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I Read The News Today... For Aug. 20, 2010

By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) August 20, 2010 12:14 pm

Former Inbreds singer/bassist Mike O'Neill is helping Halifax indie rockers In-Flight Safety record new material. —TwitterDallas Green has written a song about the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster called "At The Bird's Foot." But he says it's different from many of the other songs about the tragedy because he focuses...

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Video Of The Day: Kele's "Everything You Wanted"

By CHARTattack Staff July 23, 2010 9:00 am

Breakups suck, and when you walk around your hometown alone, they suck even more. That's the feeling you get when you watch Kele's video for "Everything You Wanted," in which the Bloc Party frontman wanders aimlessly through an unnamed city. Of course, there are also inevitably tears. "Everything You Wanted" appears on...

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I Read The News Today... For July 20, 2010

By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 20, 2010 2:57 pm

Ice-T was arrested for driving with a suspended license and not wearing a seatbelt this morning. He apparently had some interesting language for the cop who arrested him. Good thing he didn't tell whoever it was to "eat a hot bowl of dicks"? —TMZAn Andrew W.K. bobblehead doll? Why, yes! Complete with a bloody nose! —...

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Kele Okereke Made The Boxer By "Feeling Around In The Dark"

By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 16, 2010 3:01 pm

Most musicians stick to one genre throughout their careers, become known for a certain style of writing and don't really deviate from their songwriting formula. Then there are those who are more willing to experiment, blending styles and often jumping from genre to genre with each record. Bloc Party's Kele Okereke is in the latter category...

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I Read The News Today... For July 15, 2010

By CHARTattack Staff July 15, 2010 12:10 pm

Amy Winehouse's album will reportedly be out by January at the latest. Hey, have you also heard I'm the Queen Of England?! —Metro Rush have released an iPhone and iPod Touch application. It'll cost you a mere $2.99 U.S. ($3.11 Canadian) —Blabbermouth We Were So Turned On, a David Bowie tribute album featuring A Place To...

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Kele — The Boxer

By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) June 25, 2010 1:42 pm

It shouldn't be surprising to anyone that Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke's debut solo album is drenched with electronica. Bloc Party always had electronic elements to their songs, and this was showcased most prominently on 2008's Intimacy. But unlike that most recent Bloc Party album, which was a bit of a mess (to put it lightly), Okereke's...

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I Read The News Today... For May 14, 2010

By CHARTattack Staff May 14, 2010 2:32 pm

Perez Hilton and Lily Allen are at it again! Perez snarked at Allen for crying after Fulham FC lost the UEFA final match to Atletico Madrid and also made fun of her for drinking. In response, Allen called him a "woman-hating retard." I don't know whether to laugh at you guys or puke in my mouth. —MTV News Singing cats will save the...

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Kele — "Tenderoni"

By CHARTattack Staff May 6, 2010 11:34 am

Bloc Party's Intimacy hinted that frontman Kele Okereke wanted to experiment a little bit more with techno and electronica, and now we've got this. "Tenderoni" is the first single from his upcoming The Boxer debut solo album, and man oh man is it ever techno. It's obviously got the necessary boxer references, but Okereke's new 'do makes him look...

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I Read The News Today... For April 29, 2010

By CHARTattack Staff April 29, 2010 12:38 pm

Flaming Lips multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd was hospitalized on Wednesday (April 28) for unknown reasons, prompting the band to cancel gigs in West Palm Beach, Fla. and Memphis. He reportedly just needs "some rest." —Pitchfork The Cure have offered up a previously unreleased demo of "Delirious Night," a track recorded...

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Bloc Party Frontman Putting Out Solo Album

By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) November 4, 2009 4:55 pm

Bloc Party haven't split, despite their being on hiatus. But frontman Kele Okereke is reportedly working on a solo album with a member of Spank Rock. Electronic musician Hudson Mohawke recently told BBC Radio 1xtra that he may be set to produce the album. "It hasn't been finalised yet, but I'm doing a bit of stuff for Kele from Bloc Party's...

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Okereke-Lydon Feud Continues

By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) November 14, 2008 11:59 am

Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke has spoken out about an alleged incident between him and John Lydon in July. Okereke said he was backstage at the Summercase Festival in Barcelona, Spain and approached Lydon, who's probably better known as Johnny Rotten, to ask about the possibility of a reunion for Lydon's post-Sex Pistols band, Public Image Ltd...

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Is John Lydon Racist?

By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 21, 2008 8:57 am

John Lydon, who's perhaps better known as Johnny Rotten, has been called many unpleasant things, but now Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke is accusing Lydon of an unprovoked racist attack on him. But Lydon says Okereke caused the incident and is just jealous of his success. Okereke says he was socializing backstage at the Summercase Festival in...

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