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Spotify playlist: T in the Park 2011

Highlight from the line-up, including Pulp, Friendly Fires and The Streets

It's that time of year again and as yet another blisteringly cold winter shows signs of giving in, we can once again start to dream of the greenest pastures, cold refreshments and a beating sun to boot. Alternatively, we can look forward with a hopeful…

Pulp, Coldplay and Arctic Monkeys confirmed for T in the Park line-up 2011

Foo Fighters also joined by Deadmau5, Bright Eyes and Beady Eye

Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, Tinie Tempah, Jessie J, Deadmau5, Friendly Fires, Bright Eyes, Eels, The View, Script, Kesha, Manics, Tom Jones, Death crew 77, Eliza Doolittle, Stornoway, Vitalic, Diplo, Imelda May, Miles Kane, Noah And…

Blondie didn't get caught up in drugs and alcohol

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Blondie didn't get caught up in sex, drugs and rock'n'roll in the 1970s. Drummer Clem Burke says the iconic punk rock band - Clem, Debbie Harry and Chris Stein - are still around today because they avoided the hard partying New York lifestyle their…

Debbie Harry thinks music industry ruined

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Debbie Harry thinks the music industry is "already ruined". The Blondie singer feels the ease of access to tracks which the internet provides and the rise in downloading - which has led to a drop in album sales and a downturn in profits made by the…

Paul Simon leads 9/11 tributes

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Paul Simon led musicians in paying tribute to those killed in the 9/11 attacks on America yesterday. The Simon and Garfunkel singer performed his track 'Sound of Silence' at Ground Zero - the site in New York where two hijacked planes were flown…

Rap fan Debbie Harry

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Debbie Harry is a fan of rappers Jay-Z and Ludacris. The Blondie singer has long been influenced by hip hop - with the band's song 'Rapture' featuring her rapping and a break dancer in the video - and Debbie still keeps up with today's rap…

Blondie cover Beastie Boys

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Blondie covered the Beastie Boys at Somerset House last night (13.07.11). The iconic New Wave group - who were performing at the open-air London venue as part of the Somerset House Summer Series of concerts - performed 'Fight For Your Right (To…

Top 5: A tribute to Rebecca Black's abysmal 'Friday'

Spotify playlist: The best songs featuring days of the week

This week will go down in history as the week music soiled itself: chirpy thirteen-year-old Rebecca Black's single 'Friday' was released on iTunes, quickly notched up 10million YouTube hits, and is probably the most panned song ever released. With…

Blondie's Jackson tribute

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Blondie paid tribute to Michael Jackson at their Kenwood House show on Saturday (26.06.10). The iconic group performed a rendition of 'Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough' by the late King of Pop - who died of acute Propofol intoxication on June 25 2009…

5 Reasons - Blondie

1 We’re talking about icons here OK, one icon, namely Debbie Harry. The rest of ‘em could be picked from a supermarket checkout queue for all anyone cares, but Harry is a worldwide musical icon, and rightly so. She was the sexiest thing to appear on Top…