Guardian Music — Broadway's bitchy online critics have been relishing Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark's every mishap. Can it turn things around when it finally opens?Laws of physics operate differently in New York City. For example, what would you estimate is the durat... more info

Gigwise — Following blighted preview opening... more info

Gigwise — Despite mixed reviews... more info

Guardian Music — Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Bill Clinton and Lady Gaga all asked to contribute to paper when pop star is guest editorSir Elton John is calling on stars including Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Bill Clinton and Lady Gaga to contribute to the issue of the Independe... more info

ContactMusic — Editors are about to enter the studio to record their fourth album. The band have reunited with producer Flood - who has worked with U2, Nine Inch Nails and 30... more info

Stereogum — U2 and Spider-Man director Julie Taymor appeared on 60 Minutes to promote the musical, which had its first preview last night. The preview sounds like it didn’t go well at all. The New York Post says the show had to be stopped four times in the fir... more info

411 Mania — Production halted five times during first night... more info

Guardian Music — Despite $65m budget and music by Bono, musical's preview hit by problems including a superhero dangling above the audienceHow do you convert the whizz-bang acrobatics of Spider-Man – easy to draw in a Marvel comic and almost as easy to put on the b... more info

All About Jazz — This interesting documentary is about three prominent rock 'n' roll electric guitarists, The Edge of U2, Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and Jack White of the White Stripes. The movie follows them all individually, and them brings them together in a discu... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Elton John has taken a huge swipe at Oasis for failing to crack America.The legend has called Noel and Liam Gallagher "stupid sods" for cancelling a series of gigs in the US in the mid-Nineties.He said: "They were enormous in Britain, they were enorm... more info