Daniel is getting 11 gifts to mark the special occasion A boy born at 11:11am on November 11 in 2011 is turning 11 today and will make the occasion with – you guessed it – 11 gifts. Daniel Saunders, who was originally due to be born six days later, has dubbed the double-digit figure his […]

3 years ago

It was part of a study into how humans recognise music Researchers in Barcelona made rats listen to the “Happy Birthday” song for three weeks, all in the name of science. Scientists at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra’s Center for Brain and Cognition played a piano version of the second half of the song to forty […]

4 years ago

As far as British debut albums go, Friendly Fires was pretty damn special I know it might be hard to fathom right now with the dominance of grime culture and artists such as Stormzy, Skepta, Giggs, Yungen and JME owning the airwaves and taking over every streaming service playlist, but indie used to be Britain’s […]

8 years ago

She’s 60, you know? Madonna is music royalty. She’s an icon. She’s the undisputed Queen of pop. For the past 40 plus years she has reinvented pop music over and over again. Like a chameleon she has shifted between musical styles, embraced the hottest musical trends and worked with whoever the hottest producers of the […]

8 years ago

This is very sweet. Sean Sullivan and his other half Jenn announced their pregnancy in one of the most creative ways we’ve ever seen. The couple gave their father (or father-in-law) a Build-A-Bear teddy for his birthday and it included a special message from the bear if you pressed on its hand. The build-up to […]

10 years ago