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Russell Brand Embraces Willy Wonka And The Beatles For Olympics Closing Ceremony

4657 days ago

Perez Hilton — Russell Brand is the Walrus! The British comedian represented his country during the London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony on Sunday night by channeling Willy Wonka and The Beatles. He took us into a realm of Pure Imagination by singing (above) a few ... more info

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Which songs would you have chosen for the Olympics Closing Ceremony?Which songs would you have chosen for the Olympics closing ceremony?

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Guardian Music — Emeli Sandé, Spice Girls, Ed Sheeran, Jessie J … was this really the best music Britain has to offer?As the celebratory dust settles, we would like to know: which five songs you would have chosen to close the Olympic Games?To start things off, her... more info

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Critic's Notebook: This is the best of musical Britain? Blimey!

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L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — With its Vegas ridiculousness, the 2012 London Olympics' closing ceremony does little to showcase a musical culture at its Olympian peak.The most memorable musical moments during Sunday night's closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics arrived lik... more info

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Train Company: The Remains Of An Effort

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Here Comes The Flood — After two years of hard work, Chicago quintet Train Company have finished their The Remains Of An Effort album. There is a bit of Elvis Costello inspired rock (City Down By The Shoreline, Still Can Feel The Heat), electric blues (Myself In Two), jo... more info

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Beady Eye To Play Wonderwall At The Closing Ceremony Of The Olympics

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Stopcryingyourheartout.com — It has been reported that Beady Eye will sing 'Wonderwall' at the Olympics closing ceremony later today.Liam Gallagher Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Chris Sharrock will perform a new arrangement of the hit.The ceremony begins at 21:00 (UK Time) and ends ... more info

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Clubs picks of the week

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Guardian Music — Hypercolour, LondonBoutique UK house label Hypercolour is renowned for its musical quality control and bespoke artwork. Fans include Tom and Andy from Groove Armada, who recently chose the label as their conduit to reconnect with the underground. Don... more info

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Def Leppard's Hysteria – 25th anniversary

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Guardian Music — As Def Leppard's bestselling album passes its quarter-century, six readers tell us what it means to themHysteria, Def Leppard's multimillion-selling album, reaches its 25th anniversary this month. To mark the occasion, we asked our readers to tell us... more info

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Six Songs of Me: Pete from PeteHatesMusic

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Guardian Music — The music blogger picks the songs that mean the most to him as part of our Six Songs of Me projectI'm Pete, and I'm the main contributor to PeteHatesMusic. We feature a mix of songs that you like and songs that you don't know but are bound to like �... more info

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411 Music Top Five 08.07.12: The Top 8 Beatles Covers

4664 days ago

411 Mania — From U2's "Helter Skelter" and Al Green's "I Want to Hold Your Hand" to Sarah McLachlan's "Blackbird" and more, 411's Jeremy Thomas ranks his all-time top 5 covers of Beatles songs! more info

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Gabuduck strikes up an iPad apps tune for children

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Guardian Music — Startup is working with musicians to provide voice narration and music for young tablet usersMusic apps and children's apps are two of the most creative and innovative categories in modern-day app stores, but also two of the hardest to make money fro... more info

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