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Alicia Keys postpones tonight's gig in Glasgow

25 Feb 2008

Alicia Keys has cancelled tonight's (Monday, 25 February) gig at the SECC due to illness. The US soul sensation behind such hits as 'Fallin'', 'If I Ain't Got You' and 'No One' has contracted laryngitis and under doctors orders has been advised to…

ITV axes Rebus

22 Feb 2008

ITV has reportedly pulled the plug on Edinburgh-set detective drama Rebus. It is believed that the broadcaster is not keen to continue the Ian Rankin drama without Ken Stott, who says he doesn't want to continue in the role. John Hannah played the…

The Charlatans, The Whip and Paul Weller announce live dates

New gigs

21 Feb 2008

The Charlatans are to play their first headline Scottish dates in several years in support of their new album You Cross My Path, which is free to download via the XFM website. They play Carling Academy on 20 May. The Whip are the latest group to…

Celebrities urged to nominate for Scottish humanitarian award

Robert Burns Humanitarian Award

21 Feb 2008

James McAvoy, Ewan McGregor, KT Tunstall, Midge Ure, Johnny Depp, Bob Dylan, Angelina Jolie, David Beckham, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, JK Rowling, Lord Richard Attenborough, Sienna Miller and Bob Geldof are among the celebrities who have been…

Paramore postpone Glasgow show

Gig news

21 Feb 2008

Tennessee's pop punk emo kids Paramore have postponed their forthcoming show at the Carling Academy, Glasgow. They were due to play on 28 February, with support form New Found Glory. A band spokesperson said: 'Paramore have been forced to…

REM, The Verve and Rage Against the Machine top T in the Park bill

15 Feb 2008

REM, The Verve and Rage Against the Machine have been announced as the headliners for this year’s T in the Park according to Rage Against the Machine’s official website www.ratm.com. The festival, now in its 14th year, will play host to tens of…

Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Visual Art unveils plans for 2008

14 Feb 2008

The private home of Scottish artist Douglas Gordon will be open to the public as part of this year’s Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Visual Art (Gi), which takes place in April. The award-winning artist will give his residence over to…

Scottish music festivals announce 208 line-ups

14 Feb 2008

Some of Scotland’s most popular music festivals are announcing line-ups over the coming weeks with the likes of Rock Ness already unveiling acts Roisin Murphy and Fatboy Slim for a spring and summer of collected aural pleasures. Live at Loch Lomond…

Seachd – The Inaccessible Pinnacle goes global

14 Feb 2008

Following the success of Gaelic film, Seachd – The Inaccessible Pinnacle, Young Films has secured a deal with international sales agent Altadena Films, to sell the feature globally. The film will be distributed under the title Seachd – The Crimson…

The List launches dining promotion

14 Feb 2008

Building on the success of our annual Eating and Drinking Guide, The List is launching a special card designed to encourage readers to eat out more. The LIST card will be launched to coincide with the 15th edition of the guide, which is published in…

Ford William Mountain Festival launches

14 Feb 2008

The 2008 Fort William Mountain Festival launches in style this week with special guest speakers including Jo Gambi and Kenton Cool. As well as films and speakers, this year’s festival will showcase the first ever UK Slacklining Masters competition…

Scottish Arts Council gets £8m Lottery boost

14 Feb 2008

The Scottish Arts Council is to benefit from an £8m National Lottery fund, in a bid to create ‘more, wider and better’ opportunities for participation in the arts. Launched under the name Inspire, a spokesperson for the SAC said the vision for the fund…

Top ten word-of-mouth novels revealed

14 Feb 2008

Following a campaign launched last November, a World Book Day poll has revealed the top ten contemporary novels with genuine word-of-mouth appeal. The top ten shortlist features books set during Apartheid-era South Africa, wartime England and the…

Edinburgh Film Festival programmers on the prowl

14 Feb 2008

Edinburgh International Film Festival programmers have been out in force in recent weeks. Festival director Hannah McGill has been scouting at the Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals, while other members of the team were spotted at the Rotterdam and…

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland turns 100

14 Feb 2008

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) has celebrated its centenary. At the end of last year, the RCAHMS acquired one of the world’s most impressive aerial photographic imagery archives and continues to…

Ewan McGregor scores fragrance contract

14 Feb 2008

Ewan McGregor is to become the face of new Davidoff men’s fragrance ‘Adventure’, after he ‘inspired’ the masses with his well-publicised motorbike escapades. McGregor will next be seen flexing his brawn in I, Lucifer, The Great Pretender and Number…

Short filmmaking sessions at Glasgow Film Festival

14 Feb 2008

Film Fans can enjoy a weekend of discussions about short filmmaking at this year’s Glasgow Film Festival. Other highlights include a Q&A with local filmmaker, Zam Salim. Events take place from Fri 15–Sun 17 Feb.

Hard-Fi for Scotland's Rock Against Racism

13 Feb 2008

The first name for 2008's Rock Against Racism has been announced with Staines dole rock types Hard-Fi being confirmed for a gig at Edinburgh's Liquid Room, Monday 25 February. The indie rockers, behind the massive hits 'Hard to Beat and 'Living for…

The Raconteurs, Ian Brown, Kaiser Chiefs and more confirmed for T in the Park

13 Feb 2008

The first names for this year's T in the Park, 11--13 July, have been confirmed as The Raconteurs, Ian Brown, Kaiser Chiefs, The Prodigy and The Pigeon Detectives by festival organiser Geoff Ellis. The Prodigy will headline the Radio 1/NME Stage on…

2008 Rock Ness line-up unveiled

31 Jan 2008

The picturesque surrounds of Loch Ness are set to host some of the biggest names on the UK rock scene. The Rock Ness music festival, named after its location on the banks of the famous Scottish loch, will showcase top bands, including Editors…

Out of the west

2008 Glasgow Film Festival programme launched

24 Jan 2008

On the day the 2008 Oscar nominations were announced, the stars and main players of Scottish film and media gathered at Glasgow Film Theatre’s Cinema One to hear some much more significant film news. On Tuesday 22 January the programme for the fourth…

News Extra

17 Jan 2008

Scots star David Tennant has taken time out from his Doctor Who schedule to film a promotional video for leading St Andrews-based cancer charity, AICR (Association for International Cancer Research). A patron for the charity, Tennant has said he hoped…

NEWS - Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre

17 Jan 2008

Last week’s announcement that there was ‘no imminent threat’ of closure to Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre arrived amid increased fears that the space would have to close its doors to comply with safety regulations. With any major much-needed facelift…

One Book – One Edinburgh

17 Jan 2008

The Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Trust launches its second One Book – One Edinburgh citywide reading campaign next month, which this year is based around Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The initiative aims to…

Fleming centenary

17 Jan 2008

Details of 007 creator Ian Fleming’s centenary year celebrations have been announced. As part of the festivities, acclaimed Birdsong writer, Sebastian Faulks, has written new James Bond tome, Devil May Care, due for publication this Spring. Penguin will…

News Extra

4 Jan 2008

Birmingham gets a taste of Scotland’s Ice Factor this month following the construction of a 33-foot high, 50-ton ice wall in the city centre, promoting tourism activities north of the border. VisitScotland has been working with the Kinlochleven-based…

NEWS - Glasgow’s waterfront transformation

4 Jan 2008

Glasgow looks ready to start the year in style following the announcement that the proposed £10m restaurant quarter on the waterfront will go ahead with developer Wilson Bowden at the helm. The Bowden camp will develop 30,000 square feet of…

NEWS - Hot 100 party

4 Jan 2008

A night to remember Here at The List we know how to party in style, as we proved at our Hot 100 party at Glasgow’s ABC last month. Guests included musicians from Franz Ferdinand, Sons & Daughters and Belle & Sebastian, with the latter joining some of…

The List announces new short film competition

4 Jan 2008

Following the success of last year’s One Minute Wonder competition The List and Metro Ecosse would like to announce their second short film screenwriting competition. This time we are asking for three minute screenplays and the theme is ‘Big’. The…

Middleton makes moves on Christmas number 1 spot

13 Dec 2007

In a chart awash with X Factor pap and Cliff Richard cast offs, a small unassuming ginger chap from Falkirk has given us a reason to watch Top of the Pops on Christmas Day again. Malcolm Middleton’s festive musical foray, the senstively titled ‘We’re…

Kylie announces new Glasgow gigs

3 Dec 2007

Kylie Minogue has confirmed that she is planning two more concerts in Glasgow next year. The glamorous wee Australian will be performing at the SECC on 5, 6, 8 and 9 July 2008. She was originally only expected to perform in Glasgow on 5 and 6…

News Extra

29 Nov 2007

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay has launched in suitable style with the final big name acts being added to the bill. King Creosote appear on the Waverley Stage, while Scotland’s Red Hot Chilli Pipers will join forces with British Asian fusion band, Kismet and Go…

Writer’s Guild awards - Talent show

29 Nov 2007

On Sunday 18 November the 2007 Writer’s Guild Awards ceremony took place at BAFTA in London. The List sponsored the first ever Best Screenplay Award for a British film shown at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2007. After a few words of support…

News in Brief - By the book

29 Nov 2007

Scottish travel guide returns with a new look and additional sections Scottish tourism comes under the microscope again this year with the latest edition of Pete Irvine’s Scotland the Best. Now in its seventh year, Irvine’s book arrives on…

Project Ability

29 Nov 2007

Teenage Fanclub will help launch Project Ability’s pre-Christmas exhibition at Monorail in Glasgow next month. The Glasgow band will show their longstanding support for the organisation with a short gig at the event, which takes place on Tuesday 4…

Vanity Fair photo archive to go on show

20 Nov 2007

Celebrity photographs dating back to the launch of Vanity Fair are to go on show in Edinburgh and London. The magazine began in Britain in 1860 and was bought by US publisher Conde Nast in 1913. Since then it has been a by-word for glamour. The…

Project Pinewood to rival Hollywood

16 Nov 2007

The studio which has borne almost 1,500 films – from James Bond to Jason Bourne - has announced a £200 million expansion plan. Pinewood studios will create a medieval castle, a Venetian canal and a Californian high school at its home in Berkshire…

Winehouse warned after boos in Birmingham

16 Nov 2007

Amy Winehouse has been warned that she faces a £1 million bill if she fails to impress at her biggest selling shows. The singer was booed by fans in Birmingham this week, as she kicked off a 17-date tour slurring through her set and insulting the…

Bacon and Koons wow at art auction

16 Nov 2007

Two paintings by Francis Bacon have sold for more than £34 million at Sotheby’s, in a record-breaking sale of contemporary and post-war art for the auction house. The artist’s Self Portrait and his Study for Bullfight No 1 (second version) sold for…

Fan pays £83,000 for Led Zeppelin tickets

16 Nov 2007

A Led Zeppelin fan from Glasgow has shelled out more than £80,000 for two tickets to see the band’s reunion concert next month, after they were auctioned for charity. Kenneth Donnell will also watch the group’s three remaining members rehearse ahead…

Jimmy Savile recounts ‘marvellous’ mugging

16 Nov 2007

Sir Jimmy Savile was robbed by a woman in Leeds who made off with his John Lennon-style glasses, an experience he compared to being chased by fans in his heyday. The 81-year-old said he was in a hotel corridor when the woman grabbed his glasses and…

Beatles music online next year

16 Nov 2007

The Beatles back catalogue should be available online next year, according to Sir Paul McCartney. The solo albums from all four of the band’s members are now online, after George Harrison’s music was added last month. Sir Paul said it takes time…

BAFTA - In the spotlight

15 Nov 2007

BAFTA continued to showcase its dedication to short film last week, launching details of this year’s 60 Seconds of Fame initiative. The competition, set up last year, aims to support and encourage the public to participate in filmmaking. Open to anyone…

News in Brief - First Writes

15 Nov 2007

Scottish playwright wins major accolade Scottish playwright Morna Pearson has won the Meyer-Whitworth Award for new writing in theatre for her play Distracted, which met with critical acclaim when it played at Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre last…

Harry Potter hopefuls lose out to experienced actress

15 Nov 2007

Thousands of hopefuls who auditioned for a part in the new Harry Potter film have been cast aside in favour of an experienced actress. The role of Lavender Brown in The Half Blood Prince went to Jessie Cave - who can boast appearing alongside Helen…

Matt Damon named ‘sexiest man alive’

15 Nov 2007

Star of the Bourne trilogy Matt Damon has been crowned this year’s ‘sexiest man alive’ by People Magazine. The magazine said: ‘George Clooney and Brad Pitt have shamelessly campaigned for him since 2001, but all it takes is one look at Damon’s…

Hitting the right note

15 Nov 2007

Scottish Opera supremo Alex Reedijk has officially launched the company’s Five:15 programme, which features such Scottish talent as Grace Notes author Bernard MacLaverty and Rebus creator Ian Rankin (pictured) working alongside such musical talents as…

Highland museum site up for public debate

15 Nov 2007

The best location for a £15 million museum and art gallery in the Highlands is up for debate after the shortlist was whittled down to three. The public are being asked by Highland Council to select their preferred site for the new building, which…

Phone votes scandal dominate ITV winter schedule launch

15 Nov 2007

ITV has launched its winter schedule, vowing to continue with the use of phone-ins for shows despite facing an £18 million bill for misleading viewers. The broadcaster’s director of television, Simon Shaps, said he believes using phone participation…

Hirst original up as £1 raffle prize

15 Nov 2007

A sketch by Damien Hirst is being offered as the prize of a £1 raffle to raise money for Heart Research UK. The picture, which has also been signed by the artist, covers a catalogue of his work. It went on display at Leeds City Art Gallery…

Festive Wii demand expected to outstrip supply

15 Nov 2007

Games company Nintendo has said it is doing ‘everything possible’ to ensure stocks of its Wii meets the clamour of shoppers keen to get their hands on the popular game before Christmas. Consumers however have been warned to expect disappointment as…

Eavis receives CBE from Queen, fields questions about mud

15 Nov 2007

Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis was questioned by the Queen about his muddy fields when he accepted his CBE at Buckingham Palace. The 72-year-old later recounted the experience: ‘I said it’s a very lovely farm and was looking splendid now.’ She…

Paris Hilton drunken elephant comments welcomed by conservationists

14 Nov 2007

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton has been praised by conservationists after she voiced her concerns for drunken rampaging elephants in India. The animals drink homemade rice beer on farms and go on dangerous rampages. Six elephants were killed last…

Hugh Grant earns $17m from six years with Liz

14 Nov 2007

British film star Hugh Grant has made a profit of around $17 million after an Andy Warhol portrait he bought six years ago sold at auction for $21 million. The archetypal English fop sold the 1963 portrait of Elizabeth Taylor at Christie’s in New…

Beckham lands £20m Armani underwear deal

14 Nov 2007

David Beckham has landed a £20 million advertising deal to become the face of Giorgio Armani’s new underwear range. The three-year Emporio SS08 campaign will see the LA Galaxy footballer front a series of billboard and magazine adverts, kicking off…

Google founder set to get hitched

14 Nov 2007

One of the world’s most eligible bachelors is no longer on the shelf - as details of Google co-founder Larry Page’s upcoming wedding are leaked. The 34-year-old, who is worth some $20 billion, is set to follow in the footsteps of his business partner…

First turf cut for Riverside Museum project

14 Nov 2007

Building work on Glasgow’s £74 million Riverside Museum is now underway, which has been designed by internationally renowned architect Zaha Hadid. Expected to attract more than a million visitors a year, the building will host more than 3,000…

Bronté first edition fetches £114,000 at auction

14 Nov 2007

A first edition of Emily Bronté’s Wuthering Heights, which was published under the male pseudonym Ellis Bell, has sold for £114,000 at auction. Auction house Bonhams estimated the rare book would fetch between £30,000 and £50,000. Anne Reid was…

Humanitarian award for Richard Gere

14 Nov 2007

US actor Richard Gere has received an award for his humanitarian work in recent years. The Pretty Woman and Chicago star, who is now a Buddhist and campaigns on behalf of Tibet, received the Marian Anderson Award for his role as a global…

Marvel launches online comic service

14 Nov 2007

Comic book creator Marvel has made thousands of back issues available online in a bid to attract younger fans. One tenth of the 2,500 issues will be available free of charge for a limited time, while subscribers can peruse first issues of comics such…

Fans flocking back to cinemas after big year for film

13 Nov 2007

Following a year-on-year decline in cinema audiences, the British film industry has rallied, thanks largely to the rainy weather and the Harry Potter effect. So far this year British films have accounted for 27% of box office takings, compared with…

Capital in the frame for Ansel Adams exhibition

13 Nov 2007

Edinburgh has been selected as the only UK venue to host an exhibition of work by acclaimed US landscape photographer Ansel Adams next year. More than 150 original images from New York’s international photography museum will be hosted by the City Art…

Ancient murals uncovered in Peruvian temple

13 Nov 2007

Colourful murals unearthed from the ruins of a 4,000-year-old temple in Peru are thought by archaeologists to be the oldest in the Americas. The temple, which has been named Ventarron, was discovered in the Lambayeque valley, a desert area in the…

Export ban imposed on £2m Turner

13 Nov 2007

A watercolour painting by Turner, considered by experts to be one of the finest in its medium, has been banned from going on sale abroad until next year to give the UK a chance to retain it. The painting is a view of Lake Lucerne in Switzerland and…

Regiment pipe band launch new album

13 Nov 2007

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards yesterday launched their new album at Edinburgh Castle, some 35 years after the regiment enjoyed six weeks at number one with a recording of Amazing Grace. The soldiers announced a £1 million recording deal with…

Baghdad to host international film festival

13 Nov 2007

An international film festival is to be hosted in Baghdad next month - the first event of its kind since 2005. Although going to the cinema was a favourite pastime for Iraqi families during the 70s and 80s, the first Gulf War saw the decline of…

Nomadic-inspired novel wins book prize

13 Nov 2007

A Chinese author who wrote about his 11 years living with nomadic communities in Mongolia has scooped a major prize which honours literature that has not yet published in English. Jiang Rong won the $10,000 Man Asian Literary Prize for his novel Wolf…

Highly illogical? Winona Ryder as Spock’s mother

13 Nov 2007

Winona Ryder has signed up to the latest installment of the Star Trek franchise - as the Vulcan mother of a young Spock. Directed by Lost creator JJ Abrams, the film will chart the Starship Enterprise crew’s early days as they embark on their first…

Spice Girls and Led Zeppelin prepare to do battle

12 Nov 2007

Both Led Zeppelin and the Spice Girls release greatest hits albums today, with music industry bosses hoping their return to the mainstream will boost Christmas sales. The 70s rockers are offering a 24-track, two-CD collection, which includes classic…

Creature Discomforts to highlight discrimination

12 Nov 2007

The creators behind popular animated figures Wallace and Gromit and the Creature Comforts series have unveiled a spin-off campaign to help raise awareness about disability. Aardman Animations - working with the Leonard Cheshire Disability charity…

Tributes pour in for US author Mailer

12 Nov 2007

Tributes have poured in for two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Norman Mailer, who died on Saturday aged 84. The controversial writer was candid in his views of US politics - in particular the wars in Vietnam and Iraq - and wrote dozens of books…

McLaren decides against celebrity jungle

12 Nov 2007

Former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren was set to follow in the footsteps of Johnny Rotten and take on the Australian jungle for ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! But he pulled out of the competition in the 11th hour, amid claims he…

Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox destined for big screen

12 Nov 2007

Director Wes Anderson is finally getting to grips with a project he claims has been eight years in the making - bringing his favourite Roald Dahl story to the big screen. An animated version of Fantastic Mr Fox, in which George Clooney will voice the…

Bourne squares up to Pirates of the Caribbean for People’s Choice

12 Nov 2007

Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne trilogy has scooped three nominations for the People’s Choice Awards. The blockbuster franchise is up for favourite film, favourite action movie and favourite ‘threequel’. Damon will also compete with Pirates of the…

Music hidden in da Vinci’s Last Supper?

12 Nov 2007

A computer expert claims to have discovered music hidden in Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece The Last Supper. By superimposing the five lines in sheet music over the painting, Giovanni Maria Pala said a 40-second composition then becomes…

Polanski biopic to start production

9 Nov 2007

An unauthorised biopic of director Roman Polanski is to be brought to the big screen by Damien Chapa, with the title role to be cast within the next few weeks. The filmmaker will include Polanski’s childhood in Poland during the Holocaust, as well as…

Schwarzenegger works backstage to end writers strike

9 Nov 2007

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger may be expected to call in some showbiz favours as he assumes a backstage role in ending the screenwriters strike. The former actor, who made his name as the Terminator, is currently in discussions with the…

Domino effect hits the right note for Guinness ad

9 Nov 2007

Proving the tagline ‘Good Things Come To Those Who Wait’, the new Guinness advert rested on the fortunes of a giant domino topple. As part of a £10 million campaign, the commercial was shot in an Argentinean mountainside village and recruited…

Terminator tops Rhett Butler for most commonly used phrase

9 Nov 2007

The phrase ‘I’ll be back’ used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Terminator films has topped a list of the most commonly used movie lines. Rhett Butler’s ‘Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn’ came second in the collection of phrases slipped into…

Harry Potter tops poll of UK’s most re-read books

9 Nov 2007

The Harry Potter novels have topped a list of the most re-read books, according to a poll conducted to mark the 2007 Costa Book Awards. JK Rowling fended off competition from JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice…

GMTV outburst ‘unbelievably cathartic’ claims Mills

9 Nov 2007

Heather Mills, the estranged wife of Sir Paul McCartney, has returned to the GMTV sofa to speak about her outburst on live television last week. Currently in the midst of a divorce settlement with the former Beatle, Mills said addressing the nation…

Jennifer Lopez finally confirms pregnancy

9 Nov 2007

Singer Jennifer Lopez has ended possibly the worst kept secret in showbiz to confirm she is expecting a baby with husband Mark Anthony. The 39-year-old, who in the past has made no secret of her desire for a baby, has been the subject of endless…

Lily Allen to present own TV show

9 Nov 2007

Outspoken singer Lily Allen has landed her own BBC Three show in which the entire audience will consist of the pop star’s online friends. The 22-year-old, who launched her career via the online networking site MySpace, will also meet celebrity guests…

NME names coolest people in rock

8 Nov 2007

The 23-year-old frontman of a punk band who was tattooed on stage at this year's Reading Festival has been named the coolest person in rock by NME. The lead singer of Gallows, Frank Carter, was followed by Jamie Reynolds from the Klaxons in second…

John Lennon festival to return next year – with a different name

8 Nov 2007

A festival in the north of Scotland to celebrate John Lennon’s links with a remote Highland village will carry on next year, but under a different name. The Northern Lights Festival in Durness, which was recently voted best new event at the UK…

News and drama to become lynchpin of Scottish broadcasting

8 Nov 2007

The chairman of the commission set up to save Scottish broadcasting claims successful prime time dramas are key to its survival. Blair Jenkins has said shows such as Life on Mars and Dr Who are vital to win network commissions. He commented: ‘BBC…

Star Trek film scouting for ‘odd’ extras

8 Nov 2007

The new Star Trek movie is recruiting people with odd features to appear as extras. Anyone who is the proud owner of bug eyes, large foreheads or oversized ears will also have to agree to have their eyebrows shaved to appear Vulcan-like. The…

Highland castle to reopen after conservation work

8 Nov 2007

A 15th century Highland castle has reopened to the public after a three year conservation programme. Auchindoun Castle in Moray was closed in the 1960s due to falling masonry, but the Historic Scotland project means it is now safe to explore. The…

Art collection sells for £188m in New York

8 Nov 2007

A collection of art works, including paintings by Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, have sold for £188 million after going under the hammer in New York. Matisse’s 1937 painting L’Odalisque, Harmonie Blueue, set a new record fetching £16 million at…

The View to headline Glasgow Hogmanay

8 Nov 2007

Dundee band The View will top the bill for Glasgow’s Hogmanay celebrations this year. The popular indie group will be joined by singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald and tribute act Suspiciously Elvis to bring in the New Year. Lead singer of the View…

Gavin and Stacey leads comedy nominations

8 Nov 2007

BBC Three series Gavin and Stacey has received seven nominations for this year’s British Comedy Awards. Best TV comedy and best new British TV comedy are among the awards the show is vying for, while star Ruth Jones is up for best TV comedy actress…

GOMA to receive £1m for international works

7 Nov 2007

Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) has been awarded £1 million to purchase up to 10 works a year from international artists. Independent art charity, The Art Fund chose GOMA, along with the Common Guild, as one of five institutions to receive a…

Sex and the City role for New York Major

7 Nov 2007

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is to guest star in the film version of the popular series Sex and the City. Set to appear as himself in the movie, Bloomberg is following in the footsteps of his predecessors, after former New York Mayor Ed Koch…

Jimmy Page - broken finger a ‘nuisance’

7 Nov 2007

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has spoken about the broken finger that saw the group postpone their much anticipated reunion concert, claiming it will take ‘a little while to heal’. Recently named a Living Legend at the Classic Rock awards, Page…

Singer Meat Loaf cancels European tour

7 Nov 2007

Meat Loaf has cancelled his European tour after ill health forced the Bat Out Of Hell Singer to pull out of two UK dates. The 60-year-old was diagnosed with a cyst on his vocal chords, but not before cancelling gigs in Manchester and…

Warhol’s Liz portrait to fetch $25m under the hammer

7 Nov 2007

A portrait of Dame Elizabeth Taylor by Andy Warhol is expected to fetch more than $25 million when it goes under the hammer in New York. It is reported that the 1963 portrait - simply entitled Liz - currently belongs to British actor Hugh…

Crowe plans to be baptised this year

7 Nov 2007

Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe is planning to be baptised in the Byzantine chapel he had built for his wedding to Danielle Spencer in 2003. The star of a Beautiful Mind and LA Confidential said in a magazine interview that both his sons had been…

National photography prize taken by Rwandan portrait

7 Nov 2007

A portrait of a Rwandan woman by Jonathan Torgovnik has won the National Portrait Gallery’s Photographic Portrait Prize. The subject of the picture, Joseline Ingabire, who was raped during the 1994 genocide, is shown standing with her…

Soap star to become new Knight Rider

7 Nov 2007

US soap star Justin Bruening is to star in a feature length version of 1980s series Knight Rider. The 28-year-old will play the son of Michael Knight, the character portrayed by David Hasselhoff between 1982 and 1986, in a two-hour TV pilot which…

Ozzy Osbourne hits out at concert sting

5 Nov 2007

Ozzy Osbourne has hit out at a pre-concert sting operation, which used his name to bring 500 people with outstanding arrest warrants to justice. The police ruse in Cass County, North Dakota, sent out invites to a concert supposedly featuring the…