Digital
Apple sells 25 billion songs on iTunes
Apple has announced that it has sold over 25 billion songs on its iTunes store.
Lucy Lawless sentenced over oil protest
‘Xena’ actress Lucy Lawless has been sentenced over her involvement in a protest to stop Shell from drilling for oil…
Japanese town wants underwear on David statue
Residents in a Japanese town are calling for underwear to be placed on a replica of Michelangelo’s David sculpture.
School of Scottish Studies archive under threat
Students and academics at Edinburgh University are fighting to preserve the archives and libraries belonging to the School of Scottish…
Band and owner arrested after music venue fire kills 235 in Brazil
Two members of a band and the music venue owner have been arrested after a fire in the Brazilian venue…
Antigua: a pirate’s paradise
The island of Antigua has won a court case that will allow it to sell US copyrighted media downloads without…
Will culture ever return to Mali?
Mali’s musicians are fighting against the political crisis with song.
One of South Africa’s most popular stars to record new album
‘Searching for Sugarman’ star Sixto Rodriguez has announced his intention to record a new album.
Murdoch apologises for offensive Binyamin Netanyahu cartoon
Rupert Murdoch has issued an apology for an offensive cartoon of Israeli leader Binyamin Netanyahu published in The Sunday Times.
Auckland Arts Festival unveils program highlights
The Auckland Arts Festival kicks off in just over a month with a spectacular array of theatre, music, dance and…