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James Alexander Gordon, the voice of football results, blows final whistle on career
Wednesday 24 July 2013
Gordon had his larynx removed during surgery to treat throat cancer
Amanda Palmer: Naked, but far from vulnerable
Wednesday 24 July 2013
The performance artist has taken on the Daily Mail and music industry of late
A mighty WAH in an HMV-less town after former worker decides to go it alone with a new shop called... HVM
Wednesday 17 July 2013
Tony Cregan had managed the profitable Derry branch of HMV for a decade when the chain went into receivership, and closed his doors. Annoyed, he decided to go it alone with a new shop called... HVM.
Lord of Sound: Knighthood for club founder James Palumbo?
Sunday 14 July 2013
The nation’s nightclubbers could soon have one of their own to represent their interests in the House of Lords.
A Daft (Punk) marketing boost for Durex: 'Get Lucky' but not pregnant - or infected with something nasty
Thursday 11 July 2013
It seems like an inspired bit of joined-up PR thinking – an invitation from Daft Punk to “Get Lucky” but not also pregnant, or infected with something nasty. The French duo responsible for the horribly catchy single of the summer had apparently jumped into bed with Durex to create condoms with packaging inspired by the cover of their album, Random Access Memories.
Talking about my generation: Michael Keefe, 11, hits the right note with his Zeamu pop song catalogue aimed at pre-teen music fans
Sunday 07 July 2013
Michael Keefe isn’t your ordinary CEO. For a start, he’s only 11 and his board-level title actually stands for Children’s Executive Officer rather than Chief Executive Officer.
Five-minute memoir: When in Rome
Saturday 06 July 2013
Douglas Coupland was all set to interview Morrissey. And then the sleeping pills kicked in…
Ed Sheeran: I was ginger and chubby and so struggled to get a record deal
Tuesday 02 July 2013
Chart-topping singer Ed Sheeran said he initially struggled to get a record deal because he was "ginger and chubby".
Partially blind winner of The Voice Andrea Begley calls for better gig deal for disabled and vows to prove Will.i.am wrong
Friday 28 June 2013
Andrea Begley, the partially-sighted winner of The Voice talent search, has called for better treatment of disabled fans at gigs and insisted that she will use her victory to launch a successful music career.
The Voice 2012 winner Leanne Mitchell made 'scapegoat' by BBC talent show
Thursday 27 June 2013
Leanne Mitchell, the winner of last year's The Voice whose debut album was a huge flop, has complained that she has been made a "scapegoat".
Sports Direct takes over HMV's flagship store
Thursday 27 June 2013
The flagship Oxford Street store of the fallen music retailer HMV has been snapped up by Mike Ashley, the founder of Sports Direct.
Music review: Tim Burgess, Lambchop, Barbican, London
Monday 24 June 2013
Tim Burgess is singing The Charlatans' "The Only One I Know" as a rueful acoustic reverie, finding new, profound power in its simple words.
Will.i.am hits out at Universal over The Voice winner Leanne Mitchell's flop
Tuesday 18 June 2013
The Voice coach Will.i.am has hit out at record label Universal over the failure of last year's winner to succeed in the charts.
Leah McFall favourite to win The Voice UK 2013
Monday 17 June 2013
Leah McFall is the bookies’ favourite to win BBC talent contest The Voice ahead of the final this weekend.
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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