Daily Top 5 News Countdown: Adele to Receive Top British Honor + More
Music, like politics, is now subject to the 24-hour news cycle. As a result, it’s damn near impossible to keep abreast of the day’s myriad rock ‘n’ roll tidbits. But fear not: In the spirit of simplification and efficiency, we’ve collected today's top 5 items and ranked them in terms of newsworthiness. Scroll down to see our picks.
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Coldplay Play Surprise Pub Show
Band rocks tiny bar co-owned by their label bossHow'd they get the LED screens in? [Contact Music]
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Cloud Nothings to Perform New Album in NYC
Head to Rough Trade on Jan. 16 to hear the group's fourth LPFinally, a reason for indie rock fans to flock to Brooklyn... [Brooklyn Vegan]
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Dev Hynes Loses Dog, Possessions in Apartment Fire
The Blood Orange mastermind luckily wasn't home at the time"I've lost everything I own, including scores, hard drives..... clothes, sentimental items," he writes. "Everything from my life is gone. My dog died in the fire. I will love you forever Cupid. I miss you. I still don't own a phone. So email me if you need to get in touch. I might need some time. Thanks." [Pitchfork]
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Beastie Boys Fans Petition NYC for Street Renaming
The 'Paul's Boutique' corner would become Beastie Boys Square"Yo, meet me at Beastie" has a nice ring to it, no? [Consequence of Sound]
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Adele to Receive MBE
That's Miss Adele Adkins MBE to you, palThe "M" stands for Most Excellent, and it's hard to argue with that. [NME]