They’re a band born out of heartbreak and contradiction. Their sometimes down-and-out lyrics don’t fit the up-tempo dance pop that gets crowds moving, but somehow it works.
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Date for Big Day Out set
After a year’s absence the Big Day Out is returning to Auckland, in new quarters. The first lineup announcement for the January 17 festival is due on August 1, organisers said today
Timomatic shows off his moves
Australian singer and dancer Tim “Timomatic” Omaji knows a thing or two about TV talent shows. He made his mark on So You Think You Can Dance in 2009, placing seventh, and then appeared on Australia’s Got Talent in 2011, placing third.
Randy Travis in critical condition
US country music star Randy Travis is in critical condition in a Texas hospital, a day after he was hospitalised with viral cardiomyopathy.
80s star’s ultimate humiliation
Times are hard for 1980s chart-toppers UB40.
Kanye West angered over video leak
Kanye West says it was “heartbreaking” to discover his latest music video had been leaked. An unfinished clip for Kanye’s new single Black Skinhead shot with fashion photographer Nick Knight was released online Monday without the pair’s permission
Snooki offers Duchess parenting advice
Snooki has offered the Duchess of Cambridge some motherly advice.
Stewart ‘furious over Pattinson romance’
Kristen Stewart is apparently “really hurt” by rumours Robert Pattinson is dating one of her friends. Last week the Twilight hunk was romantically linked to Riley Keough, the granddaughter of Elvis Presley
Chris Martin brought to tears by fan’s story
Chris Martin had an emotional meeting with a music fan last week. The Coldplay frontman met 21-year-old Edward Buckley at the Nordoff-Robbins Silver Clef Awards, UK newspaper The Mirror reports.
Daniel Bedingfield launches EP
The X Factor’s flamboyant judge Daniel Bedingfield is out to show that he has more to give than fancy pants and harsh comments. The New Zealand born, British raised, singer earned a Brit Award, scored six UK Top 10 singles and sold four million album from 2001 to 2004, now almost a decade later he’s back with a seven track EP