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I'm with the band We sent Russell Brand to see the Stones in Cologne - and to have an audience with rock's greatest icon. Sorry Mick, that's not you. |
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The day the music died Audio slideshow: A year after Hurricane Katrina, musicians are still trying to keep New Orleans' cultural heart beating. Photographs: Jamie James Medina, words: Carl Wilkinson. Crawling from the wreckage |
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Groove is in their hearts
In the corporate world of modern music, some niche labels still thrive through their passion and commitment. As jazz pioneer ECM reaches its 1,000th release and World Circuit celebrates its 20th anniversary, Mark Hudson meets the men behind three distinctive and successful labels.
Do give up the day job
One flipped burgers and another delivered mail ... OMM takes five pop stars back to their working roots. But which one had to ring in and plead for a day of because he was stuck in LA?
Missing in action
We're just popping out, they said. And that, writes Graeme Thomson, was the last we heard of them.
The 10 best CDs
The Young Knives | Charlotte Gainsbourg | The Necks | The Mars Volta | Bugz in the Attic | Basement Jaxx | The Dears | Broadcast | Slayer | Christina Aguilera
More reviews
Other releases
New light is shed on Marc Bolan's last 12 months, while Pulp have their back catalogue exhumed.
Top rock, you don't stop
Luke Bainbridge discovers one of the original B-Boys is still crazy after all these years.
Singles
The Killers and Scissor Sisters return, while Just Jack overcomes writer's block.
Recommended
The book, the website and the DVD.
Rainy day listen
Bob's album won't easily give up its secrets: nor will I, says Paul Morley.
Kirsty Wark
The broadcaster's teenage children update her classic pop and rock tastes. So what can Paul Mardles offer this former Marc Bolan obsessive?
Sounding off
We like our pop stars to appear sexy. But woe betide them if they're actually caught in the act, says Miranda Sawyer.
Soundtrack of my life: André 3000
He's a rapper, songwriter, producer, actor and still one half of OutKast. And if you want to blame anyone for how André Benjamin turned out, blame his cousin, he tells Will Hodgkinson.
Flash forward
From Lebanon to London and a stint with Royal Opera, Mika has had an unusual life. Now, writes Paul Flynn, the time is surely ripe for his flamboyant poperatics.
Flashback: 30 August 1992
Everett True recalls wheeling a bewigged Kurt Cobain on stage for Nirvana's final UK concert.
A postcard from ...
... Siena
Barometer
Uppers and downers
Letters & emails
Letter of the month | Bigging him up ... | ... and putting him down | On the face of it | Sitting pretty | Don't be shy - I'm not | Missing you already
Your call
Is Robbie Williams's single any good?
