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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Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder has landed a cameo role in the latest series of Channel 4 series Shameless, says a report in the Sun.
Ryder is allegedly a huge fan of the TV show and thinks it is really funny says an insider, ‘His scenes in it are particularly hilarious, He has a very dry sense of [...]

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Following RockNess in Scotland at the beginning of June, the Isle Of Wight music festival was the first major music festival in England this summer, so it was with some excitement that I filled the fridge with beer and got myself ready to watch the festival highlights from the comfort of my living room.
In April [...]

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Probably the best music show currently on UK tv is Jools Holland Later …
Yes, I know it is annoying when Jools Holland has to play piano with as many of the artists as possible, and as my good friend (name dropping) and exceptionally talented hammond organ player James Taylor once said he’s only famous for [...]

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Last night I watched an excellent programme on BBC4 - Pop! What is it good for? produced & presented by Paul Morley. In the hour long programme, Morley nominated six of his favourite  pop songs & then visited places associated with the song & met with various people to deconstruct lyrics, discuss the song’s personal [...]

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