Call the exorcist: cartoon corpse-rockers Marilyn Manson release a new EP, Remix & Repent, featuring such bludgeoning tracks as The Horrible People, The Tourniquet Prosthetic Dance Mix, and Antichrist Superstar. Spare us, O Lord!

Punk's not undead dept: The Creatures, aka Siouxsie Sioux and Budgie, have crawled back out of the swamp to play a gig in the Mean Fiddler on May 21st. What next, a resurrection of The Dead Boys?

Souped-up students: This year's Trinity Ball features Spiritualised, Whipping Boy and Abbaesque, and is sponsored by none other than Bovril - watch out for hordes of revellers guzzling this hot, hearty brew into the small hours of the morning. K.C.