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It's Kanye's world Criss-crossing the globe, meeting Tokyo street kids and British royalty, Kanye West is in a hurry to change the face of hip hop. Luke Bainbridge hitches a lift on the roller-coaster ride. |
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O come all ye faithful
Dressed in the clothes of teenage rebellion but preaching God's word, Christian rock is on the warpath in America. Martin Hodgson reports.
Gallery: Cornerstone Christian rock festival
And we're rolling
The new film from Martin Scorsese sees him turn once more to one of his greatest passions: rock'n'roll. And who better as his subjects than the Rolling Stones? In an exclusive interview, the great director talks to Craig McLean.
Stranger than folk
With his mess of hair, bizarre upbringing and very strange vices, Devendra Banhart doesn't look like a star. Chris Campion says you'd be mistaken.
The birth of rave
Twenty years ago this month, four friends from London went on holiday to Ibiza. What happened next would change the course of pop culture. Emma Warren hears their stories.
The ten wet (and other) weather songs
For all the heartbreak they cause, inclement conditions have inspired a deluge of great tunes, says Neil Spencer
Soundtrack of my life: Avril Lavigne
The punk-pop pin-up is, like, one of the world's biggest-selling artists. She owes her success, she tells Will Hodgkinson, to the likes of Bob Dylan, although she has never bothered actually to learn anything ...
Rock of ages
Music can take you to a higher place. Just make sure you're wearing the right T-shirt when you get there, says Miranda Sawyer.
Jamie Bell
The twinkle-toed Billy Elliot star is obsessed with Radiohead and oddball indie-rock. But, discovers Paul Mardles, he hasn't always been so cool.
Hot tunes
Girls Aloud return brasher than ever, while Babyshambles sound perfectly perky ...
Lords of the dance
We trawl the web so you don't have to - this month, unlikely dancefloor divas and destroyers.
A postcard from ...
... Moscow
Barometer
Uppers and downers
Flashback: August 1997
Fela Kuti's manager Rikki Stein recalls the extraordinary scenes in Nigeria when the revolutionary icon was laid to rest...
Flash forward
Elegant jazz-blues singer Liz Green finds it hard remembering the words of her own songs. No one else will have the same problem, says Sarah Boden.
Video: see Liz in action
Letters & emails
Letter of the month | Smack the phony | Jorge best | Size of a chao | Sent to Coventry | Fancy a Shagg?
The blog
Extracts from OMM's new blog, Abba to Zappa ...
Your call
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