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Frontman Jim Kerr and guitarist Charlie Burchill, the only current original members, will be joined by drummer Brian McGee, bassist Derek Forbes, and keyboardist Mick McNeil, who all split in the 1980s. (Forbes returned in 1997-1998.) Kerr and Burchill said on the site (http://www.simpleminds.com) that they viewed the reunion as a "nice experiment.
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Flotsam & Jetsam has been largely an unknown quantity in my musical life. Cuatro was my introduction way back in 1993, now, in 2008, I have been able to sample the albums immediately before and after that landmark release. Hearing these neighboring albums has created an interesting timeline for the band and the development of their music. Listening to all three in succession quickly reveals a band in a state of flux.

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Sigur Ros have announced details of their next album. The band have confirmed on Sigurros.com that their fifth record will be called ‘Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust’. The record will be released worldwide on June 23. The tracklisting is as follows: ‘Gobbledigook’ ‘Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur’ ‘Góðan Daginn’ ‘Við Spilum Endalaust’ ‘Festival’ ‘Suð í’ ‘Ára Bátur’ ‘Illgresi’ ‘Fljótavík’ ‘Straumnes’ ‘All Alright Eyrum’ According to Sigurros.com the album cover features people streaking across a motorway.
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Where’s Pete Doherty’s next secret gig? What makes the release of Damon Albarn’s next album unique? What’s the difference between news online and offline? If you know the answers to these questions then you could be NME’s new News Reporter.

We’re looking for an ambitious, self-starting individual to help deliver NME’s world-beating music news service.
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The Streets played their first UK show in over a year last night (May 26) as they headlined the Newcastle-Gateshead Evolution Festival. Playing on the banks of the River Tyne, a buoyant Mike Skinner pogoed his way through a storming greatest hits set punctuated with good-natured banter. Notable highlights of the hour-long set included a brash, energetic run through 2002 single ‘Don’t Mug Yourself’ and a crowd-pleasing cover of The Prodigy’s classic ‘Out Of Space’.
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German director Uwe Boll is customarily described as the world’s worst filmmaker. I don’t know if this is true — it’s a big world, after all. But with the release of “Postal,” he stakes a strong claim to being the world’s most offensive. I mean that in a good way.

“Postal” is a foul and horrifying movie, a classic of its kind. I laughed pretty much non-stop through the first hour or so (unfortunately, the picture runs nearly two hours), cringing in shame and yet cackling helplessly nevertheless.

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Who: Tokio HotelAlbum: ‘Scream’Hails From: Magdeburg, GermanyFor Fans Of: AFI and My Chemical RomanceWhy They’re About to Pop: This hard-rocking foursome has been wowing audiences overseas since its members were in their early teens. Now, still barely legal, Bill Kaulitz (vocals), Tom Kaulitz (guitar), Gustav Schäfer (drums) and Georg Listing (bass) have sold upward of 3 million CDs and DVDs in Germany, and have four No. 1 singles and two No.
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(The VH1 Blog knows very little about the law. So we’ve solicited Mark Muro, a founder of the California law firm Muro & Lampe, Inc., to keep a running tab on which side has the advantage in the R. Kelly child pornography trial. Check back daily for updates.) Today, the prosecution continued its attempts to unravel the defense claims of mistaken identities. Yet another former friend and classmate of the alleged victim identified her as the girl in the sex tape.
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Here at Rock Daily, we’re full of questions. Why has the weather been so volatile? How could the Mets get swept by the Atlanta Braves? And every Friday, what should this week’s Rock List be? Thus, this week’s Rock List is dedicated to songs that ask questions. Tell us what inquiring songs you love and on Tuesday we’ll add ‘em up and reveal the readers’ list.
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A certain irony exists in criticizing the quality of someone’s voice when that person is singing the songs of Tom Waits, whose gruff howls make one imagine Cookie Monster suffering from chronic emphysema. Nevertheless, Scarlett Johansson sounds downright abysmal on her debut album – a set of ten Waits compositions and one original – entitled, Anywhere I Lay My Head.

Whirring in a low, invariable drone, Johansson conveys a detachment that renders her timid at best and, at worst, lifeless.

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