Alexis Taylor & Mike Simonetti – “I See A Darkness” (Bonnie “Prince” Billy Cover)

Earlier this year, Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor released the very good and slightly slept-on solo album _Paris In The Spring_. Not long after that, he teamed up with Mike Simonetti, co founder of the Italians Do It Better label, to drop the absolute banger "Perfect Kiss." The 12" single version of "Perfect Kiss" is out later this week, and now we get to hear another track, an unlikely cover of an…

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Euro 96, Oasis at Knebworth, rise of Girl Power: This is why 1996 was the most iconic year

Oasis’ Liam Gallagher, Geri Halliwell of Spice Girls, Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker, Robbie Williams and Stuart Pearce all made 1996 an historic year (Picture: Gavin Billenness/Metro)

Stuart Pearce’s ferocious ‘psycho’ celebration. The Spice Girls dancing on the stairs of a London hotel. Jarvis Cocker rushing the stage during a Michael Jackson performance at the Brits.

Incredibly, these significant…

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Jarvis Cocker, Beth Orton, Anna Calvi, Rufus Wainwright, & More Play Marianne Faithfull Tribute Concert

It's been a little over a year since Marianne Faithfull passed away at the age of 78, and Jarvis Cocker, Beth Orton, Anna Calvi, Rufus Wainwright, and more gathered on Wednesday (March 18) at London's Barbican Centre to perform at a tribute concert for her to celebrate the release of a new documentary about the singer and actress called _Broken English_.

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Pulp – “Begging For Change”

HELP(2), War Child UK’s new star-studded benefit compilation, arrives in just a few weeks, but we’ve heard a few samples of it already: the Last Dinner Party’s “Let’s Do It Again!,” Arctic Monkeys’ big return “Opening Night,” the Damon Albarn/Grian Chatten/Kae Tempest collab “Flags,” and a snippet Cameron Winter’s “Warning.” Now, Pulp have shared their new…

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