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• Psychedelic Furs review – night of synth poptimism, sax skronk and glorious rock

  03-09-2017 19:16
  O2 ABC, Glasgow
  The vamping Butler brother hopscotch through the Fur’s big hits, from Pretty in Pink to Heaven, to trace a glorious four-decade evolutionWith his wide-lapelled tailcoat, oversized shades and impressive repertoire of vaudeville hand twirls, Richard Butler looks every inch the regal new wave rock singer – while also giving the impression that he might have left a team-building group to fend for themselves in a Crystal Maze. The Psychedelic Furs, the group Butler formed
  
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• Walter Becker, co-founder of Steely Dan, dies aged 67

  03-09-2017 17:43
  The band were revered for their jazz-tinged music and cynical lyrics, and enjoyed hits including Rikki Don’t Lose That NumberWalter Becker, guitarist, bassist and co-founder of the influential band Steely Dan, died on Sunday aged 67, according to his website, which did not disclose the cause of death.Becker was lead guitarist of the sophisticated, jazz-flavoured band, which he formed with Donald Fagen, the keyboardist and lead vocalist, when the pair were at Bard College in New York.Contin
  
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• Proms 64 and 66 review – the Royal Concertgebouw makes rousing Royal Albert return

  03-09-2017 17:41
  Royal Albert Hall, London
  Led by Daniele Gatti, the orchestra’s buoyant, effortlessly flexible playing was a constant delight in a programme of Bruckner, Mahler and RihmDaniele Gatti became the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s chief conductor a year ago. He is only the seventh conductor to hold that position in the orchestra’s history, which stretches back to 1888. All but the earliest of his predecessors spent at least a decade with the orchestra – and one, Willem Mengelb
  
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• Into the classical music bear-pit: Alan Johnson goes to the Proms

  03-09-2017 16:00
  Growing up in North Kensington Alan Johnson used to play around the Albert Hall but never went inside. 60 years later we sent the former home secretary along to experience the Proms for the first time. What did he make of it?I’m no stranger to the Royal Albert Hall. John Lennon knew how many holes it took to fill it and, as a child, I knew how many steps it took to reach the huge statue of the Prince Consort that stands opposite (42 in case you’re interested). Raised in the royal bor
  
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• Zayn, Gigi, And The Malik And Hadid Families Are Too Cute As They Celebrate Muslim Holiday Together

  03-09-2017 15:30
  “Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating”
  
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• Megan McKenna's Country Singing Dream Threatened By Bronchitis In Tense Trailer

  03-09-2017 15:14
  Expect some tears on Megan's TOWIE spin-off
  
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• John Legend: ‘Trump is an embarrassment to the country’

  03-09-2017 15:00
  The music star talks about everyday racism in the US, how his wife Chrissy Teigen makes him bolder and why La La Land shouldn’t be written off as a white film about jazzOn the morning of our interview, John Legend was hitting out at the president of the United States on Twitter again.“You can’t be impeached if you resign first,” he wrote in response to Donald Trump’s latest social media missive. “Just a thought.” Continue reading...
  
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• Taylor Swift Just Made The Most Gorgeous Bridesmaid At Her BFF’s Wedding

  03-09-2017 14:44
  The chart topper was an extra special guest at Abigail Anderson's wedding
  
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• Opaque Poetics festival review – beautiful beats in Silicon Fen

  03-09-2017 14:19
  Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridgeshire
  The African electronic music collective NON Records take over the countryside with lineup of truly global soundsWysing Arts Centre is located deep in Cambridgeshire’s Silicon Fen, a landscape of science parks and tech incubators, a place where microprocessors and bluetooth sets issue from isolated country barns. But for 12 hours on Saturday, this corner of the fen was sending out high-tech emissions of a very different kind, as Wysing Arts Centre became a
  
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• Vicky Pattison Drives Fans Wild With Sizzling Shower Photo

  03-09-2017 14:08
  The reality star is "very serious" about showering, ok?
  
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• Scarlett Moffatt Has Chopped Her Hair And Fans Are Absolutely Loving It

  03-09-2017 13:34
  The stars followers are going wild for her new 'do
  
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• Liam Payne Has Been Talking About Marriage And More Babies With Cheryl

  03-09-2017 13:25
  Awwww!
  
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• Interpol review – joyful look back at noughties New York rock

  03-09-2017 13:25
  Alexandra Palace, London
  As businesslike as the suits they wear, the band faithfully recreate Turn on the Bright Lights, their love letter to post 9/11 New YorkIn the new memoir of New York’s early noughties rock scene, Meet Me in the Bathroom, Interpol’s Daniel Kessler reflects: “All I ever wanted to do was make a record. When we started doing our first tour and selling out … it was nothing I expected or thought would happen or even hoped would happen; my dream had alre
  
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• Charlotte Dawson Slams Reports She Had A Lesbian Affair With Jemma Lucy

  03-09-2017 12:57
  The reality star is setting the record straight
  
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• Is Marnie Simpson Ready For Marriage And Kids With Casey Johnson Already?

  03-09-2017 12:41
  Sounds like the Geordie Shore babe is ready to settle down
  
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• Vince Staples review – lean, hard rap with a west coast bounce

  03-09-2017 11:00
  Kentish Town Forum, London
  The California rapper’s stark, rave-informed tunes transcend hip-hop clichesHip-hop in the 21st century so often presents as a music of excess – large crews, busy production, bling. Into the maximalist melee steps Long Beach rapper Vince Staples: tonight, a lithe cypher silhouetted against a glowing backdrop, intense to the point of abstract expressionism. He might be wearing trainers and black jeans and a T-shirt; it’s hard to tell. Non-hip-hop audie
  
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• On my radar: Courtney Pine’s cultural highlights

  03-09-2017 11:00
  The jazz pioneer on Mass Effect: Andromeda, Watford boxing star Anthony Joshua, Notting Hill carnival’s Panorama and a lovely frittataBorn in London in 1964, Courtney Pine began teaching himself the saxophone aged 14, later adding bass clarinet, flute and keyboard to his repertoire. One of Britain’s pre-eminent jazz artists, Pine has fused jazz with genres including reggae, drum’n’bass, hip-hop and jungle. His debut album, Journey to the Urge Within, entered the UK top 40
  
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• LCD Soundsystem: American Dream review – sombre but satisfying

  03-09-2017 09:45
  (DFA/Columbia)The spectre of mortality stalks LCD’s comeback album but mainman James Murphy seizes the day in styleLCD Soundsystem had rarely put a foot wrong before they announced a huge farewell in 2011 – and then reformed, with what many felt was indecent haste, in 2015. But LCD main man James Murphy had a good excuse for bringing back the band: his idol, David Bowie, thought he should. (If you took Bowie’s passing badly, just imagine how Murphy must have felt, with his thre
  
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