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Jack White announces solo album one year after the end of The White Stripes

One year after the split of Detroit rockers The White Stripes, frontman Jack White announces the release of his first ever solo album

Jack White announces solo album one year after the end of The White Stripes
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Ice T calls Hilary Clinton a 'G' and tips her for President
(Sat 28/01)
Hip Hop legend Ice T has made a prediction about the US elections, stating he expects President Barack Obama to be re-elected but after him Hillary Clinton will be the next president. ... Read more

Vote for Chase & Status - Best British Group at The Brit Awards
(Thu 26/01)
Chase & Status have torn the music world apart during the year since No More Idols was released by taking their 90s Drum and Bass influences and honing it to become Dubstep x Futuristic beats. ... Read more

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Ed Sheeran teams up with Yelawolf ahead of new EP
(Wed 25/01)
Ed and US rapper Yelawolf team up on brand new single from Sheeran's upcoming EP... Read more

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Gary Clark Jr - bringing back the blues
(Wed 25/01)
Gary Clark Jr might not feature in your music vocabulary just yet but by the end of 2012 the Austin born bluesman will be as familiar as Jack White and The Black Keys.... Read more



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Jack White announces solo album one year after the end of The White Stripes
(Tue 31/01)
One year after the split of Detroit rockers The White Stripes, frontman Jack White announces the release of his first ever solo album

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Ice T calls Hilary Clinton a 'G' and tips her for President
(Sat 28/01)
Hip Hop legend Ice T has made a prediction about the US elections, stating he expects President Barack Obama to be re-elected but after him Hillary Clinton will be the next president.

Vote for Chase & Status - Best British Group at The Brit Awards
(Thu 26/01)
Chase & Status have torn the music world apart during the year since No More Idols was released by taking their 90s Drum and Bass influences and honing it to become Dubstep x Futuristic beats.

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Ed Sheeran teams up with Yelawolf ahead of new EP
(Wed 25/01)
Ed and US rapper Yelawolf team up on brand new single from Sheeran's upcoming EP

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Gary Clark Jr - bringing back the blues
(Wed 25/01)
Gary Clark Jr might not feature in your music vocabulary just yet but by the end of 2012 the Austin born bluesman will be as familiar as Jack White and The Black Keys.

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Bristol In:Motion announces new line-up
(Sun 22/01)
Bristol In:Motion had an incredible 2011, with sets from the likes of Jamie XX and Pearson Sound. The city's biggest venue will continue to see in the new year with some impressive line-ups.

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1993 to Infinity... Hip Hop Future Throwback styles come back around
(Sat 21/01)
Travelling through 18 year Future Throwback cycles we explore the impact and influence of Snoop's Doggystyle and Wu Tang's Enter the 36 Chambers.

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1993: Grunge Babylon - For Tomorrow brings Britpop
(Thu 19/01)
May 1993 heralded a musical power shift towards the UK as Blur unveiled their masterful second album, proto-Britpop masterpiece Modern Life is Rubbish.

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Paul Simon's Graceland 25th anniversary celebrated with new documentary film and special edition release
(Thu 19/01)
Under African Skies is one of the year’s most eagerly anticipated documentaries, slated for international film festival screenings and will be shown on a major network in the UK

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Pop Goes Rock: Dappy teams up with Queen legend Brian May and releases Rockstar track
(Thu 19/01)
Dappy unleashes his inner Rockstar on 26th February

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Broke-ass Playlist: Top 10 Tunes about being Broke
(Tue 17/01)
Here's Purple Revolver's Top 10 picks of the best tracks about being broke...

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Lucky Beaches on Kurt Cobain
(Thu 12/01)
Who the fuck would have wanted to live in a world like this anyway?

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Graham Coxon announces new album A+E
(Wed 11/01)
Graham Coxon returns with A+E, aptly named not only for the sense of scratchy, frantic urgency that suffuses its 10 songs, A+E finds Graham continuing with his singular vision as a truly eclectic artist.

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Is Tropical on Wu Tang Clan and their influence
(Tue 10/01)
If we could collaborate with anyone it would be Wu Tang. Namely the GZA, because we're really good at playing out-of-tune pianos too.

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Rising Star: Josh Kumra
(Mon 09/01)
The track was co-written with Maiday who also features in the video. It's available as a free download from Josh's Facebook page