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My favourite album: Definitely Maybe by Oasis

4917 days ago

Guardian Music — Our writers are picking their favourite albums. Here, Benji Lanyado says it just has to be the first Oasis album for himIn the summer of 1995 I caught a bus to Bromley, aiming for the HMV in the Glades shopping centre. I knew exactly what I was going... more info

APPROACHING THE AGE OF FIVE (Part 25)

4917 days ago

The Vinyl Villain — All this month has been about looking back and talking mostly about singers/bands/performers that are well known. Today, in the last of the series, I want to look at my one of my favourite discoveries of the past 5 years and I band who I hope will ... more info

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Old music: The Cookies – I Want A Boy For My Birthday

4919 days ago

Guardian Music — There are countless songs that long for that first taste of love – but few nail it as perfectly as the Cookies did in 1963I love buying albums for the sleeve alone so I knew I was onto a winner when I first laid eyes upon a Cookies compilation. I l... more info

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Kevin Smith - Kevin Smith's Bust-up With Harvey Weinstein At Premiere

4920 days ago

ContactMusic — Kevin Smith turned on Harvey Weinstein at the unveiling of his new film Red State because the movie mogul was chattering during the screening Smiths first foray into directing horror films was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 11 and... more info

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Secret diary of a band: How we write songs

4920 days ago

Guardian Music — When it comes to songwriting, say it simply and don't worry about how it might sound on a car advert. Oh, and beware of predictive text …In the comments section of a previous blog a reader suggested I write more about the creative elements of being... more info

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Liam Gallagher On The Stone Roses

4920 days ago

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Beady Eye frontman Liam Gallagher has said that the first album he bought was The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses.The Stone Roses is the debut album by The Stone Roses, and was released on Silvertone Records in 1989. It cemented the band's reputation ... more info

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Noel Gallagher Says Celebrities Have Wrecked Twitter

4923 days ago

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The 'AKA… What A Life!' singer isn't a fan of the micro-blogging site personally but he thought the concept was a good idea until he saw so many famous faces take to it and "bastardise" it for their own gain.In a web interview with Yahoo!, he said:... more info

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REM-split-videos

4925 days ago

Guardian Music — How best to remember REM? A true fan checks out YouTubeOn Wednesday night, the band who made me love music broke up. R.E.M. were a band that transported me – and many other squishy souls – to a world where murky Americana, post-punk guitars and B... more info

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Johnny Marr - Johnny Marr Reforming The Healers

4926 days ago

ContactMusic — British rocker Johnny Marr has reunited his former band The Healers for two gigs next month Oct11 following his departure from The Cribs The former The Smiths guitarist has confirmed reports the band he formed with former Kula Shaker star Alonza Beva... more info

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