Scissor Sisters burst on to the scene as the biggest, best queer-straight disco party on earth, an all-inclusive gathering of a global Rainbow Nation.
My Morning Jacket, Somerset House, London
Thursday 28 July 2011
Live, My Morning Jacket are awesome – you could play them against Foo Fighters with no doubt at all as to who would be the winners. They begin with a five-song assault that seems to cow even the weather on a day of repeated downpours – the cloud gods only dare to release more water once the two-hour set has finished. In between, Jim James whirls like a dervish in a raincoat and a Rebekah Brooks wig, glowing sampler round his neck before switching to guitar. His fellow lead guitarist, Carl Broemel bashes, tugs and bends soaring licks from his own axe.
Lovebox, Victoria Park, London
Friday 22 July 2011
Its inner-city location may not suggest wellies, but numerous downpours over east London have left Victoria Park resembling something of a mudbath. It certainly makes Lovebox feel like more of a traditional festival, although the event – now in its eighth year – has been a summer fixture for a while now.
Cultural Life: Sandra Bernhard, comedian
Friday 11 February 2011
Films: I saw 'Never Let Me Go' and found it very impressive. In such a believable way, it incorporates science fiction with the strangeness of the times we actually live in. It was deep, haunting and beautifully shot. My other favourite is 'The King's Speech'. Top drawer!
Diary: Sincere apologies, and thinly veiled contempt
Monday 18 October 2010
We begin with gravely distressing – though unimpeachably exclusive – news from the High Court, where the first libel-related contempt case in memory seems imminent.
Story of the song: Scissor Sisters, Comfortably Numb, 2004
Friday 15 October 2010
"I've been singing it for the latter half of my life," said Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears of the 1979 Pink Floyd classic, "Comfortably Numb".
Album: Of Montreal, False Priest (Polyvinyl)
Friday 10 September 2010
Kevin Barnes, who to all intents and purposes is Of Montreal, is not a man given to modesty of ambition.
Album: Everything Everything, Man Alive (Geffen)
Sunday 29 August 2010
You have to admire the sheer originality of "pop's new Picassos" (NME).
My Fantasy Band - Irwin Sparkes, The Hoosiers
Friday 23 July 2010
Gigs: Please, please, please let us get what we want
Wednesday 07 July 2010
Ibiza launch for Kylie album
Tuesday 06 July 2010
Pop princess Kylie Minogue chose the dance capital of the world to launch her "euphoric" new album.
Scissor Sisters, Brixton Academy, London
Monday 28 June 2010
"You sound like you've just won a football match," shouts Ana Matronic to confused cheers, in an epic display of misjudging a crowd.
Album: Scissor Sisters, Night Work (Polydor)
Sunday 27 June 2010
Scissor Sisters, Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow<br/>Aerosmith, 02, London
Sunday 20 June 2010
Dizzee Rascal, Snoop Dogg and Scissor Sisters join Glastonbury line-up
Thursday 15 April 2010
Acts such as Dizzee Rascal, Scissor Sisters and The Flaming Lips are among the main acts playing this year's Glastonbury Festival, it was announced today.








