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		<title>Funeral For A Friend drummer quits</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 10:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Funeral For A Friend drummer Ryan Richards has announced that he has left the band. He will be replaced by former Rise To Remain drummer Pat Lundy, who will make his debut with the band at the Slam Dunk Festival this weekend. Speaking to NME, Richards said: &#8220;After ten wonderful, enriching, emotional and fascinating years<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/funeral-for-a-friend-drummer-quits/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Black Sabbath&#8217;s war of statements rumbles on</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 10:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a blog post published at the weekend, Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler said that he was &#8220;sad to see the [latest] Sabbath reunion becoming a bit of a soap opera on the internet&#8221;, so I&#8217;m sure he&#8217;ll be glad to see that drummer Bill Ward has issued another statement on the matter. Though it<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/black-sabbaths-war-of-statements-rumbles-on/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Black Sabbath respond to Ward&#8217;s latest statement ahead of homecoming show</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 11:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black Sabbath issued a short response late last week to the latest statement from the band&#8217;s original drummer Bill Ward, who, as much previously reported, is not now taking part in the metal band&#8217;s latest reunion because, he says, he wasn&#8217;t offered favourable terms to participate. As previously reported, it was originally announced that all<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/black-sabbath-respond-to-wards-latest-statement-ahead-of-homecoming-show/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Ward definitely out of the Black Sabbath reunion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward has said in a lengthy statement published on his website that he will definitely not be joining his Black Sabbath bandmates for their upcoming reunion shows. As previously reported, plans for the original line-up to record and perform together seemed on track after all four members confirmed their involvement in<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/bill-ward-definitely-out-of-the-black-sabbath-reunion/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Korn perform with former guitarist</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 09:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Korn performed with former guitarist Brian &#8216;Head&#8217; Welch at the weekend for the first time since he departed in the band in 2005. The reunion took place at the Carolina Rebellion festival at Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. Welch left the band in 2005 after converting to Christianity, which he claims cured him of<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/korn-perform-with-former-guitarist/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Run, Walk! still releasing debut album, despite break up</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 10:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Noise rock pairing Run, WALK! have announced the release of their long-awaited debut album, whilst at the same time deciding to split. Alas, they giveth, and they taketh away. The LP, at least, will be released on a limited basis, with Holy Roar having pressed only 200 twelve-inch vinyl copies for issue on 16 Jul.<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/run-walk-still-releasing-debut-album-despite-break-up/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blur and Gorillaz not over, says Albarn</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, now listen here The Various Members Of Blur, will you all please be quiet until you&#8217;ve made a decision about what you&#8217;re doing? And you, Damon Albarn, I&#8217;m talking to you in particular now, just shut up about all you projects, would you? As previously reported, Albarn recently told The Guardian that he &#8220;hoped&#8221;<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/blur-and-gorillaz-not-over-says-albarn/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Smiths in not reforming shocker</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Smiths aren&#8217;t reforming. This should come as no surprise to you because The Smiths will never reform and everyone should shut up about it. The Smiths, to their credit, are one of the seemingly small number of bands who recognise that reforming a band is nothing more than a commercial exercise that should be<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-smiths-in-not-reforming-shocker-2/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Girls Aloud to reform this year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cheryl Cole has confirmed that Girls Aloud will reform later this year for some sort of activity around their tenth anniversary. What that activity might be isn&#8217;t clear &#8211; it could be a new album, it could be a tour, it could be an angry shove in a corridor. Who knows? Cole told Chris Moyles<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/girls-aloud-to-reform-this-year/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Editors guitarist quits</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/editors-guitarist-quits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editors have parted ways with guitarist Chris Urbanowicz, the band announced in a statement published on their official website earlier this week. The statement said that the &#8220;amicable&#8221; decision was &#8220;entirely based upon future musical direction&#8221; adding that it was &#8220;a massively painful decision for all of us to make&#8221;. The rest of the band<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/editors-guitarist-quits/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Love performs with former Hole mates</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtney Love briefly reunited with the mid-90s line-up of Hole for two songs on Friday night, according to the NME. Love&#8217;s former bandmates Melissa Auf der Maur and Eric Erlandson were playing with one time Hole drummer Patty Schemel at a party to launch a new documentary film about the career and life of the<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/love-performs-with-former-hole-mates/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Axl will be no show at Hall Of Fame night</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While one time Guns N Roses bassist Duff McKagan has been saying how much he is looking forward to his former band being inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame, hoping that the induction ceremony could go off without a hitch, and fantasising that it might result in a happy on stage reunion<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/axl-will-be-no-show-at-hall-of-fame-night/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Katona comments on her exclusion from Atomic Kitten reunion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kerry Katona has given her blessing to Atomic Kitten&#8217;s apparent decision to reunite with her one-time replacement Jenny Frost as part of the line-up instead of her. Or not, I&#8217;m not really sure. In her latest column for OK magazine Katona acknowledged that the Frost-featuring version of the girl group had been more successful than<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/katona-comments-on-her-exclusion-from-atomic-kitten-reunion/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Jack White still in the dark about White Stripes split</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jack White has said he still has no idea why The White Stripes split last year, because his former bandmate Meg White remains tight-lipped about her decision to cease performing in 2007. White told WENN: &#8220;There came a point where I said: &#8216;If we&#8217;re not doing this, we need to put an end to it<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/jack-white-still-in-the-dark-about-white-stripes-split/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mystery Jets lose bassist, announce new members</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mystery Jets announced last week that bassist Kai Fish has left the band. He will be replaced by Pete Cochrane, who is also joined by new pedal steel player Matt Parks. Commenting on Fish&#8217;s departure, guitarist Willima Rees wrote on the band&#8217;s website: &#8220;Since the beginning of the year Kai has decided to go<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/mystery-jets-lose-bassist-announce-new-members/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ugly Kid Joe reform</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/ugly-kid-joe-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is possible that between the ages of twelve and sixteen I was a fan of the band Ugly Kid Joe. It&#8217;s even possible that I insisted to school friends that their third and final album, &#8216;Motel California&#8217;, was brilliant. Who can say if any of this actually happened, it was such a long time<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/ugly-kid-joe-reform/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Damon hopes Blur is over, and reckons Gorillaz might be too</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite past indications from various members of the band that new Blur projects or recordings may occur at some point, Damon Albarn has now told The Guardian one last single release and a big gig for the Olympics will be it for the Britpop outfit. Well, he said he &#8220;hoped&#8221; that would be it for<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/damon-hopes-blur-is-over-and-reckons-gorillaz-might-be-too/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The King Blues split</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The King Blues announced earlier this week that they are to split after the release of one final album, &#8216;Long Live The Struggle&#8217;. In a statement, the band said: &#8220;We simply feel we have taken things as far as they can go and it would be unfair on you if we were to go through<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-king-blues-split/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fred Durst to fire Limp Bizkit bandmates?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Limp Bizkit are back with their original line-up and a new deal with Cash Money Records. For now, at least. According to TMZ, frontman Fred Durst is unhappy with all the partying drummer John Otto and DJ Lethal have been doing of late and is threatening to kick them out of the band. Former House<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/fred-durst-to-fire-limp-bizkit-bandmates/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Viva Brother split</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Viva Brother have split up. News that perhaps won&#8217;t surprise or upset many (or any) of you, though it is an interesting case study of hype destroying a band before they really had a chance to develop. The band formed in 2010, having previously been through a number of other incarnations, and quickly signed to<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/viva-brother-split/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Morning Benders opt for name change</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actually a rebrand rather than a reunion, US indie pop outfit The Morning Benders have opted to drop their moniker of seven years, deciding instead that they&#8217;d prefer to be referred to as POP ETC. Whilst touring the UK, the band realised that their original name had different connotations overseas than in America (&#8220;We were<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-morning-benders-opt-for-name-change/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kiss It Goodbye reform for Revelation 25th anniversary</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short-lived hardcore outfit Kiss It Goodbye, formed by members of New Jersey bands Deadguy and Rorschach, have announced that they will reform for their former label Revelation Records&#8217; upcoming 25th anniversary show in June, as well as a handful of other US dates. Guitarist Keith Huckins and drummer Andrew Gormley will not be involved, but<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/kiss-it-goodbye-reform-for-revelation-25th-anniversary/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>S Club 7 confirm reunion</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/s-club-7-confirm-reunion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every time a band reforms, I always think to myself: &#8220;Well, at least that&#8217;s all of them now&#8221;. Then another one turns up. This week it&#8217;s S Club 7 (all seven of them), who have confirmed rumours that they are reuniting &#8211; reportedly for a tour and two album deal. Actually, we first reported that<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/s-club-7-confirm-reunion/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Mondays to perform without Bez</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Generally a bloke hobbling around on stage with a pair of maracas is not considered essential to a band&#8217;s performance. But there&#8217;s always an exception to the rule, and The Happy Mondays are an exception to many rules. Happy Mondays dancer Bez has revealed that he will not be jiggling around with the band on<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/happy-mondays-to-perform-without-bez/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Atomic Kitten not reforming for Eurovision</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/atomic-kitten-not-reforming-for-eurovision/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Atomic Kitten will not be reforming for a new TV documentary and then a stint representing the UK at this year&#8217;s Eurovision Song Contest. Well, they&#8217;re definitely not doing the Eurovision thing, unless all three members of the former girl group are big fat liars. Rumours that the Kitten were planning on copying Steps in<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/atomic-kitten-not-reforming-for-eurovision/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>No new At The Drive-In album, says spoilsport guitarist</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of At The Drive-In has put an end to speculation that the band, who have just reunited after a considerable hiatus, might record a new LP. Ever. Speaking to Kerrang about the reformation, he said: &#8220;Will there be an album? No, no, no. At The Drive-In is more of a nostalgia thing &#8211;<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/no-new-at-the-drive-in-album-says-spoilsport-guitarist/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>East 17 return with &#8220;Transatlantic rock sound&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been threatened for a long time, but East 17 are finally ready to make a full comeback. Having announced in May last year that they would perform without wildcard bandmate Brian Harvey, Tony Mortimer, John Hendy and Terry Coldwell announced and then almost immediately cancelled a reunion tour. &#8220;Recording commitments&#8221; were the unlikely reason<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/east-17-return-with-transatlantic-rock-sound/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Original Guns N Roses line-up will attend Hall Of Fame</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All five members of the original Guns N Roses line-up, Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan and Steven Adler, will attend the band&#8217;s induction into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame in April. Or so says the band&#8217;s current keyboard player, Dizzy Reed. Although it&#8217;s not the first time someone has made that<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/original-guns-n-roses-line-up-will-attend-hall-of-fame/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Black Sabbath recruit new drummer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to The Pulse Of Radio, Black Sabbath have recruited Tommy Clufetos to replace drummer Bill Ward on their in progress reunion. Session musician Clufetos currently plays in Ozzy Osbourne&#8217;s solo band. As previously reported, Ward was dumped from the band&#8217;s current plans last week after he issued a statement saying that he had be<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/black-sabbath-recruit-new-drummer/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Jesus And Mary Chain reunite for US tour</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Jesus And Mary Chain have announced that they will reunite for a handful of US tour dates in March, including a performance at SxSW. Brothers Jim and William Reid will be joined by guitarist John Moore (who played on the band&#8217;s first two albums, &#8216;Psychocandy&#8217; and &#8216;Darklands&#8217;), bassist Phil King, and an as-yet-unnamed drummer.<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/jesus-and-mary-chain-reunite-for-us-tour/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Black Sabbath forge ahead without Bill Ward</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, that&#8217;s the end of the original line-up of Black Sabbath being back together again. After drummer Bill Ward issued a statement last week saying that he was being offered &#8220;an unsignable contract&#8221;, the rest of the band have now called his bluff and announced they will carry on without him. In a statement, the<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/black-sabbath-forge-ahead-without-bill-ward/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Black Sabbath reunion may falter as drummer says contract &#8220;unsignable&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The city of Birmingham may be working out how to celebrate the reunion of the original Black Sabbath line-up for a Download headline set this summer, but don&#8217;t assume that reformation is 100% set in stone just yet. Drummer Bill Ward says he may as yet pull out, because he is still to agree terms<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/black-sabbath-reunion-may-falter-as-drummer-says-contract-unsignable/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Raekwon: Solo careers harmed Wu-Tang&#8217;s creativity</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rapper Raekwon has said he feels that Wu-Tang Clan&#8217;s many solo projects meant the quality of their output as a group dropped off as their careers progressed. Which is probably a fair assessment. He rambled thus on Vlad-TV: &#8220;I feel like in a way, us doing solo things hurt us. I never told nobody that.<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/raekwon-solo-careers-harmed-wu-tangs-creativity/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Mondays confirm reunion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Happy Mondays reunion is official, and a string of May dates have been announced. Backing singer Rowetta Satchell was first to officially confirm that the original line up of the Happy Mondays &#8211; including both the Ryder brothers &#8211; will reunite this summer, telling the BBC this weekend: &#8220;We want to put on a<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/happy-mondays-confirm-reunion/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ben Folds Five confirm new album</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ben Folds Five were a little coy about the prospect of a reunion last year. Folds told Spinner in September that after sessions to record three new songs for the singer-songwriter&#8217;s forthcoming career retrospective compilation went well, they would &#8220;probably&#8221; regroup for a full album. And earlier this week Folds confirmed it, announcing via Twitter<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/ben-folds-five-confirm-new-album/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Drummer J Tillman leaves Fleet Foxes in favour of &#8220;gaping obscurity&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fleet Foxes drummer J Tillman has announced that he is leaving the band, with his final performance with them due to take place tonight at Studio Coast in Tokyo. In a post to his Tumblr blog announcing the news, Tillman said: &#8220;Farewell Fleet fans and friends.  Back into the gaping maw of obscurity I go.<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/drummer-j-tillman-leaves-fleet-foxes-in-favour-of-gaping-obscurity/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Marilyn Manson recruits Pink&#8217;s former drummer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jason Sutter]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember ex-Nine Inch Nails drummer Chris Vrenna, who recently also became ex-Marilyn Manson drummer Chris Vrenna? If so, you&#8217;d best forget all about him, because he&#8217;s been replaced in the Manson band by former Chris Cornell, Pink, and Foreigner collaborator Jason Sutter. Despite having recorded drum parts for the forthcoming Manson album &#8216;Born Villain&#8217; (due<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/marilyn-manson-recruits-pinks-former-drummer/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>David&#8217;s Lyre to call it a day</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/davids-lyre-to-call-it-a-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David&#8217;s Lyre, aka Paul Dixon, has announced that he will retire the project after the release of his debut album and a farewell tour. In a message to fans on Facebook last week, he revealed that he&#8217;d made the decision to end the project after his deal with Universal&#8217;s Hideout Records was terminated just before<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/davids-lyre-to-call-it-a-day/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>At The Drive-In and Refused reform for Coachella</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Late 90s/early noughties punk outfits At The Drive-In and Refused will both perform at this year&#8217;s Coachella festival, it has been announced. ATDI pre-empted the news with an announcement yesterday, simply saying: &#8220;At The Drive-In will be breaking their eleven year silence. This station is&#8230; now&#8230; operational&#8221;. Although there was much excitement online about the<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/at-the-drive-in-and-refused-reform-for-coachella/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Original Sugababes line-up reforms</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/original-sugababes-line-up-reforms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The original three members of the Sugababes &#8211; Keisha Buchanan, Siobhan Donaghy and Mutya Buena  &#8211; have reformed and have recorded new material, according to Popjustice. However, on account of some other Sugababes currently using that name, they&#8217;ll have to think of something else to call themselves thanks to Buena&#8217;s previously reported trademark application only<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/original-sugababes-line-up-reforms/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mani leaves The Scream ready for The Roses reunion</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/mani-leaves-the-scream-ready-for-the-roses-reunion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mani played his final ever gig with Primal Scream, for now at least, during Edinburgh&#8217;s Hogmanay celebrations on New Year&#8217;s Eve, he having to focus his efforts on the Stone Roses reunion in 2012. The bassist pretended to wipe away some tears as the band took to the stage, but was on good form during<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/mani-leaves-the-scream-ready-for-the-roses-reunion/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Brian Wilson to rejoin Beach Boys</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/brian-wilson-to-rejoin-beach-boys/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After years of speculation, and the odd denial from Mike Love, The Beach Boys have announced that they will reunite with Brian Wilson to tour and record a new album to mark their 50th anniversary. As previously reported, US entertainment journalist Robin Leech claimed in June 2010 that Love had told him such a reunion<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/brian-wilson-to-rejoin-beach-boys/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Grinderman drummer comments on split</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/grinderman-drummer-comments-on-split/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grinderman drummer Jim Scalvunos has spoken to FasterLouder about the band&#8217;s recent announcement at Australia&#8217;s Meredith Music Festival that they are splitting up (as much as four men who still play together in another band can split up). As previously reported, at the end of the band&#8217;s set frontman Nick Cave said: &#8220;That&#8217;s it for<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/grinderman-drummer-comments-on-split/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Best Coast address ex-drummer rumours</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/best-coast-address-ex-drummer-rumours/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Best Coast singer Bethany Consetino has spoken up regarding the departure of her group&#8217;s former drummer Ali Koehler, who last week said it was &#8220;not [her] choice&#8221; to leave the band. Having joined Best Coast last year following a flit from her one-time outfit Vivian Girls, Koehler has since toured extensively with Consetino and multi-instrumentalist<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/best-coast-address-ex-drummer-rumours/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cave&#8217;s Grinderman project at an end, possibly</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/caves-grinderman-project-at-an-end-possibly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nick Cave&#8217;s side project Grinderman is on hiatus, or at least that&#8217;s what everyone is assuming following the band&#8217;s gig at Australia&#8217;s Meredith Music Festival this weekend. Cave told the audience at the festival: &#8220;That&#8217;s it for Grinderman. It&#8217;s over. See you all in another ten years when we&#8217;ll be even older and uglier&#8221;. Cave<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/caves-grinderman-project-at-an-end-possibly/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Queen may perform shows with Adam Lambert</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Queen drummer Roger Taylor has said that the band may perform shows with former &#8216;American Idol&#8217; contestant Adam Lambert. Taylor and guitarist Brian May first played with Lambert on the final of the 2009 series of &#8216;Idol&#8217;, and recently reprised that when they performed at the MTV Europe Awards in November. Taylor told Billboard: &#8220;He<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/queen-may-perform-shows-with-adam-lambert/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Guided By Voices cancel festival performances</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guided By Voices have announced that they are cancelling their planned performances at ATP&#8217;s I&#8217;ll Be Your Mirror festival in London next May and Primavera in Spain in June. As previously reported, the band reformed almost a year ago and are due to release a new album, &#8216;Let&#8217;s Go Eat The Factory&#8217;, in January. A<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/guided-by-voices-cancel-festival-performances/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>My Life Story reunite for album anniversary show</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I fucking loved &#8216;The Golden Mile&#8217; by My Life Story. In fact, I&#8217;m pretty sure I own not only the album itself, but two of the singles that came from it. On CD and everything. Which is a relevant fact for this morning, because My Life Story have just announced a reunion gig for next<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/my-life-story-reunite-for-album-anniversary-show/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Mondays reunion in the pipeline</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The original line up of Happy Mondays are set to reform next year, presumably keen to capitalise on the renewed interest in the whole Madchester thing the Stone Roses reunion will create. Some are suggesting the Mondays may actually support the Roses, while other reports say the band&#8217;s 1990 album &#8216;Pills N Thrills And Bellyaches&#8217;<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/happy-mondays-reunion-in-the-pipeline/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>US commentators wonder what happened to last week&#8217;s Van Halen announcement</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Various US commentators are wondering what is happening with the big Van Halen reunion, because it was widely expected a big announcement would be made at last week&#8217;s Grammy nominations concert in LA. Certainly the Recording Academy promised &#8220;a special live announcement from a truly iconic group regarding their historic reunion at the Grammys 2012&#8243;.<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/us-commentators-wonder-what-happened-to-last-weeks-van-halen-announcement/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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