The BBC at Glasto - value for money?

EVERY year I think the same thing when I watch the highlights of the Glastonbury Festival: I never want to go there. Too many stoned hippies, tanked-up chavs in over-sized hats and people playing didgeridoos for me, on top of the unlikely event of getting...

Are we sad about Jackson's death - or his life?

NO-one seems quite sure what to focus on this morning - the sadness at Michael Jackson's death or the sadness at much of his life. For all the inevitable scenes of fans holding their vigils, much of the media coverage has centred on his strange...

What should The Boss play at Glasto?

IF you could choose Bruce Springsteen's set list for one day - more specifically, Saturday's headlining show at Glastonbury - which songs would you go for? Even though The Boss is known for his lengthy sets - he's booked for two-and-a-half hours - there...

Suffolk's role in Arctic Monkeys' new album

THE Latitude Festival gets some of the credit for the forthcoming album from the Arctic Monkeys. The band were at Henham Park as fans last year, enjoying the likes of Sigur Ros, and also got round to starting  their highly-anticipated third...

Have you been head banging too hard?

THERE are shockwaves rumbling around the rock world at the latest research into the risk of brain injury from repeated head banging. The British Medical Journal's study, Head and neck injury risks in heavy metal: Headbangers stuck between a rock...

What has happened to the Crue?

I USED to love Motley Crue. Seriously. I still do, a bit. So I could barely believe what I was seeing when I watched some footage from this year's Download Festival. Here's a clip of them doing Dr Feelgood. Sounds terrible, doesn't it?...

I think Spotify is playing games with me

YOU don't have to go searching for music you might like any more - it finds you. If you've got a Spotify account, look at the home page. There's a section at the bottom which recommends artists for you to listen to. I suspect there's a complex...

Missed Blur? Here's the next best thing

COULDN'T get a ticket for the Blur gig? There's some excellent online footage of what looks like a pretty incredible performance. Here's their performance of There's No Other Way for example. YouTube poster joejoejoehearn has put up a number of...

Is Wacko Jacko going to make it?

IF I had a ticket for one of Michael Jackson's 50 shows at the 02, I'd be getting a bit concerned by now. Can you really see them going ahead? I just can't picture it at the moment. There's the ongoing rumours and speculation about his...

Bands that might take off at Latitude...

WHO's going to be the star of this year's Latitude Festival? That was the question at the Henham estate today, which was in all its summer glory for press day. The music is an eclectic mix this year and a fairly open field. The biggest buzz...