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Hackipedia - the key player and buzz words of the phone hacking scandal

21.07.11
Feature: While the scandal continues to expose murky relations between a media empire, politicians and police, Nick Curtis details the unexpected fallout, from custard pies to leather trousers... more

Bluesfest, BB King - Albert Hall - review

29.06.11
The blues ain't nuthin' but a good woman gone bad, as they say, but last night it was more a case of the great BB King gettin' old... more

Simply Red bid final farewell

20.12.10
Simply Red brought the curtain down on 25 years of music with a stunning show at London's O2 Arena... more

Simply bed: Mick Hucknall says sorry to 1,000 girls he slept with

03.12.10
Mick Hucknall apologised to the 1,000 women he claims to have slept with at the height of his fame in the Eighties... more

City Spy: Low tax could reveal some precious gems in the Emerald Isle

24.11.10
At a City drinks, the chat is of the next boom place. Er… it's Ireland.... more

Hanged Mick Hucknall cousin 'an adventurous boy'

22.09.10
Mother of a 10-year-old cousin of Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall who was found hanging in his bedroom said he was a 'loving, adventurous boy'... more

The ballad of the billionaire

13.08.10
Kirsty Bertarelli is our most unlikely pop singer. She tells Gavanndra Hodge, she will not be happy until she has realised her dream of becoming a star... more

Rod’s former band takes the Mick at The Faces launch

12.08.10
After 35 years away from the stage, The Faces are back — sort of... more

Rod Stewart gone but not forgotten at Faces reunion gig

12.08.10
Ronnie Wood congratulated former Faces lead singer Rod Stewart on the news he and his wife Penny Lancaster were expecting another baby ... more

Trunks too tight to mention: Holidaying Mick Hucknall in danger of going Simply Red

30.07.10
These days, for Simply Red frontman Mick Hucknall, a summer holiday is not so much about holding back the years as holding in the stomach. ... more

Mick Hucknall to team up with Ronnie Wood and some other familiar Faces

25.05.10
Ronnie Wood, Kenney Jones and Ian McLagan are reuniting their party-loving act The Faces — with Simply Red star Mick Hucknall standing in for Rod Stewart.... more

2010 Summer Festival Guide

23.04.10
If you’re mad enough, you could attend a music festival every weekend from late May to September. From Florence in a field to Snoop Dogg in the park, David Smyth outlines a hectic schedule.... more

Go with the Flo: Florence and the Machine to play outdoor gig in London

26.03.10
Brits winner Florence and the Machine is set to play one of London’s most popular outside gigs this summer.... more

City Spy: Manchester United's Red Knights and David Gill’s bleak dawn

03.03.10
Just how irritated will Manchester United boss David Gill be with the bid for the club being put together by the Red Knights consortium of wealthy fans?... more

Tuned-up Evasive can have his rivals singing the blues

14.08.09
The Godolphin blue can upstage Simply Red at Newbury, courtesy of their recent recruit Evasive, who is on course to make a winning debut in the Group 2 Hungerford Stakes at 3.10... more

Gigs of the week

31.07.09
Kerrang!'s Week of Rock draws to a close, Field Day Festival comes to to town and Alice in Chains are at The Scala.... more

Why WADA are wrong to want all drug offenders to walk the same plank

24.07.09
Sticking a needle in your arm or your bum to make you run or cycle faster has, in the crazy world of sport, always been regarded as a similar offence to going to a party, meeting some mates and then misguidedly sticking something up your nose to make you feel happier... more

Select magic moments in The Crack

17.06.09
When The Crack is good it is very good but only serious editing will make it great.... more

Newbury losses soar after drop in catering

20.04.09
Newbury Racecourse has posted a huge jump in operating losses despite record attendances last year... more

Simply Red aren't done just yet

04.12.08
Simply Red provided dinner party music long before Dido came along and Mick Hucknall still has the energy and the pipes to sing these songs.... more

Mick Hucknall: Why I quit Simply Red for the blues

29.05.08
When Mick Hucknall was contemplating the most audacious about-turn of his pop career - last year's disbanding of Simply Red - he sought inspiration from a musical icon who had originally captured his imagination 30 years ago.... more

Hucknall sees red over bouncers

01.06.07
Mick Hucknall berated bouncers who stopped fans from dancing at a Simply Red concert, shouting "Oi, knobhead!" at one of the kill-joys.... more

Simply irresistable

25.05.07
His voice is a thing of gorgeous wonder: give Simply Red another decade, says John Aizlewood, and Mick Hucknall will be a national treasure. ... more

CDs of the week

09.03.07
Joss Stone, Simply Red, LCD Soundsystem and New Orleans jazz star Wynton Marsalis all release CDs this week. Read the reviews here.... more


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