15 Things NME Learnt This Week (July 29th-August 2nd)

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Who could headline Glastonbury 2014?

The Rolling Stones’ performance at this year’s festival is still ringing in our ears, but bookies have already slashed odds on Oasis reuniting to headline next year’s event.

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What good news did Nile Rodgers receive this week?

The Chic man and occasional Daft Punk guitarist was given the all-clear from the prostate cancer he was diagnosed with in 2010.

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What does Bobby Gillespie think festivals are like?

Shopping malls, apparently. The Primal Scream frontman bemoaned the lack of variety and risk-taking at major festivals, and praised smaller festivals such as Kendall Calling, which the Scream headlined last month.

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What’s influenced White Lies’ new album?

White Lies revealed that they’ve been worshiping the dark gods of heavy metal to get themselves pumped up for ‘Big TV’.

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Who’s been displaying their frankly substandard DIY computer building skills?

Well, at least we think that’s what’s going on in the new promo image for Lady Gaga’s forthcoming album ‘ARTPOP’. She’s not even dressed for the job.

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Who said “pop music is hugely sexual”?

Peoples’ weird sides do tend to come out when they converse with Bjork, and this is exactly what happened to David Attenborough, who made this comment when the two met for a TV documentary.

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Whose new album has been delayed until next year?

The Horrors, unfortunately. The follow-up to 2011’s ‘Skying’ was originally set for a September release.

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And finally..who ISN’T working on a new album?

Despite playing the Reading and Leeds festivals this month, System Of A Down have confirmed that they’re not working on new material.

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