As the Christmas shopping rush really kicks into gear, the M&G looks at three new music DVDs that could fill the stocking of a loved one.

Pop culture icons John Lennon and Mick Jagger were clever capitalists who cashed in on the mood of the 1960s, says a British academic.

Shaun de Waal watches the Rolling Stones do it one more time, and reviews other recent DVD releases.

MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews photographer Annie Leibovitz's Annie Leibovitz: Life through a Lens.

The sounds of the Rolling Stones pour from the speakers while beer glasses are filled. It's just another night at the office for Carmine Sodora, certified public accountant. Sodora founded Tavern Tax in 2005. For 10 weeks leading up to the April 15 deadline to submit United States income-tax returns, he brings his tax-filing services to bars.

Deborah Kerr in The King and I recommended whistling a happy tune when afraid, but now Americans can sing along to their favourite tracks while shooting anyone who causes them consternation with a 50 000-volt electric charge.

Madonna's landmark deal with concert promoter Live Nation marks the latest move by the music industry to find new ways to profit from artists as CD sales slip and the internet changes the way music is delivered. The deal, officially announced on Tuesday, gives the company an all-encompassing stake in her music.

Former South African president Nelson Mandela on Wednesday announced a giant benefit concert in London next June to promote his 46664 campaign against HIV/Aids. The gig will take place in Hyde Park on June 27 to mark his 90th birthday the following month, Mandela said at the unveiling of a statue of him in London's Parliament Square.