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Jarvis Cocker Says Modern Pop Music Has Been 'Hijacked' By Advertisers
Jarvis Cocker says modern pop music is bad because the industry has been “hijacked” by people more interested in advertising than songs.The Pulp legend - who has penned new book 'Good Pop, Bad Pop' about...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 May 2022
George Ezra, Pj Harvey, Jarvis Cocker And More Set For Live At Worthy Farm
George Ezra, PJ Harvey, Jarvis Cocker, and more have been added to the bill for 'Live at Worthy Farm'.Glastonbury festival's special concert will bring together performances from the likes of Coldplay, Haim, Damon Albarn and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 May 2021
Jarvis Cocker Is Growing Veg During Pandemic
Jarvis Cocker has been growing vegetables during lockdown.The Pulp frontman has turned to gardening as a way to relax amid the coronavirus pandemic, and he's delighted to be growing his own food.He told the 'Slacker'...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 September 2020
Jarvis Cocker 'Expressed Interest' In Musical Adaptation
Jarvis Cocker has ''expressed interest'' in starring in a musical.The 56-year-old musician is seemingly keen to appear in a musical adapted from a dystopian-fantasy novel from the 60s, according to singer Jolie Holland, who has...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 August 2020
Jarvis Cocker: Fame Is Like Pornography
Jarvis Cocker thinks fame is like pornography.The 56-year-old music star became a figurehead of the Britpop movement in the mid-90s as part of Pulp - but he's admitted to being unsatisfied by stardom.He shared: ''It...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 July 2020
Jarvis Cocker Says His New Record Managed To 'Catch The Zeitgeist'
Jarvis Cocker managed to ''catch the zeitgeist'' by accident with his new track.The 56-year-old star admits it's purely a coincidence that his isolation anthem 'House Music All Night Long' was released around the start of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 July 2020
Six Unexpected Things Musicians Are Doing To Help While Quarantined
Plenty of artists have been donating money to various organisations, and plenty more have been taking part in virtual concert series as we all do our best to navigate the uncertain, isolating waters of the...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 09 April 2020
Jarvis Cocker And Bez To Compete In 'Bargain Hunt' Special For Bbc Music Day
It's Common People vs 24 Hour Party People! Former Pulp star Jarvis Cocker is to face off against Happy Mondays’ Bez in a one-off special episode of ‘Bargain Hunt’ to mark 2018’s BBC Music Day.The...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 01 August 2018
Jarvis Cocker Supports Sheffield Protest Against Tree-felling
Former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker has voiced his support for a popular movement in Sheffield to prevent the council from up-rooting thousands of trees in the city.The 54 year old star is joining fellow Sheffield-based...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 16 March 2018
Florence Welch Given Glastonbury Advice By Jarvis Cocker
Florence + The MAChine have been bumped up the bill to replace headliners the Foo Fighters after frontman Dave Grohl broke his leg at a show in Sweden and cancelled the band's Friday...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 25 June 2015
We Might Have Just Found Out Who Inspired Pulp's 'Common People'!
Ever since it was released nearly twenty years ago, music fans have speculated as to the inspiration behind Pulp’s classic single ‘Common People’. Now, a Greek newspaper has come up with a theory that the...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 12 May 2015
Jarvis Cocker Shares 'Nu Troglodyte' Manifesto Railing Against Modern Technology
Former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker has published an alternative ideal for living in the modern world, entitled the ‘Nu-Troglodyte Manifesto’ and which espouses the benefits of living “offline”. Writing in the latest edition of Another...
By Ed Biggs in Bizarre / Weird Wonderful on 13 March 2015
Paloma Faith: 'I'm Probably The Most Punk Person In Music'
Paloma Faith thinks she's ''the most punk person in music''.The 'Only Love Can Hurt Like This' hitmaker feels dismayed with the majority of current musicians because she believes they are all too well-behaved.She said: ''Everyone's...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 February 2015
Jarvis Cocker Always Felt He'd Be Famous
Jarvis Cocker always thought he'd be famous.The Pulp frontman didn't find success with the band until over 15 years after they had formed, but he insists they always knew deep down that they'd make it...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 04 August 2014
Jarvis Cocker To Judge Pulp Karaoke Contest
British rocker Jarvis Cocker has signed up to judge a Pulp karaoke contest in New York City.The band's frontman will preside over the competition, which will be held at the Industry City venue in Brooklyn...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 31 July 2014
Jarvis Cocker: Metallica Could Be A Bit Abrasive
Pulp's Jarvis Cocker thinks Metallica's forthcoming headline appearance at Glastonbury could be ''a bit abrasive''.The frontman has voiced his concerns about the metal act topping the bill at Worthy Farm later this month and thinks...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 June 2014
Pulp Didn't Intend To Be Political
Pulp never intended to be political.The 'Common People' band - made up of Jarvis Cocker, Steve Mackey, Nick Banks, Candida Doyle and Mark Webber - were ''surprised'' at how their working class anthems were perceived...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 June 2014
Is Pulp's 'Common People' Really The Best Britpop Anthem?
Pulp's Common People has been named the ultimate Britpop anthem by BBC6 Music listeners, beating the likes of The Verve's Bittersweet Symphony and Oasis's Wonderwall. More than 300,000 listeners voted for the track to celebrate...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 14 April 2014
Iggy Pop To Take Over Jarvis Cocker's Bbc Radio Spot
Iggy Pop has landed a year-long British radio show after signing on to temporarily replace Pulp star Jarvis Cocker as the singer takes a break from his popular Bbc 6 Music programme.Cocker will cut short...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 February 2014
Jarvis Cocker Announces Year-long Hiatus From Bbc Radio 6 Music
Jarvis Cocker has apparently been taking a note out of Justin Bieber's book, by announcing his year-long hiatus from his popular radio show Jarvis Cocker's Sunday Service. In a recent sit-down with the Radio Times,...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 28 December 2013
Jarvis Cocker Fined Over Car Plates
British rocker Jarvis Cocker has been hit with a $405 (£270) fine over a number plate blunder on his car.The Pulp frontman is the proud owner of a U.S. model Chrysler vehicle, but his prized...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 December 2013
Jarvis Cocker Lost His Best Ever Song
Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker fears he has lost his greatest ever song after a voicemail message containing the melody was erased by a cell phone company.The Common People hitmaker calls his own number and sings...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 26 August 2013
Song Reader: Beck Plays Album Of Sheet Music At London's Barbican
It is perhaps Beck's strangest album. Song Reader - the record made up entirely of sheet music - was played in full at London's Barbican Theatre on Sunday (July 7, 2013), with a huge cast...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 08 July 2013
Beck Summons An Army To Help Him Turn 'Song Reader' Into Music
Depending on the way you look at it, Beck's decision to release his last album in the form of sheet music was either incredibly innovative or unforgivably pretentious. Released in December 2012, Song Reader comprised...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 05 July 2013
The Rolling Stones Throw Huge Glastonbury Party
The Rolling Stones threw a star-studded after-party to celebrate their Glastonbury gig. The rockers booked 20 rooms at the Babington House hotel in Somerset, South West England, and invited a group of famous friends, including...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 July 2013
Ronnie Wood To Battle Jarvis Cocker At Sony Radio Academy Awards
British rockers Ronnie Wood and Jarvis Cocker will go head to head for a top broadcasting prize at the U.K.'s Sony Radio Academy Awards next month (May13).The Rolling Stones star and the Pulp frontman are...
By WENN on 10 April 2013
Pulp's Ten Year Hiatus Properly Over With New Track 'After You'
Pulp is back, and not back like they were last year, doing a bit of touring, but properly back with new music and everything. Their latest track - the first new one in ten years...
By Lorna Greville in Music / Festivals on 28 December 2012
Jarvis Cocker Says Pulp Will Not Record New Music
Jarvis Cocker has stated Pulp will not record any new music.The band - also formed of Candida Doyle, Mark Webber, Steve Mackey and Nick Banks - are reuniting for a Christmas show in their hometown...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 November 2012
Pulp Will Not Release New Material
Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker has ruled out making any new material with the band.The Common People hitmakers got back together in May, 2011 for a string of shows, including sets at U.K. music festivals including...
By WENN on 26 November 2012
Q Awards: Are Muse Really The Best Act In The World Today?
The answer, of course, is no. But it's that time of year again folks: the Q Magazine Awards! Muse picked up the biggest gong at the event in London on Monday afternoon (October 22, 2012)...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 22 October 2012
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