Issue: April 24, 2012   (Archive)
Thursday, June 20, 2013   

Bee Gee wakes from coma
The doctor of Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb hailed his "quite incredible" recovery, a day after the star woke from a coma and responded to members of his family.



More Gaga shocks for Hong Kong in new look
Four of the outfits Lady Gaga will wear for her upcoming concert in South Korea were unveiled yesterday, including a leotard fashioned from guitars and a giant piano keyboard headpiece.

Games over as comedy goes top
Smash hit The Hunger Games finally lost its position atop the North American box office, as newcomer Think Like A Man stormed to the No1 slot, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.

Life simply sweet for singer after marrying manager
Neil Diamond has married his manager, Katie McNeil, in front of family and close friends in Los Angeles.

Drums king battles cancer
Drummer Levon Helm, a longtime member of The Band, is in the final stages of cancer.

Grunge from the grave
Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain was working on a solo album when he committed suicide in 1994, a former guitarist for the band of Cobain's widow told music TV channel Fuse.

Wife, son at bed of brave Bee Gee
Robin Gibb's wife and youngest son were at his hospital bedside as the Bee Gees singer remained in a coma, having contracted pneumonia in his battle against cancer.

Bond stunt smashes historic jewel shop
A stuntman in the new James Bond film Skyfall lost control of his motorcycle and smashed into a 330-year- old shop in Istanbul's 15th-century Grand Bazaar.

Houston ex in booze denial
Whitney Houston's ex-husband, singer Bobby Brown, denies driving under the influence of alcohol weeks after her death.



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