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31.05.2010 12:31
Slash paid tribute to Dennis Hopper
Slash has paid tribute to late Hollywood actor and filmmaker Dennis Hopper, who passed away on May 29 at the age of 74. Bloc Party and Primal Scream producer Paul Epworth also paid his respects to Dennis Hopper.

27.11.2008 12:03
Oasis and Radiohead tracks will be included in charity album
Remixes on Oasis and Radiohead songs will be included in upcoming charity compilation album Give. Listen. Help. It will be a two-disc package, and all proceeds from its sales will be donated to PABLOVE Foundation.

21.03.2012 16:41
Kasabian announced new single
Kasabian announced that they will record to covers for this year's Record Store Day. The Clash are going to release new version of their London Calling hit. Arcade Fire promised to contribute a collection of remixes on the song Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains).

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Bloc Party is an English pop-rock band from London. Russell Lissack and Kele Okereke, founders of the band, first met in 1998 in Essex and found the other members through adverts in NME. Bloc Party was the name the members chose after trying such titles as Union, Superheroes of BMX, The Angel Range and Diet. In November 2003, Bloc Party had their track The Marshals Are Dead featured on a compilation CD called The New Cross released by Angular Recording Corporation. They then released their debut single She's Hearing Voices on the record label Trash Aesthetics. Okereke managed to promote this song to radio through Franz Ferdinand's vocalist Alex Kapranos and Radio One DJ Steve Lamacq. Bloc Party's debut album, Silent Alarm, was released in February 2005 and gained recognition among the critics. They named it the 2005 album of the year, as it reached #3 on the UK album charts before running platinum. Bloc Party named The Cure and The Strokes among their main influencers and inspirers. The first album music combined rough guitar sound with British melancholy touches. As the record was a good seller and brought its makers first significant popularity, The Chemical Brothers invited Okereke to participate in a recording of a song Believe for their album Push The Button.

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