June 16th, 2011 by Music Ally

The talking point of the World Cup so far has been the Vuvuzela - the plastic horn which when blown by 20,000 people at once, sounds like an angry swarm of bees. With complaints flooding in to broadcasters,...

Continue reading »

June 25th, 2010 by Music Ally

The vuvuzela horn continues to be the breakout star of the World Cup, despite broadcasters' attempts to filter out the buzzing during matches. Here's more evidence of the plastic horn's rise to fame. First,...

Continue reading »

June 25th, 2010 by Music Ally

50494_41909876768_6063_n

K'naan's Wavin' Flag song - the anthem for this month's World Cup - has been given an interactive makeover by MXP4. Hosted on K'naan's Facebook page, it lets fans mess about with remixes of the song using...

Continue reading »

June 9th, 2010 by Music Ally

YouTube

It comes by every four years: a time for aspiring musicians everywhere to prove their love of "The Beautiful Game" with their own football terrace anthem. Dizzee Rascal and James Corden have had a go;...

Continue reading »

May 27th, 2010 by Music Ally

vevo_logo1-180x160

Fresh from its partnership with YouTube to livestream a gig by The National, Vevo has announced its next webcast. It'll be streaming the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration in South Africa on 10 June,...

Continue reading »

January 22nd, 2010 by Music Ally

Cherry Red

There are apparently no plans to release an official England song for this summer's football World Cup, but label Cherry Red Records is hoping to fill the gap with its own digital-only compilation.

Continue reading »