What we've learned today:
1.Patrick Swayze, performer of seminal 80's "is-it-a-sad-song-is-it-a-happy-song?" She's Like The Wind, died on Monday.
2.Twitterers do not really respect that Patrick Swayze, performer of seminal 80's "is-it-a-sad-song-is-it-a-happy-song?" She's Like The Wind, DIED on Monday. Some dignity would be preferable.
3.The Beatles thought "a lot" about reforming according to Paul McCartney.
4. Dizzee Rascal is set to play BBC's Electric Proms. With a 16-piece orchestra. Could someone get Matt Bellamy on the phone? Also announced: Doves and Smokey Robinson.
5. Lily Allen has hit out at file-sharing despite gaining a substantial amount of her fanbase through MySpace long before her debut Alright, Still. How things change.
6. Kanye West and Lady GaGa are set to tour the States together.
7. Elton John was denied adopting a HIV-positive Ukrainian baby because he is "too old and unmarried". I guess it's gonna be a long long time anyone?
8. Radiohead's marathon-friendly drummer Phil Selway is releasing a solo album. Where he sings.
9. Frightened Rabbit have a new single in the works. Written in Crail - a seaside town in Scotland, the new album has nautical references.
Daily Conundrum:
File-sharing, musician's friend or foe?
Oasis-watch:
Where have they gone? The Oasis-watch staff are baffled. All one of us.
Phil Selway-album possible release methods
- A CD, vinyl and download
- A marathon download. (It takes forever, demands your full attention, and every once in a while you wonder why if it's still happening)
- Click-And-Run (a free CD only available from Selway's house 30 min after you've placed your order)
Dictionary-defying Tabloid Headline Of The Day:
- Kanye believe the cheek? (The London Paper)
Daily Office Highlight:
Pool trick-shots John Virgo couldn't recreate.
On The Office Stereo:
- A lot of reggae
- The Very Best of Mott The Hoople
- An unspecified number of Swayze-related songs seeping through the walls from Kerrang's offices.
- Free Nelson Mandela.
(and people say we're old and grey...)
3:59 PM | 15/09/2009
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