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Punk single released straight to ringtone

Arts | Friday, January 7th, 2005

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN!In an unprecendented move, unsigned Australian punk band Rank Defile’s first release has bypassed the traditional single-pressing, airplay and launch process and been posted directly as a mobile phone ringtone to various web-based providers. (more…)

Moore and Bush in super-size WWF smackdown

World, Arts | Thursday, January 6th, 2005

Documentary filmmakers Morgan Spurlock and Michael Moore are scheduled to tag-team US President George W Bush and Ronald McDonald in a charity wrestling event next month. World Wrestling Federation general manager Vincent McMahon announced that the titanic tag-team tussle had already sold out at the Flint Colosseum in Michigan and had to be “super-sized” to a larger venue in Washington. (more…)

News In Brief

Briefs | Wednesday, January 5th, 2005

Wild West comes to Iraq
Shopper rejects grocery dividing bar at checkout
Assassinated Baghdad governor concedes defeat
Doctors warn of Bridget Jones Diarrhoea
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Fockers puzzled by spate of prank calls

Arts | Wednesday, January 5th, 2005

Geoff Focker and his family have received up to 150 prank calls in the past two weeks and Mr Focker says he “can’t for the life of me figure out why”. (more…)

Osama defends double tape deck

World, Arts | Tuesday, January 4th, 2005

Apple founder Steve Jobs has expressed concern after the release of Osama bin Laden’s latest audiotape. Jobs urged the Al Qaida leader to break free from the limitations of analogue cassette technology by embracing the power and versatility of iPod. (more…)

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