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Doctor Who's 50th anniversary to be celebrated with BBC Prom
Thursday 18 April 2013
The Tardis is coming to the Royal Albert Hall as Doctor Who's 50th anniversary is celebrated during this year's Proms.
Kraftwerk to headline at T in the Park
Wednesday 13 February 2013
Fresh from their marathon sessions at the Tate Modern, electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk have announced they will perform at Scotland's largest music festival for the first time this summer.
Ronnie Wood to persuade Rolling Stones to headline Glastonbury
Tuesday 12 February 2013
Rolling Stones star Ronnie Wood has revealed he is planning to persuade the rest of the band to headline Glastonbury this year.
Eminem to headline at new music festival in Glasgow
Monday 28 January 2013
US rapper Eminem will headline a new music festival to be held over ten days in Glasgow.
Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis to return to Olympic Stadium as it hosts the British Athletics London Grand Prix
Thursday 24 January 2013
Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis will be back in the Olympic Stadium, on the anniversary of the Olympics Opening Ceremony, which is to host a Diamond League Athletics Grand Prix.
Editorial: Don't fiddle with classical music
Wednesday 23 January 2013
Max Hole, of Universal Music, is the latest luminary of the arts world to argue that classical music needs to make itself more attractive in order to reach beyond its traditional audience. Among his ideas are that orchestras should get out more and that conductors should be better dressed, drop their batons and address the audience. We remain to be convinced.
Wireless Festival and Hard Rock Calling heading east to London's Olympic Park
Tuesday 22 January 2013
The Olympic Park will welcome hundreds of thousands of music fans this Summer when the East London venue stages the Hard Rock Calling and Wireless festivals.
Kaiser Chiefs to headline an Eden Session
Tuesday 18 December 2012
Kaiser Chiefs have been confirmed to headline an Eden Session in Cornwall on Saturday 29 June 2013.
Blondie, Ellie Goulding and Bloc Party join Isle of Wight line-up
Monday 03 December 2012
Singer-songwriter Jake Bugg, Blondie, Ellie Goulding and Bloc Party are among acts added to the line-up of next-year's Isle of Wight Festival.
Sliding into town with a freezer full of instruments
Saturday 24 November 2012
How long does an ice instrument last before it melts?
TLC plan first album since Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes' death
Monday 05 November 2012
Surviving members of one of the most influential R&B bands of the nineties TLC are planning a new album a decade after the death of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes.
The 10 Best wireless speakers
Thursday 18 October 2012
These speakers – whether mini or massive - combine great sound quality and a pleasing lack of wires to tangle with...
Glastonbury revenues rise
Tuesday 09 October 2012
The Glastonbury Festival, which sold out next year's event in a record time of one hour and 40 minutes, yesterday underlined what a cash cow it is.
Nice out? We are not amused…
Tuesday 28 August 2012
Families enjoying the last days of the school holidays were faced with torrential rain on the Aberystwyth promenade yesterday, in common with tourists in many other parts of the UK.
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- 2 Notes from a small island: Is Sealand an independent 'micronation' or an illegal fortress?
- 3 You thought Ryanair's attendants had it bad? Wait 'til you hear about their pilots
- 4 'Swivel-gate': David Cameron goes to war with the press over 'swivel-eyed loons' slur
- 5 It’s official: thanks to Stephen Hawking's Israel boycott, anti-Semitism is no more
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