Extreme noise terrorists conjure WW1...

Morrison and co's oblique tour documentary...

Wrestling drama: Steve Carell wins by a nose...

Historically, AC/DC have triumphed making the best of a bad job. When Bon Scott, the charismatic singer who fronted the band on their rise to fame died in London in 1980, they responded the only way they could. Namely, heavily: employing a new singer, and turning Back In Black into one of the 10 biggest-selling albums of all time. “Oblique strategies” aren’t something you imagine the band have a lot of time for, but their pragmatic problem-solving has often yielded spectacular results.

In Birdman, Michael Keaton plays Riggan Thomson, a veteran film actor who is eager to rebuild his reputation. Like Keaton, Thomson is largely remembered for playing a superhero 25 years ago. And, like Keaton, he has spent much of the intervening quarter of a century explaining why he abdicated from that role – in Thomson’s case, Birdman 4; Keaton, meanwhile, turned his back on Batman.

A forgotten box of Dylan's lyrics from 1967, set to music by Elvis Costello, Jim James and more...

Remastered with bonus tracks. Weller and co's fourth album improves with age...

Trio’s war against definition / explanation, compiled...

Former Long Rider takes a short trip home...

The trout mask slips: Captain Beefheart’s commercial ambitions revealed...