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Muse Drones There is a worrying lack of self-awareness about Muse’s seventh studio album, Drones. For a start, it has a cover that makes the "greased, naked woman on all fours with a dog collar around her neck and a leash, and a man's…

Jason Derulo Everything Is 4 You’ve got to hand it to Jason Desrouleaux, A.K.A Jason Derulo. Firstly, he’s clearly loyal to the fans that he apparently has as he shovels out his disgustingly gimmicky and vanilla R&B pop albums at a…

Tyler, The Creator Cherry Bomb Odd Future probably don’t get the credit they deserve as a collective. Frank Ocean could be argued as one of the most exciting talents in the music business as a whole right now and he has two excellent…

Hollywood Undead Day of the Dead Hollywood Undead are unintentionally hilarious. Their current line-up features luminaries such as J-Dog, Da Kurlzz, Funny Man, JOHNNY 3 TEARS, Charlie Scene and, uh, Danny. Former members include Shady…

60 years ago, one of the most influential and self-destructive jazz artists pushed his body to the limit and died at the age of 34. Charlie Parker was in the Stanhope Hotel in New York City on March 12 1955 when he took his last breath. He…

In Sonic Doom, we delve exclusively into the back catalogue of critically-reviled acts in a bid to discover the odd unstained gem. First up, Conor Donohoe checks in with Canadian pub band done good Nickelback, who, astonishingly, turn 20…

Marching army boots. A drum beat. A guitar chord. A steady bass. A sneering voice growling about a, ‘June holiday in other people’s misery’. I’m fourteen years old and have no idea what I’m about to listen to. I turn the plastic case in all…

Win two tickets to see The Amazing Snakeheads in Whelan's, Dublin, April 30th. THE AMAZING SNAKEHEADS - Here It Comes Again a Rafflecopter giveaway Hailing from Glasgow, the Amazing Snakeheads - Dale Barclay, William…