Marina and the Diamonds would like you to know that they are still not robots - watch the video now

A long long while ago we blogged about Marina and the Diamonds and their brand new single 'I Am Not A Robot.'  There was a video and a press campaign and performances and then NOTHING HAPPENED.  A year or so later, Marina has actually managed to make a dent in the charts with followup singles 'Mowgli's Road' and 'Hollywood,' and her "people" have to decide what to do next.  Apparently of the opinion that Marina has only ever written three good songs, her team have decided that the CLEAR ANSWER is to chuck out a song that already has proven to be an epic failure, and leave everything the exact same as before. 

So here's the video that you already saw a year ago, for a song that is now suddenly new again for no reason.  On the upside, it's still a pretty damn great tune.



"The same."

Hurts show us what is 'Better Than Love' - listen to our new favorite single now!

Hurts were impressive when they were stripped down and super emo on their last single 'Blood, Tears and Gold.'  Apparently being impressive was not enough, as the guys have upped their game on the follow-up.  When we say they upped their game we mean they handily won the match, killed all the other players and then did some sort of "scorched earth" maneuver so that the battlefield would not even be usable for generations to come.  We tend to use the word "amazing" quite a bit, but we super really mean it this time.  For real.



The single is out May 17, with the album following in August.  We suggest you buy both.

Let's all take a look at the June 2010 Kylie 'Elle' cover shall we?

"fuzzy."

Thanks to reader Joey K for this blurry tidbit of joy.

Let's take a listen to the new Gabriella Cilmi single - listen now!

The Cilmi train keeps on rolling, following on from the top ten 'Woman On A Mission' with a brand new track that is less immediate, but absolutely brilliant in a subtle campy Bee Gees kind of way.   It's by Xenomania so it's already incredible, and is one of those rare tracks that has a verse that is almost better than the chorus.  Gabriella is also very easy on the eyes, but we all know that doesn't matter in music these days because everyone just focuses on an individual's raw talent and personality.




Yes, very nice. 

The single is out soon, but the parent album 'Ten' is available now in the UK

Sign of the Apocalypse #11 - The UK's Eurovision entry is EVEN WORSE when actually recorded

Weep for pop, dear friends.  For this...THIS...will be the shining example of pop genius that the beacon of the English speaking world will foist upon millions of unsuspecting Eurotrash come May 29th.  Witness, if you dare, the full-on studio recording of 'That Sounds Good To Me,' the Stock/Waterman-penned crime against humanity, sung by a young man who has unwittingly become the ACTUAL ANTICHRIST, leading the demonic charge across the pop skies. 

Josh Dubovie, the singer, is from Essex - the British New Jersey - and despite being rather easy on the eye doesn't exactly fill the stage with his Gaga-like presence.  Still, millions (read: a few hundred of his mother's friends) voted him as the VOICE OF A NATION on the UK Eurovision "talent" competition, so he inexplicably will be going on to represent the country in Oslo this year. 





"Null points."

Sia's new video is batshit insane and as such is brilliant - watch now

We've all come to expect very laid back, by the book video clips from Sia by now.  She continues that great tradition by appearing as a series of TERRIFYING MUPPETS in her new video.  The song is predictably great, but we can't help thinking that Miss S's attempt at creating a happy-go-lucky clip went horribly awry.  If anything, the singer's sheer joy throughout the whole thing makes it that much more horrific.  But still, good job and all that.  We're going to go cry ourselves to sleep in a corner.



"Clap Your Hands" is taken from Sia's forthcoming album "We Are Born," which is out June 7 on Monkey Puzzle records.

Kylie's new single will be for "All The Lovers" - listen to a clip now!

Yesterday Kylie's people baited us with the news that there would be a BIG IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT this morning about Miss Minogue.  Never ones to disappoint - except for during that whole X debacle -  Camp Kylie has plastered this video up in every outlet of social media known to man.  Be warned, it contains 30 seconds of a NICELY DONE SONG.



So let's recap then:  New single June 28 - All The Lovers.  New album out July 5 - Aphrodite.

Very good then.  Now let's get summer underway shall we...

A new Kylie track and a thing about the new album that is VERY AMAZING - listen now!

Hurrah, etc.

Let's take a listen to a new leaked track from the album sessions, confirmed by the producer Biffco, who said "Just an idea we played around with..."   Still, if this is the unfinished crap that didn't get included, we have a very, very good album to look forward to.



"AMAZING."