Dave Fawbert
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The 5 greatest World Cups ever
Every World Cup is a special event but, like your children, there’s always one that you secretly love a little bit more than the others. Which is why we pr... → Read More
The best summer songs
The ultimate sound of the summer from the last 30 years of hits. Don't forget to vote for your top tune. → Read More
The best music biopics: great films about musical icons
The best music biopics of all time - fantastic films about brilliant musicians. → Read More
The greatest video game theme tunes of all time
The best gaming theme tunes of all time, revealed! → Read More
Best grunge albums: the 13 greatest grunge albums ever
The best grunge albums, ranked - from Nirvana to Soundgarden. → Read More
Best Power Ballads: the 10 greatest, ranked
The best Power Ballads of all time, ranked. Amazing songs from the Eighties. → Read More
25 things you (probably) didn't know about (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
(What’s The Story) Morning Glory? is quite simply one of the greatest British albums of all time; a record which propelled Oasis into the stratosphere, comi... → Read More
The greatest music, TV, film and books
January 8th 2020 would have been David Bowie's 73rd birthday. To celebrate this, it has been announced by Parlophone Records that a streaming EP of rare and... → Read More
Best alternative Christmas songs: 12 alt festive treats
We know how you’re feeling at the moment. At this very second you’re probably weeping into your clammy hands. The reason? You’re listening to ‘Merry Xmas E... → Read More
The 16 most memorable press conferences ever
It's not always "we'll take every game as it comes" → Read More
When great artists make not-so-great songs
Yeah, this one won’t be making the greatest hits Look, we’re sure even Mozart wrote a dud in his time. Being a legendary, visionary musician doesn’t necessarily mean that you bring your A-game to the studio every single time - and sometimes the results are downright dreadful. We present 21 songs that these fantastic artists probably wish they’d never committed to tape. David Bowie - The Laughing… → Read More
This Deepfake mashup of Jennifer Lawrence and Steve Buscemi is utterly terrifying
Just over a year ago, we wrote about the rise of face-swap, or ‘deepfake’ porn, following an investigation by Motherboard, which lifted a lid on just how sophisticated this technology had become, and the disturbing practices that it was being used for. As they wrote, “the practice of producing AI-assisted fake porn has exploded… and the results have become increasingly convincing”. While the… → Read More
The unlikely star of the Fyre Festival Netflix documentary has finally broken his silence
The constant theme is that they simply believed in McFarland’s ability to get things over the line and pull a rabbit out of the hat as he constantly urged them just to pull together, work harder and everything would be fine. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the ‘testimony’ of Andy King, one of the festival organisers and one of the few older people with any experience who seem to be present… → Read More
This early '00s dance classic has been completely ruined by a misheard lyric
2001 was a solid year for dance hits. Ian van Dahl gave us ‘Castles in the Sky’, Basement Jaxx unleashed ‘Where’s Your Head At’ and Planet Funk’s darts-and-dance anthem ‘Chase The Sun’ came out. Meanwhile, on the less credible end of things, you had DJ Otzi’s timeless ‘Hey! Baby (Uuh, Aah)’ and Lou Bega’s ode to perfecting your formula: ‘Mambo No. 5’. But the dance anthem of the year was… → Read More
This brilliant diagram shows you everything that could happen after today's Brexit vote
It's all to play for! → Read More
Bros have announced a comeback show after their documentary went viral
They announced the show on Good Morning Britain - scene of the huge bust-up that opens the documentary, and on which they had to awkwardly soldier on in front of the cameras with frontman Matt saying: “It was almost like going through therapy in front of a nation, I didn’t realise there were so many unresolved issues between me and my brother. “I’d done 170 shows last year and having to come… → Read More
At last: the first official teaser for 'Game of Thrones' Season 8 is here
HBO have also revealed exactly when the first episode will air → Read More
Robbie Williams is spending his spare time trying to 'torment' Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page
“It has come to my attention of possible new evidence and information that could have a bearing on the [recent house dispute] ruling, any appeal process. The committee may not have been aware that Robbie Williams has been playing loud 70’s rock music on outside speakers when he views Jimmy Page outside his home. “What’s been most annoying is Mr Williams has played rock arch rival bands Black… → Read More
Exclusive: Check out the brand new video for Tom Walker's 'Just You and I'
The 'Leave a Light On' star is back with more excellence → Read More
This microwave rice-cooking tip is a total gamechanger
Now, let’s get this established right from the beginning (and don’t think we’re not watching your comments and replies on social media). We are fully aware of the overuse of the word ‘gamechanger’ on the internet. We are also fully aware that not cooking rice yourself and instead relying on microwaving pre-cooked rice in a packet is truly the preserve of us lazy first world people with too much… → Read More