The Vaccines frontman’s in the gossip columns, he’s moved to New York and he now writes songs for One Direction. So what does he have to say for himself? And what do his bandmates think of it all? PLUS! Free CD of 10 rare Vaccines tracks that not even the most hardcore fans have ever heard…

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It’s the talk of the town and it’s coming to cinemas near you: Baz Luhrmann’s spectacular adaptation of ‘The Great Gatsby’. But the Jay-Z produced soundtrack starring Beyonce, Andre 3000, Lana Del Rey, The xx, Jack White and more has tongues wagging all by itself. Forget the age of jazz, 2013 is the age of hip-hop…

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The former Sonic Youth frontman takes the Braincells test and does a pretty poor job. “That was tough,” he complains. That’s no excuse, Thurston.

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