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MOBY's follow-up to "Play" almost ready for release

Moby is in the studios putting the final touches to his latest album "18". The word out is that he plans to cause the same type of reaction as achieved with "Play". He's keeping his lips buttoned on the reason for the title but it seems to be more than just the number of songs set to appear on the record. Although there has been no release date confirmed, it seems likely that it will hit the streets in May. That's when we'll be able to see just what it is that Angie Stone and MC Lyte have added to the record.

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The 13th. Donostia Week of Horror Cinema

Santiago Segura has gone and lost his head. Either that or they've lopped it off. The story goes that The Donostia Week of Horror Cinema has got all available zombies out on the job. Not only do they have a little Psycho-Kitsch in store as promised by the poster announcing the festival, they'll also be offering a special section on German Expressionism. Add that to annual treat of "Perverse Latin America" and you've got the makings of our most loved film festival. Keep your head on!

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DJ SHADOW's latest

It's been six years since the release of Shadow's "Endtroducing". Fans were beginning to get a little nervous, so his Japanese record company have announced that "The Private Press" will be the title of his new record. Josh Davis (DJ Shadow) is at work on it in the studios at the moment and it should be available before the year id up. The names of some of the songs have been made public: "Fixed Income", Monosylabik" and "Giving up the Ghost".

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The Balde Gets Ready to Party

Presentation bashes for The Balde No. 3 will be held in Irunea and Bilbo respectively. Kuraia and Lif will be playing at Artsaia Music Club on the 26th of April. The Balde, Radiation Tours and Intermusic have, on the other hand, gotten together to bring you DJ Steve Gamboa, Alain and Gonzalo. The bash kicks off at 22:30 at Caos bar in Bilbo on May the 5th. Time to get down and bop your old boots to bits. You won't be needing them in the Summer anyway!

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Big Brother Galileo

Europe will have launched 30 satellites into space by 2007-8 to make up the "Galileo" navigation system. Several European governments and powerful businesses are to be found lurking behind this navigation programme. According to them we should be all over the moon as this will banjax the Americans' GPS monopoly. Prices will plummet and we'll all have to listen to a sweet and soft voice coming from somewhere behind the steering wheel as it tells us to: "turn right at the next crossroads and drive on 50 metres till you get to the big McDonalds sign". Big Brother (don't mix him up with chap mentioned above) is watching you, with 60cm precision.

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Kimuak Short Film Festival

In its yearly effort to promote short films the Basque Government has once again organised its festival "Buds" of the best short films made in the Basque Country in 2001. The first screening will take place in the Antzoki Zaharra on April the 19th. Further screenings will take place at different venues at later dates.