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Goodbye, My Friends...*

Proper news o'clock: we are going to stop updating the Lipster. There are a few things we'd like to post first, and some loose ends to tie up (do you want an interview with Adele that we've been sitting on for about a year? Go on then), but after the next couple of weeks, we will be no more...
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Interview With Caroline From Kap Bambino: 'I Am Hyperactive In A Sickness Way'

A couple of weeks ago we did this interview on the phone with Caroline from Kap Bambino, who is very French. She was brilliant even though she had flu, and told us about loving Kurt Cobain's hair, being too rock & roll for electro and smoking cigarettes and waiting for death.
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Free Download! Alexis From Hot Chip Covers Mike Bones

Mike Bones did the Questionnaire over email a few months back and managed to sound like a bit of a berk about heroin, but we still love his music. As does Alexis Taylor, who has covered What I Have Left in his own dreamy style. Link after the jump:
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Free Download! Kap Bambino - Dead Lazers (Warsaw Orchestra mix)

We've got an interview with Caroline from Kap Bambino coming up later this week, which covers the following topics: Kurt Cobain, Kurt Cobain's hair, pizza and wine. To get you excited here's an mpfree of Dead Lazers. It sounds like Atari Teenage Riot without the drums:
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Is Lady GaGa Really Jenna From 30 Rock? The Evidence

Lady GaGa. Provocateur. Chameleon. Self-created Pop Art work. But hang on a minute, we've just seen Lady GaGa's 19th single from The Fame, Love Game:
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A Chat With Tomas From WhoMadeWho About Gangs, Josh Homme And 'Partying Hardcore'

"Really quite delightfully daft" is how Wendy Roby describes WhoMadeWho, and it is the most apt description we have come across yet. So we talked to drummer Tomas Barfod to find out what makes them them that way. Please imagine the following answers spoken in a thick Danish accent, which is part of the reason why this was our favourite interview in aaaages.
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If This Week's Singles Were A Wife Of Henry VIII, Which Wife Would They Be?

Henry VIII fever! David Starkey is on Channel 4 tonight talking about how Henner's childhood might have made him handy with his chopping block, while you can see just how massive his armour was in real life in London right now, should you wish. So let's see how My Tiger My Timing, Frankmusik and Franz Ferdinand would shape up as his wives!
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What Should Kelly Rowland Do Next?

Kelly Rowland was always the self-hater's favourite Destiny's Child. With neither the self confidence or belief to match Beyonce's superstar status, we liked her "no really I don't mind holding the coats while you do the solo" vibe. Well after two solo albums she's pulled the double whammy of leaving both Matthew Knowles and her label. Here are some suggestions of what she could do next.
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Free Download! Little Boots - New In Town (Drop The Lime remix)

DREAM TEAM ALERT! Drop The Lime, our favourite Ritchie Valens-loving bass wobbler, has remixed Little Boots' new single New In Town. You never needed a Dave Pearce-style Weekend Anfem like you need this one. It is double-good. After the jump:
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