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Members of VAN HALEN and THE CULT have teamed up to record a new rock anthem for SAMMY HAGAR's upcoming album. Former Van Halen rockers Hagar and....

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Top Gear presenters Richard Hammond and James May are said to be threatening to quit unless they receive the same pay as Jeremy....

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Russell T Davies is to step down as executive producer of the BBC hit show Doctor Who. Davies brought the cult show back on to British....

Read news story: RUSSELL T DAVIES TO LEAVE DOCTOR WHO




David Bowie has rubbished rumours that he has given permission for a musical version of his 1976 film The Man Who Fell To Earth. The Sun....

Read news story: BOWIE SAYS MUSICAL CLAIMS ARE ABSOLUTE TOSS




Craig Charles has been offered a new three-year contract with ITV soap Coronation Street. The former Red Dwarf actor, who plays cab driver....

Read news story: CRAIG CHARLES OFFERED NEW THREE-YEAR CORRIE CONTRACT




THE CULT frontman IAN ASTBURY has hit out at claims he announced the band would be supporting LED ZEPPELIN on tour - blaming a noisy concert audience....

Read news story: ASTBURY BLASTS LED ZEPPELIN TOUR CLAIMS




LINDSAY LOHAN is returning to her comedic roots with a starring role in JACK BLACK's new film. The Hollywood starlet, who garnered praised....

Read news story: LINDSAY LOHAN TO STAR ALONGSIDE JACK BLACK




An actor form the Red Dwarf television programme has been arrested after reports he threatened a binman with a knife. Daniel John-Jules, 47,....

Read news story: RED DWARF STAR ARRESTED AFTER THREATENING BINMAN WITH KNIFE




The centenary of the birth of James Bond creator Ian Fleming is to be celebrated next month with six extra-long stamps, Royal Mail has....

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Fans that missed out on a ticket for Led Zeppelin's long-awaited reunion concert could be in luck - it looks like rumours of a 2008 tour are....

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LED ZEPPELIN are to tour in 2008 - with THE CULT as their opening act. Cult frontman Ian Astbury, let the news slip during a concert in Cincinnati,....

Read news story: LED ZEPPELIN TO TOUR WITH THE CULT




LED ZEPPELIN are to tour in 2008 - with THE CULT as their opening act. Cult frontman Ian Astbury, let the news slip during a concert in Cincinnati,....

Read news story: LED ZEPPELIN TO TOUR WITH THE CULT




Beowulf star Sir Anthony Hopkins has said he believes modern-day acting is dominated by the cult of celebrity. Speaking on BBC1's Tonight....

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Quirky comedy Juno, about an unwanted teenage pregnancy, has won the top prize at the second annual Rome film festival. The Jason Reitman....

Read news story: JUNO JOY AT ROME FILM FESTIVAL




Rocker IAN ASTBURY became so inspired working on THE DOORS offshoot band RIDERS OF THE STORM, he decided to reform his 1980s group, THE CULT. The....

Read news story: ASTBURY RIDERS ON THE STORM INSPIRED ME TO REFORM THE CULT




South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have signed a deal with Viacom to create a digital animation studio that will extend the show's....

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Comedian and actor Steve Coogan has paid tribute to the late Factory Records boss Tony Wilson, saying he created Manchester's "alternative....

Read news story: WILSONS MANCHESTER AN ALTERNATIVE METROPOLIS




Rockers THE CULT have settled on a new line-up featuring former WHITE ZOMBIE drummer JOHN TEMPESTA. The Love Removal MAChine hitmakers, Ian Astbury....

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Rocker IAN ASTBURY is heading out on the road with THE CULT again after taking a break to front THE DOORS spin-off 21ST CENTURY DOORS/RIDERS ON THE....

Read news story: THE CULT RETURN




THE CULT star BILLY DUFFY's new rock supergroup has become the first act signed to Koch Records' new metal division. The Los Angeles-based outfit,....

Read news story: THE CULT STAR DUFFYS SUPERGROUP GETS SIGNED




Quentin Tarantino has been nominated for the top Cannes film prize ahead of this year's festival, which begins on May 16th. The cult....

Read news story: TARANTINO UP FOR PALME DOR




Quentin Tarantino has been nominated for the top Cannes film prize ahead of this year's festival, which begins on May 16th. The cult....

Read news story: TARANTINO UP FOR PALME DOR




LIFE ON MARS, the hit BBC1 cop show set in the 70s, has been nominated for no less than three Bafta awards. The cult show, which has only....

Read news story: LIFE ON MARS UP FOR 3 BAFTAS




Classic TV game show The Generation Game is to return with its legendary host Bruce Forsyth at the helm. UKTV Gold will screen the revamped....

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Will Ferrell's latest film Blades of Glory has skated right to the top of the US box office chart after its first weekend of....

Read news story: BLADES OF GLORY TOPS US CHART




Former FUEL frontman BRETT SCALLIONS will replace THE CULT singer IAN ASTBURY in DOORS reunion band RIDERS ON THE STORM. Scallions beat a host of....

Read news story: FUEL STAR SCALLIONS TO JOIN THE DOORS




Legendary director Quentin Tarantino has claimed that producers stole his idea for the remake of Bond film Casino Royale. Starring actor....

Read news story: TARANTINO CLAIMS CASINO ROYALE SUCCESS




George Miller, the Australian director behind the cult classic Mad Max and the man who won an Oscar las month for his animated Happy Feet, has....

Read news story: MAD MAX TO RETURN -- SANS GIBSON




Actor Hugh Grant could land a role in the cult science fiction series Doctor Who. That is if the floppy haired British actor has his way,....

Read news story: HUGH GRANT KEEN ON DR WHO ROLE




Singer IAN ASTBURY is leaving his DOORS bandmates to rejoin rockers THE CULT. The British star has been performing with The Doors' keyboardist RAY....

Read news story: ASTBURY LEAVES DOORS BAND TO REJOIN THE CULT











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