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Hold onto your hats: » Eddy Grant is annoyed that Gorillaz' 'Stylo' sounds a bit like his old song 'Time Warp'. (NME) Surely we can't be alone in thinking that while…

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Ten things you will learn from our Goldfrapp interview

Earlier this month we sat down with Alison and Will from Goldfrapp to ask them questions you'd submitted. During the course of our interview the following facts emerged. 1. In…

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The Newsdump, Feb 23 2010: from Suede's multiple shows to a letter Simon Cowell has helped compose

Hold onto your hats: » In news that will come as a surprise to precisely nobody, Suede aren't just doing one comeback show after all. (Digital Spy) » This Sade vs…

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The Newsdump, Feb 15, 2010: Ke$ha's threads, the never-mentioned hair on only half of Marvin's head

Hold onto your hats: » A Digital Spy article claims Ke$ha "sold clothes for food" although on closer inspection it seems she simply worked in a clothes shop/ (Digital Spy) »…

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The Newsdump, Feb 5, 2010: from Cowell being ill to John & Edward dominating the bill

Eyes down, look in: » Simon Cowell is unwell so Louis Walsh will step in at Britain's Got Talent auditions. Louis should put through lots of terrible acts as payback for…

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The Newsdump, Feb 3, 2010: from PSB in someone's house to a Ronson LP starring people who are famous

Eyes down, look in: » Here's an example of one of those Mastercard sponsorship things not being completely shit: a lady opened her door to the Pet Shop Boys standing there;…

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The Newsdump, Jan 26, 2010: from La Roux up for a gong to Westlife lasers being wrong

Eyes down, look in: » Lady Gaga, La Roux, Arctic Monkeys and Muse are among the acts up for NME Awards. (NME) » Maybe the new MGMT album won't be shit…

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The Newsdump, Jan 21, 2010: from a charitable ditty to James Murphy coming to a nearby city

Eyes down, look in: » Calm down everyone, Simon Cowell will save the world with a pop record. *VV Brown sits patiently by phone* (Telegraph) » If you can't wait for…

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The Newsdump, Jan 12 2010: from Ting Tings once more to Whitney's encore

Eyes down, look in: » The new and probably brilliant or at least it had better be Ting Tings albums is called… 'Kunst'. (NME) » Lady Gaga's on The Oprah Winfrey…

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The Newsdump, Jan 11 2010: from Sidney Samson's defeat to Mika's meat

Eyes down, look in: » Beating Sidney Samson's terrible/brilliant 'Riverside', the brilliant/terrible 'Replay' by Iyaz is the new UK Number One. (Radio 1) » That Gabriella Cilmi video is online if…

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The Newsdump, March 16 2010: from Eddy Grant's tunes to Susan Boyle's London move plans in ruins

Ten things you will learn from our Goldfrapp interview

The Newsdump, Feb 23 2010: from Suede's multiple shows to a letter Simon Cowell has helped compose

The Newsdump, Feb 15, 2010: Ke$ha's threads, the never-mentioned hair on only half of Marvin's head

The Newsdump, Feb 5, 2010: from Cowell being ill to John & Edward dominating the bill

The Newsdump, Feb 3, 2010: from PSB in someone's house to a Ronson LP starring people who are famous

The Newsdump, Jan 26, 2010: from La Roux up for a gong to Westlife lasers being wrong

The Newsdump, Jan 21, 2010: from a charitable ditty to James Murphy coming to a nearby city

The Newsdump, Jan 12 2010: from Ting Tings once more to Whitney's encore

The Newsdump, Jan 11 2010: from Sidney Samson's defeat to Mika's meat

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