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Off the wall?
5604 days ago
On 25 June 2009, the world and its Swarovski crystal glove mourned the passing of a pop giant. Michael Jackson: a living legend; a musical visionary; a bona fide 20th-century icon. Groundbreaking, genius, ambassador, musical god, icon: all these word... more info
ABBA to take over Jacko gigs?
5605 days ago
There’s no doubt it would be quite a coup, but could it happen? The Sun reports today that long-split Swedish pop monoliths ABBA have been approached by concert promoters AEG Live to bravely step into the Jacko breach and play those O2 gigs th... more info
Pick at the pops
5607 days ago
Let the tributes begin. Well, OK, let the tributes continue. Hmmm, how about we just stop the tributes? That appears to be the view of Justin Timberlake, who shows signs of discomfort about a planned gig in Michael Jackson’s honour. The Trouse... more info
Jacko's wackiest videos
5611 days ago
Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' didn’t just change the way we made pop records. It also radically altered the way we visualised those pop records in video format. At 14 minutes long, it rthe mini-horror spoof cost a massive £500,000. With this... more info
Graham Coxon - Brave The Storm (Live Exclusive)
5618 days ago
Ahead of Blur's hotly anticipated return performance at Glastonbury next week, guitarist Graham Coxon sat down to give us a wonderful acoustic performance of 'Brave The Storm' from current solo album, The Spinning Top. You can buy the album here, and... more info
Pick at the pops
5622 days ago
“I don’t think they did it on purpose.†And thus Cat Stevens – OK, Yusuf Islam – lets Coldplay off the hook, having earlier claimed that the British rock knaves had made off with the melody of his ‘Foreigner Sui... more info
Pick at the pops
5629 days ago
The life of the journalist is a tough one. No, wait, come back! This is no self-pity piece, but we do feel sorry for beleaguered NME writers today. Lego-haired Oasis grand poobah Noel Gallagher has banned representatives of this most august publicati... more info
Eminem Vs Bruno
5636 days ago
Eminem had an evening of two halves at last night's MTV Movie Awards (31 May). The Detroit MC performed a medley of his hits to a rapturous reception at Los Angeles' Gibson Amphitheatre before becoming the victim of a stunt by Sacha Baron Cohen. Sach... more info
Glastonbury interview: Francis Rossi
5639 days ago
Denim-clad chugging rock legends Status Quo will be getting Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage crowd going on the Sunday, which struck us as the perfect opportunity to catch up with frontman Francis Rossi over the phone. So there I was, clutching my ... more info
Glastonbury interview: Tom Jones
5639 days ago
Just how does a pop legend while away his Thursday afternoon? Why, by talking to us about Glastonbury, of course! I tracked down Tom Jones, the nation’s favourite sex bomb, to talk about Elvis, throat sweets and why all the kids can’t g... more info
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