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Odds & Ends: 4th February 2010

Here’s some stuff that happened!
Glastonbury have been busy adding some new names to their line-up. This week has been a mixed bag. To counter the news on Monday that Jack Johnson will play the Pyramid Stage, Michael Eavis went out of his way to announce the remaining two headliners. He said that booking Muse was [...]

Giving YouTube Disco a test drive

In recent days, YouTube has become the latest internet service to provide users a service that allows them to discover new music. The YouTube Music Discovery Project and Playlist Creation Tool, or better known perhaps as YouTube Disco (I’m presuming that ‘disco’ is meant as the short term for ‘discovery’ as opposed to paying tribute [...]

Who will join Muse and U2 at Glastonbury?

This year is the 40th anniversary of the world’s most well-known music festival, Glastonbury. Organisers are hoping to make this festival the best in its illustrious (and, on occasion, not so illustrious) history by putting a together a bill that would make jaws drop. Anything less than big names for the headlining slots won’t do [...]

50 for 2009: 30-21

Part 3 of the 50 for 2009 rundown!
30. Nancy Wallace – Old Stories – A surprise of the year for me as this came from almost nowhere. The young Nancy Wallace produced a record that would warm the cockles of anyone’s heart, especially during the cold and short days of winter. Her collection of songs, [...]

Five Songs: Pointless in 2009

It’s that time of year where the folks that write about music have to look back over the past year. I’m sure you’ve already seen a ton of lists explaining what the year’s best music was and some nostalgic features (fear not, if you like that sort of thing then you’re in luck as The [...]