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John Aizlewood

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Erykah Badu

There is no one quite like Erykah Badu

The former Erica Wright need look no further than the mirror should she wonder why her appeal is becoming more selective.

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Aged 19, Pixie Lott is ready to take the pop princess crown

Pixie Lott is surely in this for the long haul. This pop princess may yet become the queen of all she surveys

Paloma Faith and the old boys bring love to Victoria Park

Lovebox may not be quite as flamboyantly dance-orientated as it once was, but since it moved from the clubs to outdoors it’s pedalled its way through the festival peloton to become a London institution

Bark without bite for Snoop Dogg

Live performance has never been Snoop Dogg’s strongest suit but he certainly looked the part.

There's life in Ozzy Osbourne yet

Ozzy Osbourne returned for an exhilarating finale featuring his own better material.

Jack Johnson is on easy street

For the first half of the encore, Jack Johnson achieved the seemingly impossible and turned things down a notch by playing alone and acoustic.

Jack White bangs the drum for mighty, meaty rock in Dead Weather

Jack White is the 21st-century master of both quantity and quality. Maybe it's time for The Dead Weather to become the day job rather than the hobby.

Sir Paul McCartney didn't put a foot wrong at Hard Rock Calling

On a day of acute English embarrassment, who better than Paul McCartney, the national songsmith, to remind us that the English do some things well?

Farewell: Supergrass play their last British show

So, farewell then, Supergrass. After 17 years and six albums, they played their final British show

Bon Jovi's O2 stint shows true pop metal

Whatever horrors and delights the summer of 2010 will be remembered for, its sound will always be the pop-metal of Bon Jovi.

Jónsi is an Iceman in his element

With widescreen Icelandic mischief-makers Sigur Rós taking what could prove to be a permanent vacation, their singer Jón “Jónsi” is going solo.

Lock up your divas...Alicia Keys is the real thing

In a glitzy world of Gagas, Beyoncés, Madonnas, Rihannas and Mariahs, Alicia Keys keeps her clothes on and stands out by virtue of what she doesn’t do.

Time for Chemical Brothers to embrace the future

The Chemical Brothers' audience remains fiercely loyal and their four-night Roundhouse residency which began sold out in minutes.

Jamie Cullum knows how to deliver a good night

Jamie Cullum, part national treasure, part the national jazz hobbit, wound the clock back at The Palladium.

Thrills and spills on Rihanna's rollercoaster

It may have been cold, but as rollercoaster rides go, there are few more exhilarating than Rihanna's at the 02.

Are Gogol Bordello coming to the end?

Gogol Bordello seem tired as their world changes and things seem to be going slightly wrong.

The National are the masters of slow burn

The National have taken five years and five albums to make the leap from selling out the 100 Club to selling out the Royal Albert Hall.

Snaps, crackles and the eternally youth of Iggy Pop

At 63, Iggy Pop remains a flab-free, whirling dervish of a frontman and stage-dived with an enthusiasm his grandchildren might have envied

A horrible and heartbreaking evening with Whitney Houston

Those who decided that Whitney Houston was capable of undertaking a world tour should hang their heads in shame.

No words, no tones — but what a thrilling ride from Lou Reed

Thirty-five years on, Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music resonates like no other album.

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