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Pussy Riot member, Maria Alekhina, denied parole
Thursday 23 May 2013
A court has denied parole to a member of the Pussy Riot punk group.
'A tremendous guy': David Bowie pays tribute to former bassist Trevor Bolder who died aged 62
Wednesday 22 May 2013
Rock star David Bowie has paid tribute to his former bassist Trevor Bolder as a "major inspiration and a "tremendous guy" after he died following a battle with cancer.
Dice Man books 'influenced' business tycoon Sir Richard Branson
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Business tycoon Sir Richard Branson has told how he was heavily influenced by the Dice Man books - which encouraged readers to hand over decisions to the throw of a dice.
Five-minute memoir: Russ Litten recalls the day he saw his double in Prague
Saturday 18 May 2013
I know nobody in Prague, not a soul, which is one of the main reasons I decide to move there. The last person I expect to see is myself. I always thought that the Doppelgänger only existed in Edgar Allen Poe tales. But I see mine in Prague.
Slow progress, but Rush's hour is here at last
Tuesday 30 April 2013
James McNair talks to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's latest inductees
Album: Liane Carroll, Ballads (Quiet Money)
Saturday 27 April 2013
Singer/pianist Carroll is the worst kept secret in UK jazz: everyone knows she's amazing but a glass ceiling stops her becoming the world star she so obviously is.
Storm Thorgerson: Graphic designer whose art was central to the work of Pink Floyd
Friday 19 April 2013
He was a master of the kind of demanding and elaborate set-up that anticipated Photoshop
Storm Thorgerson, the man behind Dark Side of the Moon cover art, dies aged 69
Friday 19 April 2013
Storm Thorgerson, the artist and designer of some of the most distinguished album covers in history, has died. He was 69.
Bruce Springsteen to play at Olympic Park for Hard Rock Calling
Tuesday 05 March 2013
Bruce Springsteen will return to London this summer as headliner of Hard Rock Calling - despite having his set at last year's festival cut short after overrunning.
Biffy Clyro and System Of A Down added to Reading and Leeds festival line-up
Tuesday 05 February 2013
The August gigs will be both Eminem and Biffy Clyro's only UK festival appearances this year
IoS album review: Jabula, Thunder and Happiness: The Complete Albums (Cherry Red)
Sunday 09 December 2012
This band of South African exiles formed in London in 1974, and over two years produced two albums, both of which feature on this CD
Comic-book rockers strip away the music
Saturday 24 November 2012
Superheroes and cartoon characters have always featured in pop. Today the genres are merging in new ways, says Nick Hasted
Hastings Pier to be resurrected
Monday 19 November 2012
Hastings Pier, the seaside attraction that became an unlikely musical mecca in the 1960s by hosting performers from the Rolling Stones to The Who, is to be restored following an £11m Lottery grant.
Roger Waters announces The Wall tour
Thursday 15 November 2012
Former Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters has announced a summer tour of The Wall in large open-air stadiums across Europe.
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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