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The Big Society is here at last – as a musical
Monday 09 January 2012
Cameron's project inspires musical parody, writes Jonathan Brown
The Big Society emerges at last – as a musical
Monday 09 January 2012
Phill Jupitus to star in theatrical send-up of the Prime Minister's grand concept
Stand Up and Rock, Hammersmith Apollo, London
Friday 23 December 2011
Comedy and rock n' roll persistently get paired for the comparative superlative “comedy is the new rock n' roll” and tonight they were again bedfellows.
Taylor Momsen 'dating Paul Weller's son'
Tuesday 05 July 2011
Taylor Momsen is reportedly dating Paul Weller's son.
Missing you already: What happens when the football season ends?
Friday 10 June 2011
A period of mourning and weeks of sub-standard summer sport, argues Stan Hey
How We Met: Bernard Butler & Nerina Pallot
Sunday 15 May 2011
'He came round with an Arsenal playsuit. We're both aware of just how tragic we are'
Japan Disaster Benefit, Brixton Academy, London
Tuesday 05 April 2011
Boasting a line-up more suited to the Glastonbury main stage than the Brixton Academy, Liam Gallagher, Paul Weller and Primal Scream were among the cream of British rock acts who performed a one-off gig in aid of relief efforts for victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami.
First Night: Japan Disaster Benefit, Brixton Academy, London
Monday 04 April 2011
Liam shines with his A-list friends at Japan aid gig
Albums of the year: Rock, pop and dance
Sunday 26 December 2010
From an electro Scandipop queen to grizzled old-timers
Paul Weller, Wembley Arena, London
Tuesday 14 December 2010
Boasting a rich career that started with mod-punkers The Jam more than 30 years ago, Paul Weller struck gold again this year. Delirious reviews welcomed the Modfather back to the UK charts in April with his 10th solo album, Wake Up the Nation, a short, sharp and striking work of fresh experimental hits nominated for the Mercury Prize. It's this new material that dominates Weller's set on the last night of his UK tour at Wembley yet, surprisingly, his performance massively misses the mark.
My Fantasy Band: Jools Holland
Friday 19 November 2010
Lead vocals - Bessie Smith & Solomon Burke
I could listen to Bessie Smith all day. Solomon Burke sadly died last month but I toured with him; he was amazing. His vocals inspired people like Van Morrison and Otis Redding.
The Bees, Bush Hall, London
Wednesday 22 September 2010
The Bees are back and the world is suddenly a better place. It's three years since the blessed Isle of Wight sextet came up with a new album, which might be the blink of an eye compared with the timescale on which a Blue Nile or a Kate Bush operates, but for fans of these free-spirited embracers of soul, jazz, and psychedelia it's been an anxious wait.
The Eighties: Another country
Tuesday 14 September 2010
From the Falklands and the miners' strike to Diana and Live Aid, it was a decade that changed our world. And the legacy of the Eighties lives on, argues Andy McSmith
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Diary of Second World War German teenager reveals young lives untroubled by Nazi Holocaust in wartime Berlin
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Bosses of collapsed banks should be sent to jail, banking standards commission tells George Osborne
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Breaking the Silence: In the reality of occupation, there are no Palestinian civilians – only potential terrorists
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Uri Geller psychic spy? The spoon-bender's secret life as a Mossad and CIA agent revealed
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Vice pulls 'breathtakingly tasteless' fashion shoot glorifying the suicides of famous female authors from Sylvia Plath to Virginia Woolf
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