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Kylie, Goldfrapp and 'Simple Plan': what's happening on the Radio One playlist?

If Radio One decides to play your single, and unless your name is Unklejam or Ali Love, you can pretty much sit back and wait for your Top 60 hit…

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The worst 7" picture disc of all time

What. The. Fuck. Is. That. We will tell you what it is. It is a Magic Numbers 7" picture disc and the picture on the disc is of… A 7"…

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A bloody thing about bloody Mika

Right then. This 'item' is for the benefit of EVERYONE who has been emailing us about Mika over the last few months saying: 1. When are you going to do…

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10 Amazing Things About Lily Allen

* ImageShe's like various people who aren't very good (except good) and various people who are good (except better). To make this absolutely clear what we mean is that…

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