New Jersey
Weezer and The Flaming Lips played two gigs together in New Jersey and Long Island last week - together being the key word because it was less a double bill and more a quirky joint performance. Frontmen Rivers Cuomo of Weezer and the Lips' Wayne Coyne (pictured) started the show by rolling on-stage in a bubble, then ripping into Black Sabbath's Sweet Leaf. The two outfits then played side by side, with each taking turns performing songs.
Moscow
It's the final week for 'Holy Russia', an exhibition devoted to the history of Christian Russia, with 450 artworks from the 10th to the 19th centuries. The items were drawn from 25 Russian museums, libraries and archives. The show was a huge success at the Louvre last year.
Beijing
A concert to be staged in Beijing sometime in the near future is being organised by US President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and will.i.am (pictured) of the Black Eyed Peas (yes, really). The US State Department said last week that the show was in the planning stages, with the goal of promoting and encouraging American students to study in China and 'celebrate Chinese-American cultural relations'.
