Seminal rock band the Stone Roses are expected to announce a comeback tour today after sending invitations to journalists for "a special press conference" ... more
This exhibition of paintings of celebrities by a former pop star is set to leave viewers guessing as the perplexing array of pictures also includes Joseph Fritzl and Harold Shipman... more
Stone Roses look set to reunite after Ian Brown and John Squire burried the hatchet at the funeral of bandmate Gary 'Mani' Mountfield's mother
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Detroit singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens is showing no diminution of ambition and Belle and Sebastian are back with their first album in four years... more
Jay-Z headlined Glastonbury 2008 and, just to show who has the last laugh, he closed his set proper by cheekily miming along to Oasis’s original Wonderwall... more
Sheffield quartet Arctic Monkeys have a challenging new sound for their third album — but by taking risks they could soon be in a league of their own.... more
Camille undoes preconceptions of French pop, The Breeders release their most accomplished and ambitious album and alto-sax genius Charlie Parker's legacy continues.... more
Kylie Minogue was honoured as a music idol at the Q Awards. The star showed off a new Marilyn Monroe-esque hair do and a figure-hugging black frock at the ceremony.... more
Albert Hammond Jr bucks the trend of guitarists releasing appalling solo work. In fact, his first show in London was far better than anything the Strokes have done recently.... more
Sometimes a band is so full of self-belief that - despite their limitations - their rise is unstoppable, and that rise reached a crescendo at their gig at the Brixton Academy.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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