News for music lovers from the Boggart Blog entertainment correspondent.

James Blunt, the syrupy songster who shares with Gary Glitter the distinction of having his name enshrined in rhyming slang has suffered yet another career setback.

The Mayor of Athens has ordered the cancellation of two Blunt concerts scheduled to take place at the Lycabettus venue because of fears for the safety of the audience. This is in spite of stars such as Gloria Gaynor and Mark Knopfler having played there recently.

We can’t imagine what risks Mayor Kaklamanis thinks James Blunt poses, unless it is that the saccharine songster might bore the punters to death.