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What's happening in the world of our weird and wonderful Retro heroes?
New albums, gossip, rumours, tours and reviews - it's all here picked fresh from around the internet, delivered here, and via Twitter here!
Retro Music News:
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Work begins on unreleased Michael Jackson tracks
Producer Rodney Jerkins has announced he’s setting to work on unreleased Michael Jackson songs. In March this year, Sony signed a new deal with Michael Jackson’s estate to release ten albums of unreleased material and new collections of previously...
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Director speaks about Kurt Cobain biopic
Director Oren Moverman has spoken to the Guardian about his forthcoming Kurt Cobain biopic. He insisted that the film would be far from a typical Hollywood story, delving further into Cobain’s life than the mere factoids.
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Ice-T curses a 'punk bitch rookie cop'
Apparently a “punk bitch rookie cop” booked Ice-T for driving without a seat belt in New York. In a tweet today, rapper and actor Ice-T grumbled profanely about a New York policeman who arrested him for driving without a seatbelt on a suspended license...
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New Sheryl Crow album is a stunning soul debut
The new Sheryl Crow album is a full-on collaboration with former Noiseworks multi-instrumentalist Justin Stanley. He co-produced the new Sheryl Crow album ‘100 Miles from Memphis’ with Doyle Bramhall III and plays various instruments on the record...
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Toni Childs, Todd Rundgren added to Great Southern Bluesfest 2010
The third instalment of acts for Batemans Bay’s Great Southern Bluesfest has been announced, including Toni Childs and Todd Rundgren. Another eight local and international artists have been added to an already impressive line-up for the annual roots...
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U2 is world's top earning band: survey
Irish rockers U2, who netted $130 million from their massive world tour and other deals, are the world's top-earning musicians, according to Forbes.com.
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Ace Of Base has new single, new female singers
Swedish ‘90s pop throwbacks return with two new members and a new single. The two original producers Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg have enlisted two pretty young things to front a new incarnation of the chart-topping group.
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Robbie Williams is back with Take That
SINGER Robbie Williams is rejoining Take That, the British band confirmed following months of rumors. Williams has already recorded an album with his former band-mates, which is being released in November.
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Beavis and Butt-Head are back on MTV
SCORE one for the slackers. The hugely popular 1990's animated anti-heroes Beavis and Butt-Head are coming back to MTV with new episodes, the New York Post reports today, citing sources at the network.
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George Michael arrested after car crash
British singer George Michael has been arrested after his car hit a building on a road in north London. Police were called to the scene at around 3.35 a.m. local time where "a man aged in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of being unfit to drive". Police...
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Downloads a Sign O The Times yet Prince moves offline
Prince has spent a considerable amount of energy keeping his music off iTunes and YouTube. He told the Daily Mirror, “I don’t see why I should give my new music to iTunes or anyone else. They won’t pay me an advance for it and then they get angry...
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New Van Halen album nears vompletion
Reports filter through that a new Van Halen album, with David Lee Roth on vocals, is almost finished. The spandexed ham David Lee Roth reunited with the band in 2006 for a world tour and he and the Van Halens have been working together in the studio for...
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Phil Collins brings Motown heatwave to Montreux
Phil Collins brought Motown to the Montreux Jazz Festival, giving a sell-out crowd a preview of his new album of classic hits of the 1960s by legends including Steve Wonder, the Supremes and Smokey Robinson. The eight-time Grammy Award winner, whose career...
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New album by Prince: 2010
Let's face it: 2010 wouldn't be 2010 without a new album from Prince, right? Fortunately, the legendary artist has decided to unleash a brand new album this summer, (appropriately) titled '20Ten.'
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Kirk Pengilly and Layne Beachley to marry in October
HE ALMOST lost sight because of glaucoma in his 20s but his love for Layne Beachley has not been blinded, with Kirk Pengilly yesterday telling Confidential they had set a date to marry. The INXS member and the multiple world champion surfer have been...
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