May 6, 2010
 Friendly Fires and The Fall have been added to the line-up for this summer’s Electric Picnic festival in County Laois. Laurent Gardiner, Eels and Fight Like Apes have also joined the bill for the event, which takes place from September 3-5. Read more >>
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May 6, 2010
 The National’s singer Matt Berninger has described their new album ‘High Violet’ as “our best record”. The LP, which has already been positively received by critics, is released on Monday (May 10). Read more >>
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May 6, 2010
 Sir Paul McCartney has described the current path to becoming famous as “scary”. The former Beatle said he didn’t like how there was now less emphasis on talent and “working hard” than when the Liverpool band emerged in the 1960s. Read more >>
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May 6, 2010
 Modest Mouse will headline this summer’s End of the Road festival in North Dorset. The US band will join previously announced headliners Yo La Tengo and Wilco at the event, which runs from September 10-12. Read more >>
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May 6, 2010
 Everything Everything, Gaggle and Wilder have been added to the line-up for this summer’s Latitude festival in Suffolk. Other new additions to the bill include Islet, Esben and the Witch, Teeth and Frankie & The Heartstrings. Read more >>
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May 6, 2010
 Gorillaz have been added to the line-up for this summer’s Benicassim festival in Spain. The Cartoon band, fronted by Damon Albarn, will headline the event, which takes place from July 15-18. Read more >>
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May 6, 2010
 Keith Richards has described recording sessions for the Rolling Stones album ‘Exile On Main Street’ as “Hitleresque”. The band recorded the album during the summer of 1971 at the Nellcôte mansion in France, which had been hired by the guitarist. Read more >>
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May 6, 2010
 Lady Gaga has spoken out about American Idol producer’s decision to cut her performance on the show. The singer recorded new single ‘Alejandro’, which was preceded by a ballad-only intro of ‘Bad Romance’ for the hit TV show. Read more >>
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May 6, 2010
 Elvis Presley's former physician Dr. George 'Nick' Nichopoulos claims in a new book that The King died from chronic constipation. It's widely perceived that Elvis died in 1977 from an irregular heartbeat condition called cardiac arrhythmia caused by drugs, obesity and a weak heart. Read more >>
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May 6, 2010
 Clearly obsessed, Noel Gallagher says he wants to name his third child 'Carlos' or 'Tevez' in homage to the Manchester City striker. The former Oasis star made the comments in the same Football Association interview where he joked he's going to vote for Carlos Tevez in the general election. Read more >>
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May 6, 2010
 Footballer Rio Ferdinand and Duran Duran are set to team up on a new version of the band’s hit song, ‘Rio’, it’s been reported. The 80s group are understood to have approached Ferdinand about recording vocals for the song before he jets off to South Africa for this summer’s World Cup. Read more >>
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May 6, 2010
 Antony and the Johnsons have announced details about their new album. The record, entitled ‘Swanlights’, will be released on October 4 in the UK and October 5 in the US. Read more >>
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May 6, 2010
 Three songs purported to feature on Katy Perry’s new album have leaked online. Thirty-second snippet of tracks, entitled ‘In Between’, ‘California Gurls’ and ‘E.T.’, have been posted on the website, iLeaks.com. Read more >>
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May 6, 2010
 Trent Reznor has assured fans that Nine Inch Nails are not over, despite the launch of his new project with his wife. The singer unveiled How To Destroy Angels, his collaboration with Mariqueen Maandig, earlier this week. Read more >>
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