The picture tells the story. But if you need words, here's a description - these are Johnny and Dee Dee Ramone Pop! Rocks Vinyl Figures. We'll tell you some more about 'em over the page too.
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I suspect we'll not see much footage of The Loft or the Jasmine Minks, let alone the Jazz Butcher. But that's not going to stop us watching Creation Records night on BBC4.
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Did you manage to get tickets for Heaton Park before the ticket sites fell over? Good for you. But if you are travelling the length of the country (or Europe) to see the Stone Roses, other dates are said to be announced this Monday morning. See over for the full list of alleged dates.
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Hey, headline has most of the details, but you can have more if you read on about the Stone Roses reunion gigs at Heaton Park.
We get through piles of apps, so when we say that Moog's Animoog app for iPad is best ever, we're saying something. It's only 69p too…at least, it is for a limited time.
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It was the couple you all wanted your parents to be like. But the dream is over as Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore have announced a marriage split. Hang on…band split too…surely not?
Ian Brown is giving up his part-time job as a curry house critic to get together with his former bandmates for a Stone Roses reformation. So look out for large rooms full of professional wannabe Mancunians in the very near future.
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We could ramble on about the genius of Serge Gainsbourg, but as you're the sort of person who reads this site, chances are you know that. So we're guessing you will probably want this Histoire De Melody Nelson super deluxe box set too.
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Seems strange that this is taking place in London rather than Manchester, but you have plenty of time to book a discount train ticket to The Manchester Connection exhibition at the Movie Poster Art Gallery, should you not be in the capital.
What did you think of Control? I thought it was alright, better than I expected anyway. If you thought so too (or rated it even higher), you might want a copy of Control on Blu-ray.
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Does this look familiar? Well, for fans of Mancunian independent music, it very likely does. Although officially this is the Factory Ashtray by Chris Koens and Ramón Middelkoop.
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Ok, you can set whatever new-fangled recorder you have for it and go to the pub, but Pink Floyd night on BBC4 is worth the effort…although you'll probably be familiar with most of it.
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Pssst…want a bargain? Something that's likely to be worth a few quid on years to come? Well, dear readers, let us introduce you to this Lou Reed Limited Edition 2011 European Tour Poster by El Jefe Design, which is signed by Lou Reed himself. At least, some of them are.
As you might already know, The Who are releasing the Quadrophenia Director's Cut boxset, specifically in Monday November 14th. We knew the broad details a couple of weeks back, but now we know the full tracklistings.
Here's something to depress you. It's 21 years since Gazza cried at the World Cup and the original rave scene was at its height. Perfect time for a film about the latter then. That being Weekender. I bloody hope it's got Flowered Up doing the theme.
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