Keyboardist Ray Manzarek, who along with singer Jim Morrsion founded the influential rock group The Doors in 1965, died at the age of 74 at a medical clinic in Germany on Monday following a battle with cancer.
He's managed to maintain a simultaneous music and movie career like not many before him, from heartthrob in "My So Called Life", to skinny drug addict in the film "Requiem for a Dream", to rock god in his band, 30 Seconds To Mars. Jared Leto speaks to Eve Jackson about his new album, LOVE LUST FAITH + DREAMS.
Phoenix are a French band who sell more records in America than in France. Winners of a Grammy Award in 2009, they are releasing their fifth album with accents of the 80s. The ever-changing David Bowie is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Aladdin Sane, another character from his collection of pseudonyms. And although his name doesn’t make it apparent, Hanni el Khatib is American and is putting out a new album which is pure rebel rock and roll.
Our guest is the man who's claiming the hotly-contested title of most talented child of a major artist - Harper Simon - plus we listen to world music from the award-winning Namibian singer-songwriter Elemotho.
The family of French artist Henri Matisse has recently donated hundreds of his collages to a museum in France. The colourful cut-outs are testament to an extraordinary creativity that couldn't be dampened by illness or age – find out more in our report.
Joan of Arc kits the Paris catwalks thanks to fashion bad boy Jean-Paul Gaultier. Also on the programme ex Disney starlets go wild in "Spring Breakers" and the British rock n rollers "The Jim Jones Revue" are in the studio.
British rock star David Bowie released his first album in a decade on Thursday. Dubbed "The Next Day", the comeback record will be streamed via Apple's iTunes until its commercial release on March 12.
We speak to some of the world's most adored stars to find out how they celebrate Valentine’s Day. Also on the programme, the Irish author Paul Murray talks about his boarding school comedy with a dark heart, "Skippy Dies" and France's favourite rock star, Johnny Hallyday, releases his memoirs.
A Bafta Award could lead to the Oscars for Sixto Rodriguez, and watch out for the Eels: a great new album from the band led by Mark Oliver Everett, aka "E", is out now. First though, Jane Birkin is gearing up for a new tour.
