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Susan Boyle’s dream comes true as album reaches number one
Simon Cowell led tributes last night as Susan Boyle made chart history by soaring straight to No 1 with her debut album.
Video: Top 20 guitar riffs of all time
A new poll has named the top 20 guitar riffs of all time — the timeless classics that rock star wannabes practice in front of the bedroom mirror with a tennis racquet when nobody else is around.
The Leisure Society, St Giles Church, London (Rated 3/ 5 )
This is the most nervous I've been in a church since my first communion," admits Nick Hemming, shaky but among friends for the Leisure Society's last, sold-out gig of the year, in the beautiful Soho chapel where John Wesley once preached and William Blake prayed. For once, the venue isn't an affectation, fitting their English chamber-country, with strings, flute and, tonight, a choir.
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