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To celebrate his 53rd birthday, quondam Smiths warbler Morrissey has taken to his True To You site to launch an excoriating assault on the “pitiless atrocity of foie gras”. 

Congratulations to Prince Charles for banning foie gras from all his functions.

However, unsurprisingly, this most savage and cruel commodity continues to be the favorite “dish” of smiling mother-to-be Kate Muddleton (from whom, in fact, we expect no less.)

Foie gras production is illegal in the UK, yet the ever-so-correct Fortnum and Mason have found suppliers in France who will keep their shelves stocked – possibly with the hope that smiling Kate will wobble in and place an order for her unborn child.

Since Fortnum and Mason are now the only department store in London who are associated with the pitiless atrocity of foie gras, would you please write to them/contact them and exert pressure on them to stop selling such asavage beyond belief “product”.

Fortnum and Mason

181 Piccadilly

London W1A 1ER, England

Twitter: @FortnumandMason

http://www.fortnumandmason.com

thank you!

Interesting to see HRH Prince Charles – yes, he who craves to “appear on the front of the Daily Mail / Dressed in your Mother’s bridal veil?” – get a quiet compliment – not a courtesy extended to the recently d...

Best Fit favourite MØ paid a visit to London’s prestigious Maida Vale studios recently to cut a live session for new music torchbearer Huw Stephens, broadcast last night on BBC Radio 1.

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Caveman, who head out on tour with Rogue Wave this summer. just released their first new video from their second album for the track "In The City", Julia Stiles, Fran Kranz and Michael Cavadias included. Check it out with all tour dates below...

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Prince has shared the video for his most recent single,

Happy World Goth Day, everyone! No, really, this is a real thing. Since 2009, the goths of the world have come together on May 22nd to listen to 24 hours straight of The Cure.

In celebration of this most joyous of holidays, we’ve let our resident goth Lazen host today’s episode of Rock it Out! Blog. Among the headlines covered: CHVRCHES frontwoman Lauren Mayberry’s cover of Rage Against The Machine, Vampire Weekend debuting No. 1 on the Billboard album charts, and information on this year’s CBGBs Festival.

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Vampire Weekend @ Roseland (more by Robert Altman)

"Vampire Weekend's Modern Vampires Of The City has entered the U.S. album chart at #1, selling nearly 135,000 copies since its May 14 release on XL Recordings.

This is the second time Vampire Weekend has achieved such an historic feat: Its sophomore album Contra also debuted at #1 in 2010, making this the first time an independent rock band has entered at #1 with two consecutive releases.

Modern Vampires Of The City also shatters the previous record for first week vinyl sales, moving nearly 10,000 units on vinyl alone and debuting at #1 on the Soundscan Vinyl Charts. Additionally, the band charted #1 at Indie, Alternative, Digital and of course the top 200."

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The TDE crew is the latest to jump on Rocko’s ubiquitous (and controversial) beat.

With Black Hippy set to launch the Good Kid M.A.A.D. City tour tonight in Las Vegas (dates below), Kendrick Lamar and friends jump on Childish Major’s stark, mournful beat. Kendrick has long been rumored to be next in line to remix the track, and he doesn’t disappoint.

Unlike the litany of remixes the song has seen (from A$AP Rocky and Wiz Khalifa, to name a few), Rocko has been totally excised from his own track, even as Future is around to drop one last chorus. Rick Ross, unsurprisingly, is nowhere to be found, and a few verses include nods to Rick’s regrettable lyrics. Listen below; it starts at about 1:18.

We’ve already heard ASAP Rocky and Usher jump onto remixes of Rocko’s

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People Get Ready @ MHOW, 2/1/2013 (more by David Andrako)

Art pop combo People Get Ready have a new EP, Zelda Maria, out now. The title track comes from last year's self-titled debut and a video for that song has just been released as well. Working with acclaimed choreographer Tere O'Connor and video artist Ty Flowers, the clip is retrofuturistic without relying on old VHS-style tropes. You can watch it below.

The band, who are equally known for occasionally doing special, highly-choreographed lives shows (watch one below), recently played Crossing Brooklyn Ferry and are currently opening for The National (in more traditional rock band mode) on a few dates. While that does not include The National's show at Barclays Center, People Get Ready are also playing Tropfest in Prospect Park on June 22 with Chairlift and Bear in Heaven. Free tickets are still available.

Tour dates are listed, along with videos, below...

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