Freddie Mercury dressed Princess Diana up as a male model to sneak her into a London gay club, it has been revealed.
The revelation comes from the autobiography of comedienne Cleo Rocos' autobiography, which has been serialised in The Sunday Times. The 80's star attended the club with the couple and fellow comedian Kenny Everett.
Lou Reed has cancelled a series of West Coast United States shows through the month of April, including two performances at the Coachella festival.
The cancelled shows were in Coachella on April 12 and 19, San Francisco on April 14, Monterrey on April 16 and April 17 in Los Angeles.
The five cancelled dates were his only listed upcoming shows.
No reason has been given for the cancellations. According to a brief statement posted on website for the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, “This show has been cancelled due to unavoidable complications.”
Phil Spector's wife has called for a fresh appeal over his murder conviction of actress Lana Clarkson.
The move comes after Rachelle Spector saw the new David Marnet HBO dramatisation of the case. She believes some of the forensics evidence presented in the film, Phil Spector, will help her prove her husband, played by Al Pacino in the TV movie, did not pull the trigger of the gun which killed Clarkson at his Alhambra, California mansion in 2003.
Michelle Shocked has finally responded to accusations that her comments at a California concert were homophobic. Shocked released a statement last night, claiming those comments have been gravely misinterpreted. Purported audio of the concert has also come to light.
Dave Grohl has revealed that he asked PJ Harvey to join the remaining Nirvana members on stage to replace Kurt Cobain.
Speaking in this week's NME the Foo Fighters frontman said that he approached Harvey to play with his Sound City players – the band featured in his documentary about the California studio where Nirvana recorded 'Nevermind'.
Original Yardbirds members Jim McCarty and Chris Dreja take us through their career in pictures in the latest Uncut, dated April 2013 and out now. Jeff Beck, perhaps the band’s most explosive lead guitarist, took on questions from Uncut readers and famous fans in our March 2010 issue (Take 154), answering queries on haircuts, hot rods and playing with, er, Beverley Craven… Interview: John Lewis__________________________
