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Jamie Archer gets the X Factor chop

16.11.09

Jamie Archer left The X Factor after failing to win the public vote with his rendition of Queen's The Show Must Go On... more

Rock god Brian May backs the X Factor twins

03.11.09

Jedward have found some unlikely support in the shape of Queen legend Brian May.... more

Phil Manzanera lacks that funk feeling

10.02.09

Phil Manzanera demonstrated not a smidgeon of jazz feel and all the middle-aged hubris of a wealthy rock star.... more

Queen's Brian May to join We Will Rock You

08.01.09

Guitarist Brian May is to appear in the London musical We Will Rock You on Saturday... more

Queen is missing something

14.10.08

Mercury's appearance on screen during Bohemian Rhapsody only emphasised that, in Queen�s case, the past is a superior place. ... more

CDs of the week

12.09.08

Mike Skinner is becoming one of our most poetic chroniclers of urban life, Jonas Brothers are a more wholesome McFly and David Sanborn is back.... more

Paul Young: I've lost everything - but I'm not bitter...

18.07.08

His marriage fell apart, his career self-destructed and he lost his fortune in a disastrous property deal. Now singer PAUL YOUNG works in his ex-wife's restaurant... and he couldn't be happier ... more

Glowing Amy Winehouse takes to the stage at Mandela's birthday concert in London

27.06.08

A glowing Amy Winehouse bounced back from her recent health problems tonight to sing at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday concert in Hyde Park last night.... more

Amy turns to the soft stuff (that's vodka and whisky for her) after snubbing Mandela photocall

25.06.08

Amy Winehouse was spotted shopping for alcohol and sweets today instead of joining her pop contemporaries at a photocall for Friday's Nelson Mandela concert.... more

Bringing Zappa back

17.04.08

John Etheridge has began his latest guest week with a reunion of the seven-piece Zappatistas, playing homage to Frank Zappa.... more

Queen plan musical sequel

14.04.08

Queen guitarist Brian May has revealed a sequel to the musical We Will Rock You will be brought to the stage... more

Oh what a night for Valli: Frankie goes to the West End for Four Seasons musical premiere

19.03.08

The stars turned out alongside Four Seasons heartthrob Frankie Valli, at the Prince Edward theatre in Soho to watch the musical based on the group's colourful life, Jersey Boys... more

Off the record: David Smyth's column

09.02.07

David Smyth chats with Pete Townshend and his girlfriend Rachel Fuller about their unprofessional webcasts, and does his bit to save Camden's Electric Ballroom in his weekly column.... more

Still rockin' all over the world

15.12.06

Status Quo have clocked up over 40 years playing the hits. And despite cocaine, booze and even cancer, they are still rocking, finds David Smyth.... more

That's no laydee...it's Katie Pollard

23.11.06

Little Britain's Big Night, a Comic Relief special, offered umpteen belly laughs, says Bruce Dessau. And for once, even Kate Moss was upstaged.... more

It's the black eyeliner parade

13.11.06

Not everyone has welcomed My Chemical Romance's rise to rock stardom but their Brixton Academy gig was a celebration of alternative rock's chart triumph, says Andre Paine.... more

Pythons on parade

18.10.06

Nobody expects a full-scale Monty Python reunion. But this is the nearest you can get - four on stage at once to celebrate the opening of Spamalot.... more

Razorlight triumph at Live music awards

12.10.06

The Who, Razorlight and Take That were winners at the Vodafone Live Music Awards. Take That took home the prize for Best Live Return after their triumphant pop comeback.... more

Schools of rock

14.09.06

From Coldplay and Pulp to The Who and Pink Floyd, much of modern music flourished in the capital's seats of higher learning. A new poll has revealed where they studied.... more

Ga Ga for Freddie on his 60th

06.09.06

Freddie Mercury's fans were out to celebrate in style what would have been the Queen singer's 60th birthday at a special We Will Rock You gala performance.... more

Queen musical still rocks

13.01.05

It is a miracle to some, an awful aberration to others. But We Will Rock You is a West End success.... more

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