Once upon a time the rules about editorial content and advertising were simple. Content was controlled by media owners - broadcasters, publishers, film studios and record labels. And advertising was controlled by ad agencies, which created one-way brand messages that could appear alongside that content... more
So that's what it must feel like to be Australian. I had always wondered. That was the thought that popped immediately into my head, during the mad, bad first 15 minutes of the Second Test in Adelaide... more
How does a boy who was raised in a hamlet, with ambitions to be a doctor, become a best-selling artist with sell-out shows? Gavin Degraw tells his story.... more
A kooky, confessional American singer-songwriter whose pounding, soulful pop chronicles her own 'basket-case-ness'. She could become this year's Fiona Apple or Sheryl Crow.... more
Maroon 5 are paying the price for their inactivity over the last half decade. John Aizlewood was disappointed by the band's low-key return gig at Scala.... more
A double bill of old school soul, Fela Kuti's former drummer leads his own band and country-tinged ballads from Matt Ward. David Smyth picks out the best of this weekend's gigs.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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