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Kanye West Likens Himself to Hitler in Rambling Big Chill Speech

Rowan Miles, Empics/PA Kanye West is always good for a quote or two, but at this weekend's Big Chill Festival he may have outdone his own high standards. The rapper paused his Saturday-night headlining set at the Herefordshire bash to deliver a seven-minute piano-backed monologue that touched on some favourite themes, as well as delivering ...

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Adele Fans 'Luckiest in Love,' Claims Dating Site

Ian West, PA Her latest album might be all about heartbreak but, according to at least one dating website, sticking Adele on your stereo might help you find romantic happiness. A online lonely hearts service that uses musical preferences to help match potential mates has conducted a survey of its users and concluded that Adele fans have ...

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Women's Toilets at Rush Concerts Are the World's Loneliest Place, Says Blogger

Peter Hartlaub Ladies, let us ask you a question. Do you like you drum solos? Do you like really long drum solos played on a comically expansive kit? Do you like songs with titles like '2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx' and lyrics such as "Stealthily attacking/By-Tor slays his foe/The men are free to run now/From labyrinths below"? Do you ...

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Two Door Cinema Club Plot More Glastonbury Festivities After Performing

Helen Boast, Redferns Two Door Cinema Club may have already played their debut Pyramid Stage set at this year's Glastonbury, but the Northern Irish three-piece are planning on hanging out down on Worthy Farm for a while yet. "The last two years we've spent the whole weekend and haven't booked anything else," guitarist Sam Halliday told AOL ...

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Glasvegas Singer Gives Up Cocaine Under Orders From His Mom

Ross Gilmore, Redferns Celebrating new-found success by shoving a small South American country's worth of cocaine up your nose has been the standard behavior of plenty of rock musicians. Cleaning up your act because your mum told you to is a bit rarer. Glasvegas frontman James Allan has apparently gone down both these paths in the years since ...

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Joss Stone Possible Target of 'Murder Plot,' Police Say

PA Photos Joss Stone is believed to have been the target of a possible "murder plot" this week following the arrest of two men near her home in Devon. Police apprehended the suspects on Tuesday morning after they were spotted driving around the village of Cullompton by residents. Both men, who are in their early 30s, were arrested for ...

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Killers to Prep for Hyde Park Gig with Intimate Warm Up Shows

Victor Chavez, WireImage The Killers are set for a week of contrasts in London next week, at least in terms of the size of their gigs. The Las Vegas band will perform for around 50,000 people on Friday night, as the opening night headliners of Hyde Park's Hard Rock Calling festival. Prior to that set, however, Brandon Flowers and his group ...

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