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We're Back. Again.

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Here's an ace thing. Not us finally posting an update to BrokenFM, but rather something mentioned on the BBC's RadioLabs Blog. LastFM profiles have been set up to capture every track played by Radios One, Two, 1xtra and...

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Shut Up, WFMU. Shut up to heck.

Your blog may be one of the best ones on the internet, but you're quite wrong about Finding Tatu. It's almost 20 years since It Couldn't Happen Here was released, so what better time to bring out another...

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BrokenFM's Recommendation Booth

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Here in the BrokenFM office, we don't often go out of our way to recommend new music to our merry gaggle of viewers. After all, it's the internet. If you want to find out if you like a...

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"It's Music For Thick People"

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Good News, Bad News

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Good News!There are two (count 'em) previews of the new High Water Marks album on their MySpace page.Bad News!Their new album ('Polar', on the brilliantly named Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records label) doesn't seem to actually be...

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The Day After Live Earth, We Chopped Down a Tree*

(Legal notice: Heavy use of sarcasm ahead. It may be best to wear or hat or something.)MUSIC SALES AT LOWEST SINCE RECORDS BEGANhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2045335.eceMeanwhile, in other news:ELTON BUYS INTO EXCLUSIVE SUNSET TOWERhttp://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/elton%20buys%20into%20exclusive%20sunset%20tower_1026829SIR ELTON BUYS RUSSIAN .("Pawn" - ed). PAINTINGShttp://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/sir%20elton%20buys%20russian%20.porn.%20paintingsMADONNA...

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While We're At It...

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Similar to what we said about that mp3 below, but inserting the following facts into the correct places.Video clipBootleg of Nirvana live in San Diego in 1993 that we picked up at a car boot saleCome As You...

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The BrokenFM (Morally Ethical) Flexidisc Collection: Part One

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First update for an age, we know. Sadly, the decision to build ourselves a gigantic media rack out of chicken wire, reinforced cardboard and Cyan-Taque (the non-copyright infringing local discount supermarket equivalent of Blu-Tac) was a catastrophic one,...

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The Man 1, The Pixies 0

One of the fundamental rules of The Internet goes something like this; if Bill Hicks said it, it is therefore gospel, and Unquestionably The Right Thing To Think. One of the things people like to link this to...

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The Cheapest Brilliant Music Video Of All Time

The thing is, Velouria just works as a pop video. It's clearly rubbish, and yet, it's utterly great. But what does it look when run at 'proper' speed? As ever, YouTube has the answer: ...

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How Much Does BrokenFM Like The New Apples In Stereo Album, Then?

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Well...The High Water Marks being a sort of spin-off band from Apples In Stereo, of course.(Sorry, everyone. We'll try and do a non-rubbish update sometime soon.) ...

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So, What *Is* The Greatest Song Ever Written In The History Of Music, Then?

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Well, according to the listeners of Virgin Radio, it's... Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol.No, really: see?They're right of course, and we full expect to see it remain in the top spot of next year's annual chart rundown of...

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