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Blue's best quotes

1 May 2013, 1:10pm

What a treat to have manband Blue back. Not only are they blessed with swoonsome looks and angelic voices, but they also mouth off like a quartet of Noel Gallaghers after three hours in hair and make-up.

Bigger than The Beatles

30 April 2013, 2:19pm

Beatles chart records are sacrosanct, aren't they? Just tell that to this lot. It's not just the ubiquitous Emeli Sandé who has smashed a Fab achievement.

Bigger than Jacko?

26 April 2013, 8:59am

If someone had told you five years ago that Calvin Harris would beat one of Michael Jackson's chart records, you'd have looked at them like they were – well – Michael Jackson. But Harris has indeed struck a blow, and he's not the only slightly dispiriting artist to oust the King of Pop.

Is Liam Gallagher going mad?

24 April 2013, 3:56pm

Liam Gallagher has never been the steadiest of characters but on Monday (22 April) he reportedly got into a spot of bother for trying to ride a dog. Is this just the latest in a series of plot-losing manoeuvres?

Details of Daft Punk's eagerly awaited fourth album have been drip-fed through a filter of rumour and cleverly curtailed adverts, but what we know for sure is they've had a lot of help.

Jai Paul – music's great mystery

16 April 2013, 10:18am

It's very 2013 – stick your album up on the internet without prior warning and watch the cash roll in. So how come Jai Paul's surprise debut is the music mystery of the year?

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