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Paul Weller has revealed in an interview with Q magazine that his band The Jam were turned down for an audition on ITV talent show Opportunity Knocks.
Weller says that a girlfriend of the guitarist had suggested that the band apply to audition for the long running show presented by the smarmy Hughie Green.
The band were [...]

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Universal Records, Social networking site Bebo and production company Monkey Kingdom are joining forces to make an online soap series.
The soap will feature Amy Winehouse, Bloc Party and Razorlight, along with guest appearances from Duffy, Girls Aloud and The Feeling.
The Daily Star reports that the soap will be set in the offices of Universal Records [...]

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Is nostalgia the current big thing in the music industry? As the saying goes,Nostalgia is alright but it’s not what it used to be.
Modfather Paul Weller has had a pop at Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon, saying that the former punk performer is now the ‘antithesis of his Johnny Rotten persona.’
Following Lydon’s criticism of modern [...]

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Coldplay have postponed their forthcoming North American tour, saying that production issues have caused the delay.
The band have confirmed that the three free concerts will still go ahead as planned at Barcelona, New York and London.
Coldplay have confirmed new dates for North America where they will be promoting the new album Viva La Vida.
A statement [...]

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The Babyshambles frontman was released from his spell in Wormwood Scrubs this morning, after serving just 29 days of a 14 week prison sentence.
Despite media reports to the contrary, Doherty insisted that he stayed off drugs during his stay inside, saying “I stayed clean. I got my certificate.” He dismissed newspaper reports that he had taken heroin [...]

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