Had I not actually bothered to check, I’d have said right away that this bears the musical fingerprint of Jake Shears out of the Scissor Sisters. It’s got that ‘Laura’ bounce, that slightly perkier-than-you-might-want electro zinginess, that strutting disco pimp-roll...

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Well, after several hours of listening work, and several more spent in silent cogitation and analysis, and a good night’s sleep, I can exclusively reveal…that this isn’t very rubbish at all, is it? Far from it. In fact, there’s probably a gag to be made about how...

‘I don’t perform for the people who don’t like me; I perform for the people who want me to be onstage,’ he says.By Katie Byrne Tim Urban performs on “American Idol” Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images Tim Urban might have lasted on “American...

The new Apple tablet is being billed as the ultimate portable entertainment device — a cross between a netbook PC and an iPhone — so how does it stack up as a music device? To find out, we took it for a quick spin. Hardware: On the top of the device, there’s a standard...