Can you guess the names of these celebrity birds?

Can you guess the names of these celebrity birds?

An experiment has gone horribly wrong in the musicMagpie lab and 4 beloved celebrities have become fused with 4 beloved breeds of bird. Can you guess their names? Post your guesses in the comments… Post your guesses below, and try not to have nightmares (musicMagpie is not liable for any therapy …

07/04/2016

Chris Smith

Movies

10 of the best video games with no killing

We’re tired, people. Tired of killing. Not in real life, obviously (please, put down the phone). On video games. All those dead-eyed drones we’ve shot, stabbed and squashed under our big Italian plumber shoes, just trying to do their job their evil master set them. We laughed as they fell …

06/04/2016

Chris Smith

Games

Are you giving your phone enough TLC?

You spend more time with your phone than your parents, your loved ones and your friends. It’s in your pocket all the time, reassuringly buzzing away every time you get a like, tweet or snap. Despite spending so much time with our phones, some of us don’t look after them …

05/04/2016

Chris Smith

Forget Superman: Here are the greatest heroes from British movies and TV

Britain doesn’t do traditional heroes. Just look at the cinema listings: while the US is represented by Batman and Superman, Britain has Eddie The Eagle, a skiier famous for coming last at the Winter Olympics. While Eddie is very much a real person, his story fits the narrative of the …

04/04/2016

Chris Smith

Friday Five: Movies to Cheer Up Sad Ben Affleck

Poor old Ben Affleck has had a tough week. Not only did Batman vs Superman got a battering from critics (although we’re sure all the money it’s made has cushioned the blow), but a video showing Ben seemingly dying inside has become a bigger hit than the movie itself. He …

01/04/2016

Chris Smith

Movies

Aprilâ€™s New Cinema Releases

It’s April! The nights are longer, the air is crisper and the movies hitting the cinema are getting louder. Here’s what to look forward to this month. Friday 1st Eddie The Eagle The heart-warming true story of the plucky underdog who entered the Winter Olympics with no funding gets the …

01/04/2016

Chris Smith

Movies

10 awesome alternatives to Call of Duty

To paraphrase Samuel Johnson: when a man is tired of Call of Duty, he is tired of life. Well, he shouldn’t be. There are loads of great alternatives to the best-selling FPS, including these little beauties… Battlefield 1 After the mixed reaction to the cops-and-robbers themed Battlefield Hardline, DICE decided …

31/03/2016

Chris Smith

Games

7 British bands and musicians who deserve more love

Britain has produced countless amazing musicians over the years: David Bowie, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistols, Oasis, Kate Bush, Radiohead, The Smiths, Pink Floyd. We could list more, but then you’d be here all day and we appreciate you’re busy. But we’ve also produced a lot of …

30/03/2016

Chris Smith

Music

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