You may not have been aware of this, but the internet’s technical specifications are controlled by a small group of non-profit organisations in the USA. That situation looks set to continue, with the US government indicating it will refuse to hand over any control to...
A new study from Nielsen has found that, despite the ever-increasing proliferation of music blogs and social media, friends are still the most important source of music recommendations. Click here for full results of survey...
In an outstanding gesture of generosity, Festival Republic will give away three free beers and three free breakfasts to all ticket-holders at this year’s Reading & Leeds festivals, in a move that will delight punters but potentially annoy stall holders whose profits will no doubt...
Forbes have revealed the top ten best-paid DJs in the world; but while relative newcomer, dubstep abomination Skrillex, comes in an impressive second ahead of the recently disbanded Swedish House Mafia, trance veteran Tiesto remains the top dog… Click here for full list...
No sooner had Madonna finally come out in support of jailed Russian punk band Pussy Riot ahead of the protestors’ trial, than president Vladimir Putin came out with a similar, if slightly ambiguous, statement....
Legendary listings magazine Time Out, a staple of entertainment publishing in London since 1968, will drop its cover charge and relaunch as a free magazine. Editor Tim Arthur claims that profitability, however, is not the reason… Click here for full story...
Olympic poster-girl Jessica Ennis is predicted to score more than just heptathlon gold: the estimated worth of existing and predicted sponsorship deals could net her a cool £3m… Click here for full story...
Legendary guitar manufacturer Gibson has been fined $300k after it was accused of creating its axes from illegal wood imported from the protected axis of India and Madagascar. Click here for full story...
Olympics sponsors Adidas have been targeted by protest group War on Want, who projected an anti-sweatshop message onto a tower block next to the Olympic Village following Usain Bolt’s blistering 100m victory on Sunday. Click here for full story ...
Despite the fact that it’s basically just a glorified version of ‘heads or tails’, the Simon Cowell-created gameshow Red Or Black, hosted by Ant and Dec, is back for another series. However, the show has come under attack from MPs and the Twitterati for selling...