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Cult director announces details of prequel of his own cult classic

Gorillaz involved in the staging of ancient Chinese literature classic

Rocketman’s back catalogue to be made available online

HAPPENINGS TEN YEARS TIME AGO March 19-25 The Eagles' 1976 compilation, Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, reaches sales of 24 million, equalling those of the previous all-time best seller, Michael Jackson's Thriller.

Perhaps he's been inspired by the way his other half, Joanna Newsom, goes about her work. Perhaps he's up to some clever contract shenanigans. Whatever the real reason, it's pretty easy to read high creative significance into Bill Callahan's decision to drop the Smog brand and release this fine new album, "Woke On A Whaleheart", under his real name.

Murphy’s law: the King of New York’s second classic album

The cat’s whiskers! Master craftsman returns to traditional Americana on politicised concept album

Bry does Bob – not, mercifully, Bland On Bland

Foo Fighters, The Killers and Snow Patrol to headline

I suspect few records released in 2007 are going to provoke as much argument as this second Arcade Fire album, "Neon Bible". A week before the official release date, you can already feel it coming, as inexorable as the tidal waves and imprecations of doom that fill Win Butler's lyrics.