ceremony in LondonIt features drag racing across a desert, burning old tankards and gun-toting Arabs in military fatigues – and it has already enjoyed a ke... more info

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Rod: The Autobiography by Rod Stewart – review

4581 days ago

Guardian Music — Sam Leith enjoys a romp through Rod Stewart's colourful, rackety, rock'n'roll lifeHe's an strange figure, Rod Stewart: wildly successful but, despite having been in the Faces and the Jeff Beck Group, never quite cool. He doesn't feel central to the w... more info

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What does your music say about your politics? | Open thread

4596 days ago

Guardian Music — Stella Creasy citing knowledge of indie music as useful for a prospective researcher got me thinking. Is there a music-politics link for you?Labour MP Stella Creasy is recruiting a parliamentary researcher. Aside from the generic skill requirements o... more info

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Blur, Pulp And Muse Dominate The Q Awards

4596 days ago

ContactMusic — Britpoppers Blur fought off competition from The Stone Roses to be named best live act, but lost out to Muse for the mantle of best act in the world,... more info

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Emeli Sandé bucks the vintage trend at Q awards

4596 days ago

Guardian Music — Scottish songwriter picks up best solo act, with Pulp, Blur and the Manic Street Preachers also among the winnersThe old guard of rock were celebrated at this year's Q awards, with prizes for Pulp, Blur, the Manic Street Preachers, the recently refor... more info

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ALSO: more Blur dates, John Cusack & Peter Gabriel, Emceez Ansari, Clueless reunion, Purity Ring, Pig Destroyer & more

4610 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — How was your Columbus Day? We didn't take off, and posted a whole bunch on BV, BV Chicago, and BV Austin, and here's even more... As you can see above, Emceez Ansari is really good at photoshopping Aziz Ansari's... more info

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Blur: Blur Confirms Primavera - New Album To Follow?

4611 days ago

Prefix — Reunited and it feels so…still rather unattainable. The good news is Blur has confirmed two more summer 2013 festival appearances, ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/blur-confirms-primavera-new-album-to-follow/70302/ more info

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