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Chemical Brothers add to Olympic soundtrack

The Chemical Brothers have unveiled a new track entitled Theme For Velodrome, set to be the official 'soundtrack' to the Olympic cycling events.

By Anita Awbi 20 Jul 2012

Swn Festival announces first 80 live acts

Swn Festival, now in its sixth year, has just announced the first 80 live acts due to play at the four-day showcase.

By Anita Awbi 19 Jul 2012

First MaMa Festival acts and panels announced

The organisers of MaMa Festival 2012 have revealed the first acts from its diverse line up, as well as some topics from it's conferences and panels.

By Anita Awbi 18 Jul 2012

50 Shades of Grey skews Classical Chart

EL James' erotic novel has vaulted The Tallis Scholars' recording of Thomas Tallis’ Spem In Alium to first place in the Classical Singles Chart.

By Anita Awbi 17 Jul 2012

The xx reveal new track

The blogosphere whipped itself up into a storm yesterday afternoon when The xx released a stream of new track Angels ahead of sophomore album Coexist.

By Anita Awbi 17 Jul 2012

Jon Lord 1941 - 2012

Jon Lord, former keyboard player with acclaimed British band Deep Purple, passed away yesterday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

By Anita Awbi 17 Jul 2012

Proms 2012 opens, promises 'accessibility'

The 2012 BBC Proms started on Friday with a programme of classical and contemporary music including Kylie Mingoue, Il Divo and the music of Wallace & Gromit.

By Anita Awbi 16 Jul 2012

Singers’ survey tackles vocal injuries

Following last week’s revelation that Florence Welch is suffering from vocal damage, singer Sophie Garner, in conjunction with VoxOp, has launched a survey to monitor injuries among performers.

By Anita Awbi 16 Jul 2012

Most played Rolling Stones tracks revealed

Commemorating 50 years since The Rolling Stones' first ever gig, PPL have announced today their top ten most played tracks ever.

By Anita Awbi 12 Jul 2012
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