POP GOES THE MOVIE

The Guardian talks to Marius de Vries, musical director of Baz Luhrman’s Moulin Rouge which opens in the UK on Friday: The first reaction is ‘Oh, it’s Like a Virgin’, then that’s immediately followed by ‘My God, look what they’ve done to it!’ and that’s what brings you back into the world of the movie.”

Slane 2: truly elevated

by Patrick Lynch

Despite my initial reservations about mixing sports and music, it was Ireland’s one and only winning goal against Holland (beamed live between support acts to Slane castle from Landsdowne Road soccer stadium) that kicked off the crowd on this, U2’s second homecoming within a week.

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