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Don't stop us now: stars don moustaches to pay 65th birthday tribute to Freddie Mercury

06.09.11
Friends and celebrity fans of the late Freddie Mercury may not be Doing All Right this morning after a raucous night spent celebrating what would have been his 65th birthday... more

Charity party to celebrate Freddie Mercury's 65th

22.08.11
Freddie Mercury'S 65th birthday will be marked by a star-studded party and auction organised by former Queen bandmates Brian May and Roger Taylor... more

Charity party to celebrate Freddie's 65th

22.08.11
Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday will be marked by a star-studded party and auction organised by former Queen bandmates Brian May and Roger Taylor... more

Channel 4's Comedy Gala pushes tolerance levels to the max

25.05.11
Not really a gig, more an endurance test. This might sound curmudgeonly but last night's starry mirthathon for Great Ormond Street Hospital featuring 21 comedians pushed tolerance levels to the max... more

Queen's jubilee is a real royal celebration

25.02.11
Never mind the Royal Wedding - 2011 is a jubilee year for Queen. March 1 is the 40th anniversary of completing the line-up of what would become one of Britain's most successful bands... more

Sacha Baron Cohen lands Freddie Mercury role in Queen film

17.09.10
The Borat actor has signed a deal to play the legendary frontman in new film charting the band's iconic performance at Live Aid... more

Personal problems and drugs drive George Michael back into spotlight

14.09.10
Ex-Wham singer's jail term is the latest tumble in a long fall from the top - and he only has himself to blame... more

CDs of the week

12.02.10
Peter Gabriel is uncovered in Scratch My Back, Owl City release Ocean Eyes and Life is Sweet for Lightspeed Champion.... more

Camp cardboard and crepe from Ennio Marchetto

15.12.09
While Ennio Marchetto's is a modest set-in-a-suitcase show compared to Arturo Brachetti's epic, there is much to enjoy.... more

A red hot thrill of a night from La Clique

26.11.09
Hang on to your hats, La Clique is back and ready to leave audiences gasping again.... more

CDs of the week

11.09.09
This week sees the release of The Resistance by Muse, Jay-Z's excellent CD The Blueprint 3, David Gray's long-awaited album Draw the Line and Yeah Ghost by Grammy nominee Zero 7 ... more

Pink doesn't quite get 02 Arena party started

05.05.09
Pink's 02 gig was an uneven evening and not merely because this tattooed ball of energy is the dictionary definition of “in your face”.... more

Off the record: My pop pilgrimage

06.03.09
Could a visit to the new British Music Experience exhibition at the O2 teach our music critic how to dance the Macarena?.... more

Knebworth is back with 2-day festival

09.02.09
Knebworth House is to be revived as a major festival venue this summer when it stages the European leg of rock event Sonisphere ... more

CDs of the week

06.02.09
Lily Allen returns with a new album that explores the various layers of her personality and the original magic of Van Morrison is in evidence.... more

A Night Out in London: La Clique and Las Iguanas

29.10.08
Enjoy an outrageous night out at La Clique and keep up the post theatre buzz at Las Iguanas.... 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

He stalked Diana and had 400 women on film

01.08.08
The man cleared of killing Jill Dando is a convicted sex offender who once tried to break into Proncess Diana's home... more

I leapt into a passing car to escape from Dando suspect, woman tells murder trial

13.06.08
The man accused of murdering Jill Dando told one of his stalking victims he was in the SAS, the Old Bailey heard... more

Cheers to New Year... US girls fly in for parade

02.01.08
Cheerleaders, Morris dancers, beauty queens and vintage cars and took to the streets as 500,000 Londoners watched the New Year's Day Parade.... more

Running out of bright ideas

23.10.07
A radio-friendly band with terrible taste in music, Orson's low-key launch for their second album proved to be a predictable outing.... more

Maximo Park play follow my leader

15.10.07
Maximo Park frontman Paul Smith was the highlight of the band's show this weekend at the Brixton Academy.... more

75,000 enjoy Mela magic

13.08.07
Thousands flocked to the London Mela festival for a feast of South Asian music and culture.... more

In falsetto heaven with Mika

15.05.07
He may be one of the most heavily hyped artists in recent times, but Lebanese-born singer Mika proved he is no flash-in-the-pan with a spectacular show at the Shepherd's Bush Empire.... more

Asian Mela tribute to Freddy Mercury

08.05.07
A sitar tribute to Freddie Mercury will be one of the highlights of this year's London Mela. The performance will be a special commission for the event.... more

Shy pirates set the boat a-rocking

04.04.07
Pete And The Pirates took to the stage at Madame JoJo's and delighted the well-groomed crowd with their furious pace and lo-fi indie songs.... more

Tickets going on sale for first Wembley concert

06.03.07
Tickets for George Michael performing the first concert at the new Wembley Stadium go on sale Thursday morning.... more

Stripped-down set from a rising star

13.12.06
Flamboyant newcomer Mika seems certain to be a more permanent presence in pop and a deal to be one of the faces of Paul Smith suggests that he is also becoming a style icon.... 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


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