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The trip hop star blames 'English tempers' and 'clothes'

Uncut catches the E Street show in Dublin before UK dates this week

Though it lacked a clear favourite in the official competition selection, and offered some weaker entries in the rival Critics Week and Directors Fortnight sections, this year's Cannes Film Festival still delivered some interesting movies. Nothing blew anyone away, mind -- which would have been tricky after last year's amazing 60th anniversary celebrations. But there was confirmation that the newer wave of Cannes discoveries were following up on early promise (Belgium's Dardenne brothers and Turkey's Nuri Bilge Ceylan both scored on awards night, with script and directing gongs respectively). Indeed, the field was so wide open that even the favourite to win, the Israeli animated doc Waltz With Bashir, didn't drop too many jaws when it not only failed to win the Palme D'Or but anything at all. Instead, top-dog honours went to The Class by Laurence Cantet, a superb fly-on-the-wall drama about a teacher coming to terms with his downtrodden students.

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Uncut has tickets for Hop Farm Festival to giveaway!

They join Mercury Rev, Calexico and AMC at Dorset festival

Five dates in the UK and Eire planned by the eccentric rockerTom Waits has announced four UK and Ireland shows as part of his forthcoming ‘Glitter and Doom’ tour in Europe this Summer [Please note this story was published in 2008: apologies for any confusion]. The legendary performer's only UK shows will take place over two nights at Edinburgh's Playhouse on July 27 and 28. Waits will also play Dublin's The Ratcellar venue on July 30, 31 and August 1 as part of his 15-date European tour.

The singer is confirmed for main stage, just before Jay-Z