A sure sign of impending public spending gloom is a letter to The Times from a gallery of “names” demanding special exemption for “the arts”. Sure enough it has come, and from so many signatories that the paper could not list them all... more
The resignation of Sir David Murray as chairman and director of Glasgow Rangers has sparked speculation as to who may take over the current Scottish Premier League champions should he go the whole distance and offload his majority shareholding ... more
A funny thing happened on my way back from Springsteen at Glastonbury. I was driving across Hyde Park and distinctly heard Springsteen again. And I mean the man, not a recording ... more
The Freedom Tower has gone. The skyscrapers designed by Lords Foster and Rogers are now mere stubs but costs are still spiralling. Welcome to the most emotionally charged, financially ruinous chunk of real estate in the world... more
Justin Hawkins was on fine form but there wasn't a lot to suggest that he and his hairy rock companions in Hot Leg would be headlining arenas any time soon.... more
Iron Maiden may be silly and cheesily macho, but they showed at their Twickenham Stadium concert just why their global fanbase is millions strong.... more
Digitalism conjure up a fine dance-punk album, Bon Jovi head down the country road and The Twang strike a chord with their Happy Mondays-esque indie tunes.... more
Much-travelled bassist Guy Pratt has turned his well-honed après-gig anecdotes into a comedy show and autobiography. But the stage version is decidedly sanitised, says Bruce Dessau.... more
All The King's Men showed up for this year's Toronto Film Festival. As well as the movie of that name, in which Jude Law put in his best performance for years, the festival's guest list outgunned Cannes and Venice.... more
Fringe review: The star of This is So Not About the Simpsons is Harry Shearer, the voice of the reptilian Mr Burns. Shearer and his Welsh wife sing songs and tell us things about America that we already know and their ditties left Bruce Dessau in need of medication.... 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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