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A lot of people still say Britain has a racism problem. Whilst there is no doubt that this sick issue perpertrated by ignorance still exists, things are nothing like when our parents were young – thankfully!
Case in point is this Orange poster:
Whilst walking by the poster last night (with some older generation folks) they stopped ... Read more

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Now, I’m sure many people have many views on this, but I’m still in shock about the amount that this poor woman was fined I’m under the impression that 29 songs is about 3 albums, which I’d say is about 20 quid? I’m pretty sure these songs wern’t on special.
Now, I’m not sure if you ... Read more

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Tickets now on sale for the AWESOME Meltdown event.
This has been an absolute stormer over recent years with previous guest directors including Massive Attack, David Bowie, Morrissey and more. this year, free jazz legend and icon of the avant-garde Ornette Coleman will take over Southbank Centre’s riverside venues and spaces as the 16th director of ... Read more

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Following on from Benn’s post about “Coke’s Trans-media Storytelling” (trans-media storytelling being the most unlikely buzz-word), it seems more brands are becoming “content creators” in a bid to drive sales. As reported in Monday’s Media Guardian, Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJ) and Procter & Gamble’s TAG brand have recently formed a new hip-hop ... Read more

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A collaboration of artists and scientists have created robots which have been designed to love punk music, and show their appreciation of it through dance.
One of the creators, Professor McOwan, from Queen Mary University, said he built the machines because of his fascination with human-computer interaction. They made their dance debut at a 3 day ... Read more

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Part of the big overhaul coming to Facebook is going to see a wealth of new functionality. Some of this is already trickling through – you may have noticed the very basic chat function on there.
Now you can also have your music added to your message signatures so everyone can see what you are listening ... Read more

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Borders has gone solo, after its 7 year web sales tie in with Amazon. David Runk of the AP announced that Borders has returned to being an independent online bookstore, with a major facelift designed to increase interest in its brand.
I’ve had a look around the site, borders.com, and think its a ... Read more

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MySpace and MTV are teaming up to launch a weekly show called “The MySpace Chart” on MTV2. According to The Guardian, the companies are launching a website, which will allow MySpace users to stream a variety of music videos for free. The MySpace Chart show launches on March 16th and will air videos based on ... Read more

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Converse Music are holding their first event of 2008 ‘New Blood Live’ on 14th Feb. This is a free event, held at The 100 Club on Oxford street. Bands to play are Bombay Bicycle Club, Death Set, The Chapman Family and Fat Sue! Entry is on a first come, first served basis, so make sure ... Read more