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By James Bentley on Mar 5, 10 09:48 PM

SHANE McGowen this week launched his alternative Haiti charity single. The Pogues singer also announced the final line up for his cover of Screaming Jay Hawkins "I Put A Spell On You". Star names include Johnny Depp and the Clash's Mick Jones on Guitar while vocals are taken up by Nick Cave and Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream.

Doing it for Brits and Giggles

By James Bentley on Feb 16, 10 08:46 PM


THANK god for the Brit Awards I don't know what I would do without them. Actually, I do know what I would do without the Brits. I would carry on with my life as if nothing had changed. The Brits are a great big pat on the back for the already successful and the offensively bland.

Simply Gleeful

By James Bentley on Feb 16, 10 03:47 PM

THE recent success of Glee has taken many in the television industry by surprise. Even more were surprised by the Glee casts chart success, at one point in late 2009 they had 25 songs in the American top 100, the only band who have had more simultaneous hits are The Beatles. But this isn't the first time that television has directly influenced the charts so why is there a direct relationship between television and the charts.

So people took the power back and elected Rage Against The Machine to be their Christmas number 1 On the surface it is a huge moral victory for the silent majority who don't feel they have a say in the mainstream charts.

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James Bentley - University music journalism student James Bentley is originally from Nottingham. He knew when he saw Huddersfield's beautiful town hall and adequate road system he would love it here.

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