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Although Go:Audio might not have been around for that long, but a lot of my friends are already championing them as one of the greatest pop punk bands to emerge onto the scene over the past year.I wasn’t overly convinced as the electro sounds started blasting in my ears when I put this in my CD player, but after a couple of times I’ve n…

Wow, I don’t even know where to begin with this band. There are no words that can do Maria Brink and friends the justice they ever so greatly deserve.I’ve always been a massive fan of female-fronted bands, with Nightwish being my all time favourite, so I knew from the start that In This Moment were going to be a love it or hate it band …

I know that any self-respecting lady will always have a little space in her heart for the delightful Belinda Carlisle… and judging by my mum’s wardrobe; I think some of us liked her a little too much!Early Life…The gorgeous Belinda was born in Hollywood, California and her first venture into the callous world of music was as a d…

Probably the most determined of ‘Britpop survivors’, Hounslow wonderboys The Bluetones are back yet again with a re-release of their classic album Expecting to Fly. Undoubtedly the band’s greatest work, it might’ve been one of the most memorable records of the 90s, had it not been for those daft Oasis/Blur feuds. But now tha…

Adored by the Irish but barely heard of across the water, rising star Lisa Hannigan’s solo debut Sea Sew is surely set to steal our hearts. Applying the same folk-pop template as Laura Marling, Joanna Newsom and dozens of bright young things before them, Lisa makes ear-friendly clap-happy sounds with enough warmth and home-grown appeal to mak…

In today’s Daily Rap, Lil Kim gets in hot water, Outkast are working hard, Baron Von Alias set his release date and Christina Milian decideds not to marry.Lil Kim in Hot WaterBrooklyn rapper and member of the Notorious B.I.G’s collective Junior Mafia Lil Kim has got herself into some serious debt with the IRS. Kim, who is currently star…

This year’s brightest new rock stars, You Me At Six have landed the much coveted headline spot at this year’s Slam Dunk festival at Leeds University on Bank Holiday Sunday, May 24.After they shot to stardom in 2008 with their incredible UK tour, the Surrey sexies were asked to return and headline the one-day festival by organizers.

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor returned to work just nine days after the premature arrival of her second son.The Murder On The Dancefloor hitmaker gave birth to Kit Valentine nine weeks early last month.And despite vowing to take time off work, Ellis-Bextor was back in the studio with her husband Richard Jones’ band, The Feeling, just a week after the t…

Those cheeky little Leeds chappies have been getting into trouble recently, after flouting a ‘no touching’ rule during a night in a strip club.The band were enjoying watching the exotic dancers at Secrets bar in London when they were reprimanded by security staff - then taken to a VIP area where they were plied with free champagne. Club…

Chris Cornell would have been a chef if he hadn’t made it in music.The former Soundgarden and Audioslave singer - who recently bought a restaurant in Paris - admits he would have taken his career down a more down-to-earth path had he not enjoyed chart success.He said: “I was a fish handler to the chefs in Seattle. That’s probably the business I’d h…