Your seatbelt isn’t the only belt that must be securely fastened if you’re a stratospherically-famous punk rocker on board a flight operated by America’s leading budget airline. So, apparently, must the one which holds up your trousers.
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The Mosel: A green day in a very pleasant land
Wednesday 08 June 2011
The no-frills route to Frankfurt is also a gateway to the Mosel river, says Andrew Eames. But this 'dreamier version of the Rhine' is under threat, so enjoy this treasure while you still can
Album: Cage The Elephant, Thank You Happy Birthday (Relentless)
Friday 18 March 2011
The Kentucky combo Cage the Elephant manage to find a new wrinkle on the face of US indie-punk, thanks to an enthusiasm for yoking catchy melodies to abrasive guitar riffs that recalls the Pixies.
Album: My Chemical Romance, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (Warners)
Sunday 21 November 2010
Red alert: 'C'mon America. You're better than this'
Album: My Chemical Romance, Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys (Reprise)
Friday 19 November 2010
Who knew nihilist emo-punk could be so theatrical? My Chemical Romance revealed their penchant for the grand conceit with 2006's The Black Parade, a concept album about cancer that featured a queasy onstage mix of Busby Berkeley and pyrotechnics.
Reunited Take That pick up prize at Q Awards
Monday 25 October 2010
Reformed Take That made their first public appearance today since Robbie Williams rejoined as the group collected a prize for their years of success at the Q Awards.
Reformed Suede set for Q Awards honour
Friday 22 October 2010
Reunited indie guitar act Suede are to be honoured for their musical "inspiration" at the Q Awards next week, it was announced today.
Johnny Rotten: 'Don't call me a national treasure'
Saturday 17 July 2010
In 1975, the Sex Pistol’s lead singer was the angriest man in the UK. Now living in LA, John Lydon is still furious – and as entertaining as ever. He talks to Guy Adams about insulting Hollywood’s elite, why he’s chosen gardening over amphetamines, and the real reason he didn’t make Malcolm McLaren’s funeral
Alice-Azania Jarvis: Latvia is a small country with a big history
Thursday 24 June 2010
'For you. From Latvia." Our taxi driver leaned forward to hand over a punnet of strawberries. So much for the superiority of English strains; these were the best I'd tasted by a long way. The gesture – made midway through a journey from Riga to the spa town of Jurmala – had involved a mini detour to an outdoor market where everything, we were strenuously assured, was locally produced: Latvian cucumbers, Latvian yoghurt, Latvian curd, Latvian strawberries.
The £100m muscle machine: Inside the cult of Bodypump
Wednesday 03 February 2010
With millions of devotees, it's become a global fitness phenomenon. But who's behind the Bodypump franchise? And has it become the gym equivalent of McDonald's? Alice-Azania Jarvis investigates
Cabaret Katy kicks of MTV Awards
Friday 06 November 2009
Katy Perry kicked off the MTV Europe Music Awards tonight, asking: "Are you feeling sexy, Berlin?"
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