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Where were we a week ago? DiS was getting ready for a weekend of welcome oblivian. Brian May was taking a day off from writing his blog. Anna Nicole Smith was alive, somewhere. The world didn't know Heather Mills was skint. Not been the best week for gold diggers has it, really?
Here are what we think are the top ten most newsworthy news stories of the week. Enjoy this, the weekend starts here. Unless you're a football steward or you work in a bar. Salut!
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Brian May knows who we are! And he hates us! And all other journalists!
Mika-baiting DiS scribe and all round nice guy Gareth Dobson incurred the wrath of Brian May, who posted an equivalent of the 'strongly worded letter' on his blog.
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Change showed up at DiSopolis, throwing voids all over the place. Wanna job?
Crabloined Drowned in Sound editor Colin Roberts Esq. headed for pastures new. We advertised a couple of positions.
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Men, women, children! Bright Eyes is coming!
Conor Oberst confirmed a, somewhat measly, pair of March dates for the South of the country. Still, it's better than nothing and he's got a record out soon.
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New rave is dead! The Klaxons defect to R&B as they look to the States!
They may have just released their debut album, but Klaxons are still keeping one eye trained on the near future.
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SXSW organisers hold back line-up! Boo! Local media compiles its own list!
Men on the ground in Texas, the Austinist.com, have delved around to throw together a list of self-confirmed bands for this years South by South West.
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Tim Westwood says Plan B promotes gun violence! Hypocrite, much?! Plan B fights back with paedo taunt!
That DJ right, he said that East London guitar rapper Plan B was corrupting the youth. So Plan B said that the BBC DJ was doing the same thing, just dirtier!
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Bumbling idiots at BBC kill experimental music! What now?
With the BBC's decision to axe Radio 3's Mixing It show, Ben Yates asks what next for experimental music.
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Arctic Monkeys return to slay Little Man Tate and Milburn! Details of new record here!
Alex Turner and them other ones confirm the release date, title and tracklisting of their second album.
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Arcade Fire confirm their tour supports, and they're really, really good!
Patrick Wolf and Electrelane will help out the Canadians on their forthcoming Spring tour.
...And finally...
Liam Gallagher, ladrock wildman, is to appear on Countdown.
The throat of Oasis is in talks to appear as the special guest in the show's Dictionary Corner.
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That is all. Now go, to your whisky, to your ale! And x your fingers for snow on Saturday night and drunken snowball fights in the streets of London. Cor blimey!
