Deck the halls with boughs of WillY
FA LA LA LA LA. LA LA. LA. La. A few weeks ago, in order to help promote Will Young's chartbusting greatest hits record, we got sent some Will Young Christmas…
The Briefing
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Two circular photos of Hurts plus a rectangular one
Last January Little Boots controversially opted to capitalise on her big-for-2009 accolades by, er, not releasing anything until it had all blown over, but as they start picking up a…
Shoddy Alicia Keys live review
There was an Alicia Keys 'do' in London last night, which included a brief but hit-heavy set of the variety that makes you wonder why other singers bother getting out…
Passable video for above-average Xenomania tune
There is now a video for recent PJ Song Of The Day 'Up & Away' by Banned Of St Trinian's (ie Xenomania). It's a song from the new St Trinian's…
The Christmas Number One: an alternative to the alternative
All this "ooh let's get Rage Against The Machine to Number One" business is seriously starting to grate now. Do you know which song would have been better to pick?…
Private unveil a new video for a not quite so new song
They may have created one of the albums of the decade but Private's assault on the UK charts is taking a while — 'My Secret Lover' will be two and…
Twitter: still bringing bands and fans closer together
This Christmas many of you will be journeying back to see your families for festive celebrations and, during the course of your stay, will find yourselves attempting to explain to…
Cancel the day trip to Gatwick, the Diana Vickers thing isn't happening :(
Nothing brings out a flurry of positive new Diana Vickers music news quite like publishing an email which mistakenly claims that the singer is booked to appear inside a giant…
Advance warning of impending, well-calculated tabloid outrage
If you're a fan of Ke$ha's 'look at me I'm drunk LOL' schtick you might find Californian three-piece Millionaires — launching next year in the UK, having signed a deal…
A bad Christmas song.
If you're looking for this year's most crass and self-serving Christmas charity single you may have found your winner: 'Santa Bring My Soldier Home' by US girlgroup The Stunners. The…