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HecklerPlay Review: Yuck In Manchester

August 5th, 2012 By Si Sharp

Effortlessness is of course the cornerstone of cool.

That's why the Chesterfield hanging out of the corner of James Dean?s mouth is better than the Benson being desperately tugged on by the 14 yr old on the corner of your street. It's why more guitarists want to be Hendrix than Angus Young. It's why every indie rocker in the late 80s wanted to be J Mascis.

And with that Dinosaur Jr reference we?ll move clumsily and rather obviously onto Yuck, a band who seemingly can't be described by writers outside of the context of their apparent influences. Which is a pity since Yuck?s crime isn't sounding derivative, it ?s sounding authentic.

Nicki Minaj To Release New Material As A Fruity Gay Man

November 9th, 2011 By Matthew Laidlow

To be a successful female in modern America, you have to release records that are edgy, oozing with sex and somehow able to offend various subsections of society or else you’re just old fashioned.

Rihanna constantly tells us how she likes to engage in adult activities, Lady Gaga likes to dress up as meat and Beyonce likes to fake pregnancies (if the mentalist rumours are true). So where does Nicki Minaj fit in?

Some say she bypasses all of the above shock factors and does an alright job of reinventing female rap. Previously, Nicki Minaj upset America when her right boob popped out to say hello. Now conservative types will probably get into a fluster as she prepares to release new songs as a gender bender.

Drake And Minaj Make Wettest Record Ever

October 14th, 2011 By Mof Gimmers

Drake is one of the world’s most hyped rappers on the planet despite releasing lame song after lame song. And his latest album, Take Care, has been delayed, presumably because it’s so poor that it’s hiding under the stairs, surrounded by people trying to cajole it outside.

As a teaser for just how lame it is, a new song called Make Me Proud featuring Nicki Minaj, has been leaked.

Yes, you can hear it over the jump and yes, Drizzy (when will this ‘izzy/’eezy thing end?) showcases rap in the style of The Little Book Of Calm. Again.

Nicki Minaj Once Considered Suicide, But Didn’t Do It, So Who Cares?

October 10th, 2011 By Mof Gimmers

You. You’ve thought about dying. Of course you have. You’re a pathetic excuse for a human. Look at you. You’re an embarrassment compared to your friends with their careers, savings, mortgages and stupid pets.

Of course, they’re worthless and resentful as well. They know people doing even better than they are. And this continues all the way to the toppermost of the poppermost, where they tell us, it’s lonely at the top.

And so, the entire human race wants to die. And Nicki Minaj is expecting us to give two hoots about the fact that she wanted to die before she was famous because she’s foolish enough to think that fame will solve her demons. HAHAHA!

Festival Review: Leeds 2011

August 7th, 2012 By Si Sharp

Five teenage boys are standing in a circle, arms locked around each others shoulders but this is no group hug.

They are all urinating into the centre.

They are ten metres away from the toilets.

Welcome to Leeds.

Festival Review: The Big Chill 2011

August 5th, 2012 By Si Sharp

Argghhh! Panic! The festival industry is dying! Run for the hills (well, the cities)! So, then Big Chill- what are you about? Should we be impressed or not?

You're run by Festival Republic who really aren't the leftwing revolutionary group that?your name would like?us to infer, but your line-up isn't exactly the warmed up Radio 1 tedium soup of V.

If our weekend was anything to go by, it's where the kind of punters who used to frequent Glastonbury now like to er.. chill.

Nicki Minaj?s Nipple Upsets The Whole Of America

August 17th, 2012 By Matthew Laidlow

How did people entertain themselves in the days before electricity was invented? Imagine life a trillion billion years ago when there was nothing on the planet apart from your fellow human and stupid animals. People actually had to use their brains to amuse themselves, urgh.

Caveman drawings have given a small glimpse into what our ancestors got up to, but there's one activity that is as popular as it ever was, and it involves the humble nipple.

From self exploration of your own, to nipple twisting someone else?s to cause them pain, its fun for everyone involved. You?d assume that everybody would embrace their bodies and not become overly offended by something they already have. Think again morons, because over in America, the sight of a nipple causes a blazing uproar and during a recent performance for Good Morning America, Nicki Minaj offended everyone. And probably Jebus.

Odd Future’s Tyler Laughs At Peter Andre And Wants To Punch Bruno Mars… Which Is Completely Fair

July 29th, 2011 By Mof Gimmers

Odd Future are the hottest ticket in town at the moment, packing out shows and bombing off the stage like they’re The Stooges and creating a buzz in hip hop not seen since the Wu Tang Clan started taking names and numbers.

But what are they like behind all the horror and gore of their LPs? Well, in Tyler The Creator, they have a ringmaster supreme who, unsurprisingly,? is a lot smarter and more charming that he lets on.

And in a video interview (below), we find him to be engaging and wanting to do some damage to Bruno Mars while laughing like a drain at Peter Andre’s ‘Mysterious Girl’ video.

Nicki Minaj Fined Hilarious Amount For Potty Mouthed Appearance

July 27th, 2011 By Mof Gimmers

Despite the music industry being in some kind of financial crisis, it doesn’t stop certain artists from flaunting their gargantuan wealth and having wardrobes that are more expensive than absolutely everything in Ireland and Greece combined.

And so, when we need to make an example of them, we try and throw the book at them right? Try and teach them a lesson for having the audacity to be massively successful.

With that, cartoon rap sensation Nicki Minaj has been fined for swearing her way through a performance at a Jamaican music festival. In Jamaica, they don’t like the swearing, but overtly homophobic dancehall records are just fine. So how much did the obscenely wealthy Minaj get slapped with?

HecklerPlay Competition! Win Tickets To Global Gathering 2011!

August 7th, 2012 By Matthew Laidlow

Like coffee shops and vintage clothing boutiques, UK festivals are cropping up all over the place. The modern day music lover is literally spoilt for choice in terms of who they want to see perform in a muddy field. While festivals such as Glastonbury, T in the Park and V offer a mixed bag of artists, more genre themed events have emerged that include rock at Download, indie at Reading & Leeds and electronic at Global Gathering.

Now in its tenth year, Global Gathering has always pushed the boundaries of innovation to make sure it tops the previous year with an ever expanding range of electronic genres are being for catered for.

Well known and underground artists from the world of dubstep, drum & bass and electro have been recruited to make sure that no-one attending is standing still for more than five seconds. If you missed out on tickets, fear not, we've got our grubby paws on a pair and we really want you to have them.