An exclusive preview of their new album reveals that Kings of Leon may be ready to join Coldplay and U2 in the stadium league but they’re not about to sell their souls... more
It may be the first Hole release in 12 years but by inclination, sound and ludicrously self-absorbed lyrics, Nobody’s Daughter is a Courtney Love album.... 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
Ben Hur! is brought back to life at the O2, Coldplay, Jay-Z and Girls Aloud perform at Wembley and see the first night of Mother Courage and her Children ... more
Karl Lagerfeld is renowned for discovering new faces, and I predict his latest muse will be his most talked-about yet. The 74-year-old designer with Chanel wants to sign up Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Courtney Love... more
Cover versions often suggest a dearth of ideas, but New York punk instigator Patti Smith has made a career out of creating arresting remakes of other people's songs.... more
There has only ever been one king when it comes to dead celebrities raking in the cash. But Elvis Presley has been knocked off the top spot by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.... 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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