Guardian Music — The reign of Emperor Elagabalus, though short, was immensely colourful. A bisexual cross-dresser who took a vestal virgin as the second of his five wives, while referring to a blond charioteer as his husband, the 15-year-old Syrian became emperor in ... more info

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Guardian Music — Got a little spare time? Join Village People for a spot of very safe, very expensive sex Some things are extremely rare:a) Free lunches b) Friendly ticket inspectorsc) People saying thank you when you hold the door open for themd) Songs about the unb... more info

Guardian Music — By temporarily forgetting his USP with the portable toilet incident, he joins an illustrious clubWho would have thought it? Bob Dylan, godfather of keeping it real, has a Glastonbury-style portable toilet on his Malibu compound. News reports yesterda... more info

JamBase — First Album: Kevin Russell of The Gourds I grew up listening to 45's mainly. I used to get them from all sorts of places. One way we got them was when my mother would buy a certain brand of generic looking potato chips. The package would come ... more info

ContactMusic — British actor TOM HARDY is braver than most - he risked upsetting the U.K.'s most violent prisoner by comparing him to a member of camp 1970s band VILLAGE ... more info

Idolator — So this week America will be forced to decide between 13 Idol hopefuls. As anyone who's watched even one performance episode of American Idol knows, this means there will be 13 different toll-free numbers, each assigned to a different contestant, for... more info

ContactMusic — Revamped disco group the VILLAGE PEOPLE have been granted permission by a California judge to continue performing as they fight a lawsuit brought against them by one of the ... more info