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SINCE the reign of Henry VIII people in the music industry have been arguing over the best way to utilize the internet and tackle the ongoing threat of piracy. The current favourite idea comes from Sweden where the Spotify program has been developed.

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.

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.

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.