Latitude: A Festival Hit As one of the more fledgling festivals on the calendar, just how did Latitude compare to the more established events?
The Best 80s SingleChoose the best cheesy hits!
The Best 90s SingleWhich song defined the decade?
Choose: Your Music Or Your iPhone 3GThe world of music ownership is in turmoil now more than ever as people shell out for iPhones but download tunes for free. But is the industry's loss society's gain, and what does Bono have to say?
Latitude: The Alternative Type Of FestivalHow will the new breed of festival compare with the more established events on the festival calendar?
Madonna On A Mission In the midst of all the speculation about her marriage, Madonna found the time to give a candid interview on the subjects she's really passionate about…
Rock and Roll RomanceI decided to try online dating for the first time this summer just as the festival season was kicking off…I signed up, filled out my profile, uploaded some snaps and crafted the accompanying headline: “I am looking for a date to get muddy/ sunburned, drunk on beer/ cider high on music/ life at Glastonbury 2008.”
Glastonbury and Jay-Z: You Can't Knock The HustleJust how did the Eavis experiment with a hip-hop headliner at Glastonbury turn out? Our columnist offers his view….
Jay-Z: Muddy Ain't A ThangMichael Eavis is right to try to attract a younger audience to Glastonbury but is booking Jay-Z the way to go about it?
Getting Lucky at Glastonbury?When the swallows returned and the festival season resumed this year, I decided to go in search of Mr Right at Glastonbury. The only flaw in my plan was I hadn't got a date…
21st Century Rock ChicksThe newest wave of the music world: female rockers that, frankly, rock. Not since the days of Blondie and The Bangles have we seen such fire-hot females with flaming vocals. Katie White makes up half of The Ting Tings, whose latest single, Shut Up A...
Famous FansTo be famous, celebrities need fans. It's strange to think, but some of those fans are famous themselves! Just like the rest of us, celebs listen to music. Of course, unlike the rest of us, these famous folk often get to meet their favourite music s...
Mick's ChicksMick Jagger's career has included dozens of hit songs, and probably even more women. From supermodels to human rights activists to singers to…more supermodels, Mick has dated some of the most beautiful women in the world. To him, age is just a numbe...
The Best Music DocumentariesMusic and Documentaries. There have been thousands of Documentaries over the years but which are the Greatest? The ones that capture the vibrancy of the music, the spirit of the artists and thrill of being a fan of some of the best musical acts ever...
Music's Most Intimate RevelationsBusiness has been getting personal lately as music industry stars are coming out with more and more revealing music. In her latest album, French first lady Carla Bruni gets personal - very personal; the former model has been under fire for her lyric...
Top 25 Guitar RiffsA recent survey concluded that Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple contained the best guitar riff of all time. How on earth can a riff that anyone (including me and my chubby arthritic fingers) can play on one string, be voted the most iconic piece of...
02 Wireless HighlightsThe 02 Wireless Festival is the perfect summer musical extravaganza for the eclectic (read; indie) music fan. Full of acts that encompass and bend all sorts of hip genres (electronica to rap to pop rock), and located on the close, spacious, dry grou...
What's On Obama's iPod?Ever since Bill Clinton played saxophone on the Arsenio Hall show (a move that saw him dubbed 'the MTV President'), it has been almost compulsory for politicians, particularly those aspiring to high office, to demonstrate their rock and roll credent...
Glastonbury HighlightsFor all of the pre-festival controversy and drama, Glastonbury 2008 was a surprisingly successful affair. People actually knew the words to a few Jay-Z songs (even if one of them was a mocking cover of Oasis), all of the tickets did sell out (eventu...
Nelson Mandela celebrates 90th birthday with awareness concert18 July 2008 marks the 90th birthday of Nelson Mandela, world famous anti-apartheid activist, humanitarian and former President of South Africa. In accordance with the rest of his altruistic life, Mandela used the occasion to raise awareness and fun...
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