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Never Mind The Buzzcocks returns with Courtney Love and Joel Dommett

Noel Fielding will face off against his ex, Courtney Love, in the first episode of Sky Max's fourth series of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, with the Hole frontwoman joining host Greg Davies, regular Jamali Maddix, Joel Dommett, The Sex Pistols' bassist Glen Matlock and The Zutons' saxophonist Abi Harding for a special rock-themed episode, British Comedy Guide can exclusively reveal.

Airing on 16th October, the episode will be the first not to feature Daisy May Cooper as a team captain since Sky revived the music panel show in 2021. The This Country star is taking time off following the birth of her third child, though she is returning for a Christmas episode.

As BCG revealed in July, Sophie Willan is taking over the captaincy for a handful of episodes, while four more will feature guest captains, including Love for the Rock special, Mel B for one focused on the Nineties, The Gossip's Beth Ditto appearing on the Noughties instalment and Little Mix's Perrie Edwards taking over the chair for Buzzcocks Does... Girl and Boy Bands.

Other comics appearing across the series include Susan Wokoma, Joe Wilkinson, Lucy Beaumont and Julian Clary.

Love and Fielding briefly dated almost 20 years ago. In an interview with the Guardian earlier this month, Fielding said that in his hedonistic younger days, "partying with Kate Moss and Courtney Love, you've gone as far as you can go.

"A few friends ended up in rehab. I was sick of partying anyway and lucky enough to have my family at the right time. It was like: 'This is what I was looking for!'"

Speaking at the time of the fourth series' commission, Davies said: "I am genuinely thrilled to be returning to the mayhem of Buzzcocks but realistically who reads these press quotes and why? Watch the show please and in-between episodes get out into the air, talk to your partner, read to your children. Live, for God's sake live."

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Very Best Cover Tournament Redux

The first tournament this blog ran was for the the Very Best Cover, but in all the polls, we never voted on the frank comparison of each cover versus the original version. This special feature will allow voters to determine which version of the song is better: its original incarnation, or the cover that competed in the tournament.

Note that some of the original recordings will be deep cuts the listener is unfamiliar with, because a cover (whether the one that competed in the tournament, or another) is more famous.

Which is better?

Valerie by The Zutons

Valerie by Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse

Voting ended onJan 24

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evolution era bau girlies as my liked songs on spotify

emily: rehab by amy winehouse

jj: pasture child by dominic fike

garcia: valerie by the zutons

tara: good luck, babe by chappell roan

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The Alphabet With Tomsmusictaste | Z

So this is how it ends, not with a bang but with a whimper. That's right, folks, Z is another dearth. Of course I know 'Valerie,' but I can't claim to be a huge Zutons fan, it's just that Who Killed The Zutons is an album I remember fondly as a CD my parents had in the car. As for Zebrahead, I've been very aware of them for a while, but I've never truly been into them, y'know. That said, I have enjoyed on a casual level what I've heard from them, and - fun fact - I met their drummer at the Slam Dunk 2016 afterparty! At the time I was not aware he was the drummer for Zebrahead, I just thought he was some random guy. I was not made aware of this until after he had left. Actually, I am listening to Zebrahead as I type this ,and I am vibing with it, who knows, by the time this posts I may actually be a bigger fan. I'd also like to give an honourable mention to the ZZ Top song "Doubleback," which was in Back To The Future Part III.

And thus concludes this alphabet series!

Hope you've enjoyed following along, maybe even been inspired to check out some of the lesser known bands, been infuriated that The Wonder Years weren't in the W post, and gotten to know a little bit more about my music taste.

I think the most stand-out letters have definitely been A, B, D, and especially S - lots of artists I love that begin with those letters, some that I even had to cut from the post because there simply wasn't enough room for them, but S definitely takes the crown 👑

And that was The Alphabet With Tomsmusictaste!🤘🖤

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Won't you come on over? photo crédit:  © Karen Robinson

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NME magazine - 16 April, 2005