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Elvis puts on another new look

THE trademark specs are one of the few constants in the chameleon career of Elvis Costello.Read

Specials line up for Birmingham gig

COVENTRY Ska legends The Specials are the latest in a long line of bands to reform and get back on the road.Read

Cardigans' Nina Persson returns to varied side-project, A Camp

WITH The Cardigans officially ‘on hold’, singer Nina Persson has taken the opportunity to return to her old side-project, A Camp.Read

Wall comes tumbling for Pink Floyd show

THE Wall is considered by many to be Pink Floyd’s greatest creation. The ambitious double album mainly conceived by bassist Roger Waters, was released to great acclaim 30 years ago.Read

Review: Doves at Birmingham Academy

IT was just like they’d never been away as Jez, Jimi and Andy showed the Birmingham Academy crowd just what a band at the top of their game sound like.Read

Doves have surprise in store for fans

WHILE Doves drummer Andy Williams wouldn’t divulge too much he did reveal that a surprise awaits fans tonight.Read

The Answer: on tour with AC/DC and on the Guitar Hero gravy train

THE soft Irish burr takes you by surprise. Onstage, Cormac Neeson wails like a rock and roll banshee – Robert Plant and then some.Read

Suns shining on Natasha Khan

WITH her debut album, Fur And Gold, nominated for the 2007 Mercury Prize, Natasha Khan, aka Bat For Lashes, has returned this week with a new album, Two Suns, and the single Daniel.Read

Birmingham rock trio Templeton Pek bowled over by European tour success

FOUR years of hard gigging is paying dividends for Birmingham rock trio Templeton Pek.Read

Pop star Pink talks of love and loss ahead of Birmingham NIA dates

POP star Pink is set to get the party started at Birmingham NIA next week – despite bringing on the heartbreak with her latest album.Read

Get ready for the Prodigy invasion

WITH the arrival of fifth album, Invaders Must Die, Essex ravesters The Prodigy have cemented their reputation as the biggest live dance act of their generation.Read

Father James finding peace on the road

SINGER James Morrison is making the most of being on tour – by catching up on his sleep.Read

Ross left in a spin by shaky portrait of a DJ’s life at sea

RADIO WM presenter Les Ross hangs up his headphones today after a career lasting almost 40 years.Read

Review: Lemar at the Birmingham NIA

HE MAY not have won the BBC’s Fame Academy, but Lemar is a sure-fire winner as far as his fans are concerned.Read

White noise and memory of rave days

LEFT-FIELD electronic music label White Noise is taking over Birmingham’s The Rainbow today and tomorrow for two days of beats and bleeps.Read

Starsailor waiting for fresh acclaim

AMERICAN music totally dominated the airwaves in 2001, with bands like The Strokes and The White Stripes spearheading the so-called Garage Rock Revival.Read

Adventures are on a small scale

IF YOU regret missing the likes of Snow Patrol and Keane in their early days, when they played small pubs and clubs, get along to Birmingham’s Actress & Bishop tonight.Read

It’s all go for Gary

IT’S go, go, go for new singer/songwriter Gary Go.Read

Crazy night with Lionel

SUPERSTAR Lionel Richie will be hitting the ­Birmingham stage next Tuesday – and he’s revealed he can’t wait to come face-to-face again with the Brummie crowd.Read

See Michael Jackson in London - NEW DATES!!

See the King of Pop Michael Jackson! From just £239.95pp with an overnight stay in London.Read