The Pirate Bay to be blocked in the UK ?

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Cubit

A new court ruling has stated that filesharing site The Pirate Bay enables breaches of copyright laws.

Today (February 20) at the high court in London, Mr Justice Arnold ruled in favour of the record labels and music groups which want the site to be blocked in the UK, as it lets its users illegally download and share music.

The high court will decide in June if the website should be totally blocked to British internet service providers, however, today’s ruling makes this outcome seem likely.

Of the ruling, chief executive of the British Phonographic Industry, Geoff Taylor, said, via The Guardian: The high court today ruled that The Pirate Bay is illegal. The site defrauds musicians and causes huge damage to the music industry and wider creative industries… The ruling helps clarify the law on website blocking and we will now proceed with our application to have the site blocked to protect the UK’s creative industries from further harm.
The Pirate Bay has 3.7 million UK users and 30 million users globally. In 2010, its founders had to pay a £4.1 million fine after being found guilty of enabling copyright infringement in Sweden.

Check out UK duo Miss 600 and their ‘pop with a jazz twist’ sound.

Miss 600′s new single ‘Typically Me’, now available from iTunes and all good digital retailers.

‘Typically Me’ has spent 6 weeks on the BBC Radio 2 playlist and has also been added to the BBC Local Network play list (all 37 BBC Local Radio stations) and a host of UK Commercial stations as well.

You can purchase ‘Typically Me’ here:

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Also check out Miss 600′sdebut album ‘Buying Time’.

Available to buy from all major digital shops worldwide, ‘Buying Time’ features some wonderful collaborations, including duets with Reggae Legend Maxi Priest, songstress Sonna Rele and legendary film composer Ennio Morricone.

Miss 600′s music is available on iTunes and all good digital stores.

You can purchase their album ‘Buying Time’ from the following links:

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Elton John to play gig next to Blackpool Tower this summer

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Cubit

Elton John has added a gig next to Blackpool Tower to his summer UK tour.

The Rocket Man will be the first artist to play a gig at Tower Festival Headland, a new seated venue on the Lancashire town’s seafront, on June 16.

The show forms part of the legendary singer’s extensive world tour, which includes solo gigs, shows with a backing band and joint dates with Ray Cooper. The jaunt hits Mexico’s Estatdio Omnilife this Friday (February 24), with dates in the US, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Poland, France and Indonesia penciled in until November.

Check out UK duo Miss 600 and their ‘pop with a jazz twist’ sound.

Miss 600′s new single ‘Typically Me’, now available from iTunes and all good digital retailers.

‘Typically Me’ has spent 6 weeks on the BBC Radio 2 playlist and has also been added to the BBC Local Network play list (all 37 BBC Local Radio stations) and a host of UK Commercial stations as well.

You can purchase ‘Typically Me’ here:

Order from 7Digital
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Order from iTunes
Order from HMV Digital

See the video to ‘Typically Me’ below:

Also check out Miss 600′sdebut album ‘Buying Time’.

Available to buy from all major digital shops worldwide, ‘Buying Time’ features some wonderful collaborations, including duets with Reggae Legend Maxi Priest, songstress Sonna Rele and legendary film composer Ennio Morricone.

Miss 600′s music is available on iTunes and all good digital stores.

You can purchase their album ‘Buying Time’ from the following links:

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See the videos to ‘Twist’,'Missing You’ below:


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Blur to headline Olympics 2012 show

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Cubit

Blur will headline a special one-off show in London’s Hyde Park to celebrate the end of the Olympic Games this summer.

The band, who will be honoured with the Outstanding Contribution To Music Award at tonight’s Brit Awards (February 21), will play the outdoor show on August 12 to coincide with the games’ closing ceremony.

Speaking in an exclusive interview you can read in this week’s NME, frontman Damon Albarn promised the show would be “brilliant”. He added:It’ll be a proper party. It’s the closing night of the Olympics. Our raison d’etre is to provide another celebration of a fantastic day..
Blur will be joined by New Order and The Specials at the show, which is being billed as a ‘Best Of British’ event.

The show has been organised by BT London Live as part of a series of events to mark the Olympics. To pre-register for further ticket information, you need to register at BTLondonlive.com/tickets. Tickets will be made available on Friday (February 24) at 9am (GMT).

Check out UK duo Miss 600 and their ‘pop with a jazz twist’ sound.

Miss 600′s new single ‘Typically Me’, now available from iTunes and all good digital retailers.

‘Typically Me’ has spent 6 weeks on the BBC Radio 2 playlist and has also been added to the BBC Local Network play list (all 37 BBC Local Radio stations) and a host of UK Commercial stations as well.

You can purchase ‘Typically Me’ here:

Order from 7Digital
Order from Amazon
Order from iTunes
Order from HMV Digital

See the video to ‘Typically Me’ below:

Also check out Miss 600′sdebut album ‘Buying Time’.

Available to buy from all major digital shops worldwide, ‘Buying Time’ features some wonderful collaborations, including duets with Reggae Legend Maxi Priest, songstress Sonna Rele and legendary film composer Ennio Morricone.

Miss 600′s music is available on iTunes and all good digital stores.

You can purchase their album ‘Buying Time’ from the following links:

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Download from 7 Digital
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See the videos to ‘Twist’,'Missing You’ below:


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Chris Brown denies using – I wont beat you – as a chat-up line

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Cubit

Chris Brown has denied using a chat-up line that referenced his assault of his ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

US Weekly reported that Brown, who attacked Rihanna on the evening of the 2009 Grammy Awards and was subsequently sentenced to five years of probation and six months of community labour, had approached a woman and said: “Can I get your number? I promise I won’t beat you.”

However, the singer has refuted the claims and told TMZ: That is absurd and absolutely not true. I did not say that nor would I joke about that.
Brown attracted controversy earlier this week (February 16) after he posted a series of messages answering back to people who were upset at the platform he was given at the Grammy Awards last weekend (February 12). The singer has since deleted the rant, in which he claimed that his Grammy win was the “ultimate FUCK OFF” to his critics, but was subsequently told by his mother that he needed to “grow up”.

Last week (February 10), meanwhile, a US court rejected his plea to end his probation term. Brown has completed an anger management programme as part of his rehabilitation and has been praised by various judges throughout his probation, but Superior Court Judge George Lomeli insisted he should continue to regularly report to a probation officer in his home state of Virginia for another two years.

Check out UK duo Miss 600 and their ‘pop with a jazz twist’ sound.

Miss 600′s new single ‘Typically Me’, now available from iTunes and all good digital retailers.

‘Typically Me’ has spent 6 weeks on the BBC Radio 2 playlist and has also been added to the BBC Local Network play list (all 37 BBC Local Radio stations) and a host of UK Commercial stations as well.

You can purchase ‘Typically Me’ here:

Order from 7Digital
Order from Amazon
Order from iTunes
Order from HMV Digital

See the video to ‘Typically Me’ below:

Also check out Miss 600′sdebut album ‘Buying Time’.

Available to buy from all major digital shops worldwide, ‘Buying Time’ features some wonderful collaborations, including duets with Reggae Legend Maxi Priest, songstress Sonna Rele and legendary film composer Ennio Morricone.

Miss 600′s music is available on iTunes and all good digital stores.

You can purchase their album ‘Buying Time’ from the following links:

Download from iTunes
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Download from 7 Digital
Download from HMV Digital

See the videos to ‘Twist’,'Missing You’ below:


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Model of Elvis Presleys teeth to be auctioned off

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Cubit

A model of Elvis Presley’s teeth made by his former dentist will be auctioned off this month.

ABC News reports that both the model and a crown made for him by Henry J. Weiss will go under the hammer courtesy of Omega Auctions in Stockport on February 25.

It is thought that Weiss made the porcelain crown for the legendary singer in 1971, when Presley cracked his tooth on a microphone during a gig at Las Vegas’s International Hotel. The model, which has been dubbed the ‘King’s Crown’, is expected to fetch nearly £10,000 when it goes on the auction block.

In 2010, a collection of medical implements which were allegedly used during Presley’s autopsy were put up for auction.

Forceps, aneurysm hooks and even a toe tag for identifying Presley’s corpse in the morgue were all set to go under the hammer, but were removed when the legitimacy of the collection was brought into question after another employee at the home suggested the equipment was sterilised and used again in other autopsies.

Check out UK duo Miss 600 and their ‘pop with a jazz twist’ sound.

Miss 600′s new single ‘Typically Me’, now available from iTunes and all good digital retailers.

‘Typically Me’ has spent 6 weeks on the BBC Radio 2 playlist and has also been added to the BBC Local Network play list (all 37 BBC Local Radio stations) and a host of UK Commercial stations as well.

You can purchase ‘Typically Me’ here:

Order from 7Digital
Order from Amazon
Order from iTunes
Order from HMV Digital

See the video to ‘Typically Me’ below:

Also check out Miss 600′sdebut album ‘Buying Time’.

Available to buy from all major digital shops worldwide, ‘Buying Time’ features some wonderful collaborations, including duets with Reggae Legend Maxi Priest, songstress Sonna Rele and legendary film composer Ennio Morricone.

Miss 600′s music is available on iTunes and all good digital stores.

You can purchase their album ‘Buying Time’ from the following links:

Download from iTunes
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Download from 7 Digital
Download from HMV Digital

See the videos to ‘Twist’,'Missing You’ below:


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Revenue from sales of digital albums shot up by 43 per cent in 2011

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Cubit

The income from albums sold digitally rose by over 43 per cent in 2011, generating over £117 million for the UK music industry.

Digital album sales revenue had totalled £82 million for the whole of 2010, but shot up by over £35 million in 2011, according to new figures published today (February 16) by the BPI.

Revenue from the sale of digital singles was also up by 11 per cent, meaning labels raked in £120 million in 2011, compared to £108 million in 2010.

The sale of digital music now accounts for over 35 per cent of the UK music industry’s total income, compared to just 24 per cent in 2010. It was also boosted by an increase in income from premium streaming services like Spotify and We7, which contributed £24 million during 2011.

Geoff Taylor, BPI Chief Executive said of the new figures: “It is highly encouraging for the long-term prospects of the industry that the pace of digital growth continues to accelerate. British labels are supporting a wide range of innovative music services and music fans are embracing digital like never before.”

He continued: “The record industry has continued to invest heavily in discovering and supporting outstanding British talent, which has helped sustain revenues in the face of difficult economic circumstances.”

Check out UK duo Miss 600 and their ‘pop with a jazz twist’ sound.

Miss 600′s new single ‘Typically Me’, now available from iTunes and all good digital retailers.

‘Typically Me’ has spent 6 weeks on the BBC Radio 2 playlist and has also been added to the BBC Local Network play list (all 37 BBC Local Radio stations) and a host of UK Commercial stations as well.

You can purchase ‘Typically Me’ here:

Order from 7Digital
Order from Amazon
Order from iTunes
Order from HMV Digital

See the video to ‘Typically Me’ below:

Also check out Miss 600′sdebut album ‘Buying Time’.

Available to buy from all major digital shops worldwide, ‘Buying Time’ features some wonderful collaborations, including duets with Reggae Legend Maxi Priest, songstress Sonna Rele and legendary film composer Ennio Morricone.

Miss 600′s music is available on iTunes and all good digital stores.

You can purchase their album ‘Buying Time’ from the following links:

Download from iTunes
Download from Amazon
Download from 7 Digital
Download from HMV Digital

See the videos to ‘Twist’,'Missing You’ below:


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UK band claim to have written the most relaxing song ever

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Cubit

Marconi Union, a Manchester trio, have teamed up with sound therapists and claim to have penned “the most relaxing song” of all time.

The track, which is titled ‘Weightless’, is apparently so relaxing that scientists say it should not be listened to while driving. You can hear the song by scrolling down to the bottom of the page and clicking.

According to the Daily Telegraph, Marconi Union worked with a team of sound therapists with the aim of creating a track which slows breathing and reduces brain activity.

The song was then played to 40 women as part of a study commissioned by shower gel and shampoo producers Radox and was deemed to be more relaxing than pieces by Enya, Mozart or Coldplay, with over 65% per cent of participants saying it lowered their anxiety levels.

Lyz Cooper, founder of the British Academy of Sound Therapy, said of the track: “The song makes use of many musical principles that have been shown to individually have a calming effect. By combining these elements in the way Marconi Union have has created the perfect relaxing song. The study found this to be the world’s most relaxing song.”

Asked what made the song so relaxing, Cooper added: “It is important that the song is eight minutes long because it takes about five minutes for this process, known as entrainment, to occur. The gaps between notes – have been chosen to create a feeling of euphoria and comfort. And there is no repeating melody, which allows your brain to completely switch off. Instead, there are random chimes, which helps to induce a deeper sense of relaxation. The final element is the low, whooshing sounds and hums that are like buddhist chants.”

‘Weighless’ came top in a poll that also included Coldplay’s track ‘Strawberry Swing’, All Saints’ hit single ‘Pure Shores’ and Adele’s ‘Someone Like You’.

The 10 most relaxing tracks, according to the study are:

1. Marconi Union – ‘Weightless’
2. Airstream – ‘Electra’
3. DJ Shah – ‘Mellomaniac’ (Chill Out Mix)
4. Enya – ‘Watermark’
5. Coldplay – ‘Strawberry Swing’
6. Barcelona – ‘Please Don’t Go’
7. All Saints – ‘Pure Shores’
8. Adele – ‘Someone Like You’
9. Mozart – ‘Canzonetta Sull’aria’
10. Cafe Del Mar – ‘We Can Fly

Check out UK duo Miss 600 and their ‘pop with a jazz twist’ sound.

Miss 600′s new single ‘Typically Me’, now available from iTunes and all good digital retailers.

‘Typically Me’ has spent 6 weeks on the BBC Radio 2 playlist and has also been added to the BBC Local Network play list (all 37 BBC Local Radio stations) and a host of UK Commercial stations as well.

You can purchase ‘Typically Me’ here:

Order from 7Digital
Order from Amazon
Order from iTunes
Order from HMV Digital

See the video to ‘Typically Me’ below:

Also check out Miss 600′sdebut album ‘Buying Time’.

Available to buy from all major digital shops worldwide, ‘Buying Time’ features some wonderful collaborations, including duets with Reggae Legend Maxi Priest, songstress Sonna Rele and legendary film composer Ennio Morricone.

Miss 600′s music is available on iTunes and all good digital stores.

You can purchase their album ‘Buying Time’ from the following links:

Download from iTunes
Download from Amazon
Download from 7 Digital
Download from HMV Digital

See the videos to ‘Twist’,'Missing You’ below:


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iTunes history made with pre-sales of Madonnas MDNA

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Cubit

Madonna has made iTunes history, with the largest day of pre-orders ever for her forthcoming album, ‘MDNA’.

Her label Interscope confirmed the news and relayed a message from Madonna, in which she said: “Thanks for all the L-U-V!! from around the world.” ‘MDNA’ is now Number One in the pre-order charts on iTunes in 50 countries across the world. Madonna releases ‘MDNA’ on March 26. It is her 12th studio effort and is the follow-up to her 2008 record ‘Hard Candy’.

Earlier today Madonna criticised MIA for flipping the middle finger during her Super Bowl performance on Sunday (February 5) though did say that the move was “punk rock”.

Madonna admitted that she did not find out about the incident until after she’d left the stadium and added that she “wasn’t happy about it”. Speaking this morning (February 10) on KISS FM, Madonna said: “To tell you the truth, I didn’t even know about. I didn’t find out until I left. I found out about it in the elevator to get to the car and get to the airport. I wasn’t happy about it. I know it’s kind of punk rock and everything, but to me, there was such a feeling of love and good energy and positivity, and it just seemed negative.”

Madonna will play two UK stadium shows this summer, performing at London’s Hyde Park on July 17 and Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium on July 21.

Check out UK duo Miss 600 and their ‘pop with a jazz twist’ sound.

Miss 600′s new single ‘Typically Me’, now available from iTunes and all good digital retailers.

‘Typically Me’ has spent 6 weeks on the BBC Radio 2 playlist and has also been added to the BBC Local Network play list (all 37 BBC Local Radio stations) and a host of UK Commercial stations as well.

You can purchase ‘Typically Me’ here:

Order from 7Digital
Order from Amazon
Order from iTunes
Order from HMV Digital

See the video to ‘Typically Me’ below:

Also check out Miss 600′sdebut album ‘Buying Time’.

Available to buy from all major digital shops worldwide, ‘Buying Time’ features some wonderful collaborations, including duets with Reggae Legend Maxi Priest, songstress Sonna Rele and legendary film composer Ennio Morricone.

Miss 600′s music is available on iTunes and all good digital stores.

You can purchase their album ‘Buying Time’ from the following links:

Download from iTunes
Download from Amazon
Download from 7 Digital
Download from HMV Digital

See the videos to ‘Twist’,'Missing You’ below:


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Whitney Houstons cause of death revealed as an overdose of prescription drugs?

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Cubit

Whitney Houston’s death was allegedly caused by an overdose of prescription drugs, according to reports this morning (February 13).

The singer passed away on Saturday (February 11) at the age of 48 and was discovered in the bath, leading reports to circulate that she had died as a result of drowning. However, according to US gossip website TMZ.com, ‘family sources’ have said that Houston died as a result of an overdose of Xanax and other prescription drugs mixed with alcohol.

The website also reports that the coroner’s office have concluded that there was not enough water in the singer’s lungs to lead to the conclusion that she drowned.

The report also suggests that as officials believe there is no suspicion of foul play involved in Houston’s death, her body can be flown back to her hometown of Atlanta as early as later today to make preparations for her funeral.

Rihanna, Aretha Franklin and Jennifer Hudson are among the artists who have publically paid tribute to Houston. Hudson performed a public tribute to the singer at last night’s Grammy Awards, singing Houston’s most famous hit ‘I Will Always Love You’.

Check out UK duo Miss 600 and their ‘pop with a jazz twist’ sound.

Miss 600′s new single ‘Typically Me’, now available from iTunes and all good digital retailers.

‘Typically Me’ has spent 6 weeks on the BBC Radio 2 playlist and has also been added to the BBC Local Network play list (all 37 BBC Local Radio stations) and a host of UK Commercial stations as well.

You can purchase ‘Typically Me’ here:

Order from 7Digital
Order from Amazon
Order from iTunes
Order from HMV Digital

See the video to ‘Typically Me’ below:

Also check out Miss 600′sdebut album ‘Buying Time’.

Available to buy from all major digital shops worldwide, ‘Buying Time’ features some wonderful collaborations, including duets with Reggae Legend Maxi Priest, songstress Sonna Rele and legendary film composer Ennio Morricone.

Miss 600′s music is available on iTunes and all good digital stores.

You can purchase their album ‘Buying Time’ from the following links:

Download from iTunes
Download from Amazon
Download from 7 Digital
Download from HMV Digital

See the videos to ‘Twist’,'Missing You’ below:


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Adele on her voice problems

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Cubit

Adele has said it “felt like something popped” inside her throat before she underwent an operation to save her voice.

The ’21′ songstress went under the knife in America last November to have vocal chord microsurgery in order to stop recurrent bleeding from a benign polyp, a condition which forced to shelve all of her remaining live dates of 2011.

With Adele set to make her performing comeback at the Grammys in Los Angeles this weekend (February 12), she told US television show 60 Minutes that she knew instantly that she had developed problems with her voice, revealing: It felt like someone put a curtain over my throat. It felt like something popped in my throat.
The singer also confirmed reports that she had used a voice-generating application on her phone to communicate with people, adding: “I had an application on my phone that you type the words into it and then it speaks it. But the great thing is I love to swear. Most of [the apps] you can’t swear on, but I found this one app where you can swear, so I’m still really getting my point across.”

Adele has been nominated in six different categories at this year’s Grammy Awards. Yesterday (February 8), Foo Fighters singer Dave Grohl said he was honoured to be competing for gongs with the ‘Someone Like You’ star and claimed that “she gives us all hope”.

Check out UK duo Miss 600 and their ‘pop with a jazz twist’ sound.

Miss 600′s new single ‘Typically Me’, now available from iTunes and all good digital retailers.

‘Typically Me’ has spent 6 weeks on the BBC Radio 2 playlist and has also been added to the BBC Local Network play list (all 37 BBC Local Radio stations) and a host of UK Commercial stations as well.

You can purchase ‘Typically Me’ here:

Order from 7Digital
Order from Amazon
Order from iTunes
Order from HMV Digital

See the video to ‘Typically Me’ below:

Also check out Miss 600′sdebut album ‘Buying Time’.

Available to buy from all major digital shops worldwide, ‘Buying Time’ features some wonderful collaborations, including duets with Reggae Legend Maxi Priest, songstress Sonna Rele and legendary film composer Ennio Morricone.

Miss 600′s music is available on iTunes and all good digital stores.

You can purchase their album ‘Buying Time’ from the following links:

Download from iTunes
Download from Amazon
Download from 7 Digital
Download from HMV Digital

See the videos to ‘Twist’,'Missing You’ below:


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