Seemingly out of nowhere, Portishead’s Geoff Barrow took a swipe at Lily Allen producer Mark Ronson on his band’s Myspace blog a few days ago: “First off Mark fukin Ronson. I think it takes amazing talent to turn decent songs into shit funky supermarket muzak. I also heard he’s remixing Dylan…some music industry tit thinks it […]

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I had a feeling this was probably true and that Disney had just wigged balls and snuffed it out immediately so as not to impinge upon the cash take for Pirates of the Caribbean, which featured a brief Keith Richards cameo and had an imminent theatrical release. But now it’s official. I mean, would you […]

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Never mind his latest by-the-numbers pastiche of soul-funk-pop, Planet Earth, or how he chooses to distribute it. Prince is still a complete freak. The purple goblin has asked demanded that his hotel suite in London (where he is in residence for three weeks) be not only painted black, but all furniture, drapes, and accessories must […]

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AntiMusic is reporting that Fugazi is reuniting for a show on September 3, 2007 at Fort Reno Park in Washington, DC, but Fugazi never officially broke up. The band has always referred to its lack of activity as a hiatus of undetermined length. The show marks not only its 20th anniversary of its first ever […]

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Slow on the uptake nu-metal fruitcakes, Korn, have a ridiculous trailer on their website, proffering a philosphy Devo cultivated and mastered over 30 years ago that claims that “humans are evolving backwards.” And Devo’s Jerry Casale is none too pleased by the band’s ignorance and lack of respect, writing on Devo’s site: “We denounce this […]

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I know the Robert Smith that made Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me or Disintegration would curl up and die at the thought of preening around with a vapid, talentless twat like Ashley Simpson. At least, that’s what I tell myself. Surely to God, though, the man has to realize his fanbase would not take […]

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At a stop on the former Smiths frontman’s current solo tour, Morrissey berated Madonna from the stage for wearing fur: “I wouldn’t be surprised if she made that African boy she adopted into a coat and wore him for 15 minutes, then threw it away,” he declared. All is not so dour however at the […]

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