The Flaming Lips are scheduled to wrap up the Clockenflap festival tonight in West Kowloon. Fans will doubtlessly be expecting some of the psychedelic rock group's trademark stage antics, which often involve elaborate costumes and copious amounts of confetti. The Oklahoma natives formed the band in 1983 but didn't hit the mainstream until their 2002 album . They recently released a cover of the John Lennon yuletide classic , teaming up with Yoko Ono …

Details of the life of "Joey Dee" are hard to come by: not surprising for a captain of the Lucchese clan, one of New York's so-called Five Families and the inspiration for HBO's mafia drama DiNapoli provided the template for lead character Anthony, played by James Gandolfini. In one eulogy, the recently deceased actor was said to have been made for the role, being "great, hulking, utterly invulnerable-looking". The writer was Clive James …

American-born Gilliam left the US for Britain during the Los Angeles riots of the 1960s, claiming he was terrified of becoming "a full-time, bomb-throwing terrorist". He became a naturalised British citizen aged 28 but did not renounce his American passport until 40 years later. Gilliam is a founding member of and the only one of the comedy troupe to have been born outside Britain. Gilliam has lent his fame to several causes. In 2012, he voiced support for Russian punk band Pussy Riot …