56 m. ago Music icon hailed as 'next Prince' changed his name after ditching fame

Terence Trent D'Arby was a huge name in the late 1980s with his debut album earning him critical acclaim and a host of awards but his career would take a very different path

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1 hour ago ‘Misshapes, mistakes, misfits’: Pulp’s signature secondhand style has stood test of time

Band’s ‘on the edge of kitsch’ aesthetic is still relevant three decades later as young people focus on vintage clothing Thirty years ago this month Pulp played the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury and took their reputation to another level. If part of this was due to a storming set taking in their new hit Common People, debuts for their future hits Mis-Shapes and Disco 2000, and the star power of singer Jarvis Cocker, it was also down to their look.There was Steve Mackay, bass guitarist, in a fitted shirt and kipper tie, Russell Senior on violin in a blue safari shirt, keyboardist Candida Doyle in sequins and – of course – Cocker, in his now signature secondhand 70s tailoring. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago 13 worst songs by brilliant artists, from The Beatles to Taylor Swift

Not even the greatest musicians in the world can put out golden hits all the time. Kevin E G Perry reaches for his earplugs and asks, where did it all go wrong?

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1 hour ago Shoppers say 'no, no, no' as holiday decorations spotted 'way too early'

While lots of people are looking forward to seasonal festivities, others think it's too early to start celebrating

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6 h. ago How Ballymena boiled over: After horrifying riots sparked by two Romanians being accused of raping teen, RICHARD KAY meets the victims

But as dusk falls, the mood is transformed into something rather more sinister. Gangs of masked youths stalk the streets, barricades are set ablaze and the acrid smell of burning tyres fills the air.

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6 h. ago Killing Heidi are back, 25 years on: ‘Growing up in rock’n’roll gives you a shitload of grit’

After a ‘quiet little break’ of 20 years, the band is back to celebrate their 2000 debut Reflector – then the fastest-selling Australian album in history• Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIn 2022, Ella and Jesse Hooper, siblings and bandmates in Australian rock band Killing Heidi, lost both of their parents in the space of two weeks. Their father, Jeremy, died first after a shock cancer diagnosis and a quick decline; a fortnight later, their mother, Helen, passed away after a long struggle with breast cancer.The grieving siblings took the weekend off, then went straight back out on to the road. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Snoop Dogg says emotional goodbye to beloved family member after tragedy

Snoop Dogg, who won an American Music Award for Favourite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist and a Primetime Emmy Award more recently, shared two videos on Instagram, writing he misses his French bulldog Juelz

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7 h. ago He gave her a one star review. She ruined his life. A Fringe performer turns the tables on a critic.

Charlotte Runcie’s debut novel Bring the House Down draws on her time as a Festival reviewer and captures the fraught and funny frenzy of the city in August.

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9 h. ago The Who’s Roger Daltrey ‘very humbled’ by ‘dream come true’ knighthood

The singer is being honoured for services to charity and music.

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9 h. ago West End star Elaine Paige ‘astonished’ to be given Damehood

She became an overnight star in the 1970s with her portrayal of Eva Peron in Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical Evita.

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9 h. ago The Who's Roger Daltrey says it's a 'dream come true' after receiving knighthood

The Who frontman has said he is "very humbled" to have been made a been made a knight bachelor for his services to music and charity in the King's Birthday honours

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9 h. ago Newly knighted Roger Daltrey said he ‘didn’t care’ about honour in 2022 interview

The Who frontman once claimed he had been ‘too critical of our leaders’ to be considered for the honour

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10 h. ago James star sits down to perform Heaton Park gig after ankle injury drama

James frontman Tim Booth didn't let an ankle injury stop the homecoming show at Heaton Park

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12 h. ago Kylie Minogue postpones run of tour shows after ‘succumbing to viral infection’

The Padam Padam singer has just finished the UK leg of her tour but has had to postpone dates in Germany, Poland, Lithuania and Estonia.

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12 h. ago Kneecap’s legal team for court battle to include Julian Assange lawyer

Rapper Liam O hAnnaidh, who performs under the name Mo Chara, was charged over the alleged display of a Hezbollah flag at a gig in May.

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13 h. ago How smoking became 'cool again': Stars like Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX can't help lighting up despite years of anti

From Charli XCX's cigarette-filled Brat tour to Sabrina Carpenter using a fork as a cigarette holder in a music video, the all-too-familiar white sticks have snuck their way back into pop culture.

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13 h. ago Parklife 2025 age restrictions and how old you need to be to get in

There is an age limit on who can attend the Heaton Park music festival

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13 h. ago Kanye West briefly shows up at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial

Ye, as he is now known, was asked if he was at the courthouse to support Combs, to which he responded ‘yes’Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, briefly came to the New York sex-trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs on Friday to support the hip-hop mogul, a longtime friend.Ye, dressed in white, arrived at Manhattan federal court before noon while the trial was on a break. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Download Festival warning as police urge attendees NOT to wear smart watches after 'issues' last year

Leicestershire Police said on a routine weekend the force handles around 600 emergency calls - but during Download Festival weekend there was 700 more than usual.

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14 h. ago Why massaging your face and neck can help prevent Alzheimer’s — your tech and science digest

Five recent groundbreaking stories from the new frontier of science and technology

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