25 Albums That Changed Hip-Hop Forever

NME are celebrating hip-hop in their latest edition, and in support of this, they have compiled a list of 25 game changing albums in the genre.
http://www.nme.com/photos/25-albums-that-changed-hip-hop-forever/315600/1/1#25

- Sam

Spotify in the headines

http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/the-spotify-debate-a-new-artist-weighs-in

Interesting debate starting on the merits of Spotify for new and emerging artists. Do they get a fair deal financially from having their work on Spotify?

- Sam

Glastonbury 2013 to be streamed online

The Glastonbury festival will be live streamed this year on the BBC website. Fans will be given the option of choosing what stage they want to watch as it happens. Glastonbury is this coming weekend 28th-30th June.

Check out the link to the BBC Glastonbury page here. http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ej58q9

What is it with music stars and naming their children?

With the announcement that Kanye West and Kim Kardashian named their newly born baby after a compass point, NME did a list of bizarre rock star kids names and it is fair to say there are some shockers.

http://www.nme.com/photos/25-bizarre-rock-star-kids-names/225656/1/1?recache=1&t=1231314

Rolling Stone Magazine list of "annoying rock star behaviors"

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-10-most-annoying-rock-star-behaviors-20130604

Interesting list. I would agree with most of these.

- Sam

Greatest bands from New York

               http://www.nme.com/photos/50-of-the-greatest-bands-from-new-york/308527/1/1

Interesting list of the fifty greatest bands to come out of New York. It really is a good city for music.

News: Does British Pop Need Saving From X Factor Culture?

<a href = "http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/does-british-pop-still-need-saving-from-x-factor-culture?recache=1&t=1231311"> Interesting Debate...Does it need saving?</a> 

Clash to get remastered treatment