Music news, daily
Two real talking dogs with a serious habit of following the charts, the new releases, and whatever’s just landed on vinyl, CD or cassette.
“We’ve got music news, and we are so ready to talk about it!”
“Facts first. A little theatre second. Paws down.”
One chirpy cavapoo, one dramatic Samusky, and a shared commitment to getting the music news right.
Apricot cavapoo · hooks the story
Winnie is a girl, all apricot and cream curls, with a bright, chirpy, playful British voice and pink subtitles. She does the intros and the hooks. If a new album is out this Friday, you’ll hear her first — usually at slightly too much volume, and with absolutely no apology.
Samusky · facts, then “paws down”
Koda is a boy: a grey and white Samusky, which is a Samoyed with a dash of husky, and a professional drama dog. His voice is a slightly higher-pitched British male — expressive, not manly or deadpan — with husky-style woos and the odd little howl when the news deserves it. He keeps the facts straight, then signs off: paws down.
Winnie and Koda are real dogs who live with Chris Faulkes in the UK. They star in short talking-dog videos about current, verified music news. The photographs on this site are real photographs of the dogs and have not been edited to change their markings, limbs or faces. The talking videos use generated voices, not cloned ones, and should be labelled as AI-generated when they are posted. Every news story here links back to its source.
Stories the dogs are talking about this week, each one checked against a published source. Midweek chart figures are midweek figures — we don’t call a Number 1 early.
9 November 2026 · Official Charts
“Royal Blood might grab a fifth UK Number One!”
“Dead Company leads the midweek albums chart. That's the Official Charts midweek race — Friday's the test. Paws down.”
Official Charts' midweek update on 9 November 2026 said Royal Blood's fifth studio album, Dead Company, had an early lead in the race for Official Albums Chart Number 1. The Brighton duo, Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher, have already topped the Official Albums Chart with all four previous studio albums: Royal Blood (2014), How Did We Get So Dark? (2017), Typhoons (2021) and Back to the Water Below (2023). This is a midweek snapshot only. The official chart update is due on Friday, so the Number 1 has not been confirmed yet.
Source: Official Charts
9 November 2026
SuperDeluxeEdition reported on 9 November 2026 that U2's Carnaval De Luz, their 16th studio album, is out on 13 November 2026. It is their first long-player of new material in…
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9 November 2026
Music Week reported on 9 November 2026 that Take That's 10th studio album, Dreamers, is due on 20 November via Island EMI. The album was written and recorded in London, New York,…
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8 November 2026
Official Charts reported that Olivia Rodrigo's take me home (4 Christmas) was Number 2 on the Official Chart First Look dated 8 November 2026. If that position holds when the…
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24 September 2026 (anniversary 11 November 2026)
The Prodigy's official site announced, on 24 September 2026, a 30th anniversary vinyl release for Breathe. The anniversary itself falls on Wednesday 11 November 2026. XL is…
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Tees, hoodies, mugs and a few other “paws down” ideas, printed when you order. Designs and prices will land here once they’re ready — we won’t invent either in the meantime. Winnie is already picking colours. Koda is rehearsing the reveal.
Coming soon
Soft tees with a “Paws down” line, once the designs are agreed.
Coming soon
For cooler walks, louder opinions, and chart-week drama.
Coming soon
Tea, coffee, and the official midweek-chart briefing vessel.
Coming soon
Other print-on-demand ideas are in the pile. Nothing is for sale yet.
The practical stuff, in plain language. The dogs would like it noted that they also accept biscuits.
Winnie is an apricot and cream cavapoo, a girl with a bright, chirpy British voice and pink subtitles. Koda is a grey and white Samusky — a Samoyed with some husky — a boy and a bit of a drama dog, with a slightly higher-pitched British voice, teal subtitles, and the odd woo or howl. They are real dogs, and they star in short talking videos about music news.
Paws down is the brand tagline and Koda’s sign-off at the end of every video. Think of it as their version of “case closed” — the news has been delivered, the drama has had its moment, and that’s the end of the story.
Music news: new releases, charts, and new vinyl, CD and cassette releases. Every story on this site is taken from a linked source. They don’t invent chart positions, prices or rarity claims.
The dogs are real, and the photographs are real. The talking videos use generated voices, not cloned ones, and should be labelled as AI-generated when they are posted. Winnie’s voice is a bright, chirpy, playful British female. Koda’s is a slightly higher-pitched, dramatic British male, with husky-style woos and little howls.
Not yet. Tees, hoodies, mugs and a few other print-on-demand ideas are planned. Designs and prices will appear here once they’re ready — nothing is for sale on this page yet.
The TikTok and X accounts are being set up. Handles will be added here as soon as they exist.
Winnie and Koda live with Chris Faulkes, who runs the record shop Whole Lotta Vinyl. This site is for the dogs’ music-news brand, not a shop catalogue.
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The dogs’ own accounts are being set up. Handles will appear here the moment they exist — and “Paws down” will be in both bios.
TikTok
Handle to be confirmed. One music-news video a day, once the account is live.
X
Handle to be confirmed. Short, sourced music-news posts in the dogs’ voices.