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British Airways pilots select the best routes on the planet, as seen from the very front of the plane.

Sam Beasant, goalkeeper for Maidenhead United

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Dave Grohl dreams of Kurt Cobain

Dave Grohl dreams that Kurt Cobain is still alive and they have reformed Nirvana.

Album: Foo Fighters, Wasting Light (Roswell / RCA)

Back to basics time for the Foo Fighters. Well, kinda.

Album: Foo Fighters, Wasting Light (Columbia)

Just because it was recorded in Dave Grohl's garage doesn't make Wasting Light garage-rock, even if it was captured on analogue tape by Nirvana producer Butch Vig.

Dave Grohl dedicates NME award to Kurt Cobain

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl was declared a God-like genius at the Shockwave NME awards and dedicated the prize to former Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain.

Album: Michael Jackson, Michael (Epic)

By my reckoning, Michael is the sixth posthumous album by Michael Jackson, albeit the first with any serious claim on containing a majority of original new material.

Them Crooked Vultures, Royal Albert Hall, London

Birds of a feather rock together

Pandora: Cold turkey for Dave Groh after caffeine scare

Fans across the world mourned when chemical dependencies prematurely robbed us of such musical greats as Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Keith Moon, to name but a few.

Album: Them Crooked Vultures, Them Crooked Vultures (RCA)

At a time when it's widely assumed that Jack White and a handful of unknown indie chums merits the accolade, Them Crooked Vultures is a supergroup worthy of the term, in the classic rock tradition of Blind Faith and ELP.

Album: Them Crooked Vultures, Them Crooked Vultures, (Sony BMG)

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