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Larry David is “thinking about” more Curb Your Enthusiasm

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8 reasons why you need to listen to Savages’ Adore Life

Why it’s our album of the week

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Jon Ronson: How to survive a public shaming

If any writer investigating the very 21st century trend for public shaming was going to become embroiled in his own public shaming, it was Jon Ronson.

Here, the probing journalist and documentary maker behind Them: Adventures with Extremists, The Men Who Stare at Goats and The Psychopath Test, talks to Nick Mitchell about his own tips for handling a Twitter shaming, and explains why he confronted the subject head-on in his latest book

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‘We never compromised on anything’

Do any current bands have the same sort of attitude as you guys did back in the day?

“Hmm… nah, not really.”

Read our interview with Huey from Fun Lovin' Criminals

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“If you don’t trust in your own music then why should other people?”

- Eagulls talk about their new material, the appeal of independent venues and what it was like to meet Engelbert Humperdinck and tour with the Manic Street Peachers

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RIP David Bowie, 1947 - 2016

- Read tributes to Bowie from music stars

- The many reinventions of David Bowie

GIF by Helen Green

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We Can Do What We Want

Eoin Loveless reflects on a year that has seen Drenge perform one of David Letterman’s final Late Shows, expand into a trio and be mercilessly abused on Twitter – by their own fans.

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The Best Albums of 2015: 25 - 21

Today we begin our countdown of the year’s best albums, based on the choices of our music writers.

We’ll cover 20 records today and tomorrow, before we reach the top five on Friday.

So, without further ado, we begin with 25 to 21.

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The rebirth of Bloc Party

“I think it’s fair to say there were a few times we weren’t sure the band was going to carry on. Personally I’ve always wanted to be involved in the band, but touring for so long together leads to natural friction and that’s why there were suggestions after both those records that we might not carry on. There were times for some of us where we felt like we didn’t want to carry on any more, but Bloc Party is something I’ve always wanted to do.“

Interview: Russell Lissack on the difficult rebirth of Bloc Party

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Champion of the oppressed, avowed non-conformist, and gallant war leader

7 reasons why Jar Jar Binks is secretly a hero

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10 amazing ways the world responded to Donald Trump’s Islamophobia

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“If anyone else has felt guilty about how much time they’ve wasted on social media - this song is for you”

Dutch Uncles on sex, Whatsapp and meeting their heroes

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2015 in dodgy dancing - vote for your ‘favourite’

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“Hey Snow White, I saw your profile. Maybe I could be the small man you’re looking for?”

We made dating profiles for these Disney characters

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What if famous movies were set in Yorkshire?

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“We never set out to be a grunge band”

Our new band of the week, Forever Cult, talk about being labelled ‘grunge’, the Yorkshire music scene, and their favourite Antonio Banderas film.

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The Vaccines and Palma Violets at Leeds 02 Academy - picture gallery