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The Stone rose have recently announced that they will release five singles in 2009.

The Manchester legends are set to reissue 5 singles this year in conjunction with the 20th anniversary reissue of their album ‘Stone Roses’.

One single a week is to be issued started from July 6th. The singles will be issued on seven-inch vinyl as well as digital download formats. Each release will come with previously unreleased recordings.

The sinlges to be released will be ‘Elephant Stone’, ‘Made of Stone’, ‘She Bangs the Drums’, ‘Fools Gold’ and ‘One Love’.

The Super Furry Animals and Teenage Fanclub have been booked to play at the 2009 Summer Sundae festival, taking place on 25th & 26th July at Clapham Common.

Both acts are booked to play on Saturday along side King Creosote and I’am Kloot.

Camera Obscura, The Human League and The Futureheads will be playing on the sold-out 26th July.

The 2009 Summer Sundae line-up currently announced is;

Saturday 25th July
Marina And The Diamonds
Teenage Fanclub
I Am Kloot
King Creosote
Telegraphs
Tommy Reilly
Super Furry Animals

Sunday 26th July
The Brute Chorus
The Futureheads
Red Light Company
The Human League
The Answering Machine
Camera Obscura

are set to play two New York shows this month. The London band will be playing Manhattan’s Music Hall of Williamsburg on 20th June followed by Brooklyn’s Mercury Lounge two days later on 22nd June to promote their upcoming album ‘Wall Of Arms’.

‘Wall of Arms’ is The Maccabees follow-up to their previous album ‘Colour It In’ and was produced by Marcus Dravs who’s previously worked with Arcade Fire, Coldplay and Bjork.

The US release date is waiting to be announced.

Michael Jackson will be turning Foxbury Manor in Chistlehurst in Kent into a replica of his Neverland Ranch.

Michael Jackson has been renting the Kent manor house for his 50 night O2 residency which is set to start in July. He has told tour promoters AEG that he wants a funfair installed in the grounds as well as a bowling alley which is set to be installed inside the £15,000,000 historic property.

“What I’m into at the moment, is the idea of stadium dance.” Calvin Harris says, “Playing football stadiums with massive riffs, big hands-in-the-air moments”. A bold but justified ambition coming from a has left the bedroom and reached the big time.

Calvin Harris next hits the road in October 2009 giving fans the chance to catch material from his gold album ‘I created Disco’ and new tracks to be released this year.

Tour dates are as follows:

Thursday 15th October - Norwich - UEA
Friday 16th October - Bournemouth 02 Academy
Saturday 17th October - Oxford O2 Academy
Monday 19th October - Bristol O2 Academy
Tuesday 20th October - Preston 53 Degrees
Wednesday 21st October - Leeds O2 Academy
Friday 23rd October - Newcastle O2 Academy
Saturday 24th October - Manchester Academy
Sunday 25th October - Nottingham Rock City
Tuesday 27th October - Brighton Corn Exchange
Thursday 29th - Birmingham O2 Academy
Friday 30th October - Sheffield O2 Academy
Sunday 1st November – Aberdeen Forum
Monday 2nd November - Inverness Ironworks
Tuesday 3rd November - Dundee Fat Sams
Wednesday 4th November - Glasgow O2 Academy

Oasis have been forced to abandon their headline show at Heaton Park in Manchester after major technical difficulties.

The band left the stage during the opening songs while generator problems were fixed. Once fixed they returned to play a full live set and vowed to refund all 70,000 fans in attendance.

Oasis started thier set with the classic ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Star’ following on after support slots from Twisted Wheel, Reverend And THe Makers and Kasabian.

The song was stopped half way through due to sound problems. Oasis headed off stage to the sound off boos from the crowd.

Oasis returned 10 minutes later to play ‘Lyla’, but once more got cut short due to sound problems.

The problems where sorted in around 40 minutes and Oasis re-strated thier set with ‘The Shock of the Lightning’ and ‘Cigarettes and Alcohol’.

Liam Gallagher told the crowd “Really sorry about that, this is a free gig now. Everyone will get a refund.”

Noel then added “The curfew’s 11, but we’ll play till they kick us off. Keep your tickets and you’ll get you money back.”

Oasis played:

‘Fuckin’ In The Bushes’, ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Star’, ‘Lyla’, ‘The Shock Of The Lightning’, ‘Roll With It’, ‘Cigarettes And Alcohol’, ‘The Meaning Of Soul’, ‘To Be Where There’s Life’, ‘Waiting For The Rapture’, ‘The Masterplan’, ‘Songbird’, ‘Slide Away’, ‘Morning Glory’, ‘My Big Mouth’, ‘The Importance Of Being Idle’, ‘Half The World’, ‘I’m Outta Time’, ‘Wonderwall’, ‘Live Forever’, ‘Supersonic’, ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’, ‘Fallin’ Down’, ‘Champagne Supernova’, ‘I Am The Walrus’

American Hip-hop star Jay-Z has topped the ‘Power 30′ list, compiled by influential hip-hop magazine ‘The Source’.

Although not releasing an album for two years, Jay-Z topped the list due to his enterpenurial ventures with Rocawear, Live Nation and his part-ownership of New Jersey Nets basketball team.

P. Diddy, 50 Cent, Will.I.Am, Snoop Dogg and Lil Wayne also made the list.

Barack Obama’s influence on the new hip-hop generation got an honourable mention.

Katy Perry finally spoke out after Gossip’s frontwoman Beth Dito, who is lesbian, accused Katy Perry of using lyrics that are offensive to gay culture in her hit single ‘I Kissed A Girl’. Katy told The London Paper “I don’t want to get into a slagging war with anybody so I don’t want to say anything bad about her… But I’m no impressed.”

Ditto had publicly described the Katy Perry single as a , “Boner dyke anthem for straight girls who like to turn on by making out or, like, faking gay” she later added, “Katy Perry is just riding on the back of our culture, without having to pay any of the dues and not being actually lesbian or anything at all.”