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Guide to the London Jazz Festival

30.10.09
The London Jazz Festival swings into town next month - it's time to learn to love the J-word. Richard Godwin takes you from A to Z... more

In the red

29.12.08
It’s de rigueur to face up to the downturn with a defiant scarlet pout... more

Christmas weekend starts here

24.12.08
Here’s our guide to the best of what’s on over the Christmas weekend.... more

Graffiti artists brush off new look for South Bank

08.10.08
When artist Robin Rhode was asked to create a 400-square-foot mural on the graffiti-scrawled walls of a skateboarding park on the South Bank, he decorated the area with a mass of geometric silver and black patterns... more

Boo to Super Thursday and hurrah to real writers

03.10.08
The booksellers are still looking forward to Christmas, if nobody else is. No fewer than 800 new titles were published yesterday, including most of the publishers’ best shots at the all-important present market... more

Festival is backstage pass to the artistic heart of city

06.08.08
Hundreds of London theatres, museums and cinemas are throwing open their doors to give the public a weekend of behind-the-scenes access... more

Weekend gig guide

13.06.08
Agnes Deyn joins the Five O'Clock Heroes and Michael Ball has a night off from Hairspray for Hampton Court Palace.... more

'Greatest chef' spills his secrets

28.05.08
The head chef of award-winning Spanish restaurant elBulli is to share his secrets with London... more

Off the record

16.05.08
A new breed of musical talent will be in record-breaking mood on the South Bank, the Brits are taking over the American charts and Dirty Pretty Things are back.... more

Ether 08 merges art with technology

07.04.08
From the unveiling of Goldfrapp's album launch to the world premiere of In Seven Days, here is a guide to the highlights of this year's Ether festival at the Southbank Centre.... more

Southbank prepares for Massive Attack

14.02.08
Massive Attack will be the artistic directors of this year's Meltdown festival at the Southbank Centre... more

Alternative Christmas at the Southbank

31.10.07
The Southbank Centre are to host a range of performances and free family events as part of their Christmas programme.... more

Brooding Brett stops swinging

22.10.07
Brett Anderson is settling into his solo career relatively quietly, but his attention focused everywhere but towards his fans.... more

'New' hall a boon to Mozart

14.06.07
The Royal Festival Hall returned after a two-year closure to host Mozart's Piano Concerto No20, headed by Vladimir Jurowski... more

Wind power lights up Southbank

13.06.07
London artist Jason Bruges has installed mini wind turbines at Queen Elizabeth Hall on the Southbank as part of a piece called Wind To Light. ... more

Pires leads final farewells

01.06.07
Pianist Maria Joao Pires brought real class to this farewell to Queen Elizabeth Hall - but the Philharmonia must be keen to quit its cramped temporary home.... more

Critic's choice: top 5 gigs

25.05.07
David Smyth picks the weekend's best gigs. Amy Winehouse - if she turns up - and Rufus Wainwright in non-Judy Garland mode are among them.... more

That's your Lott

15.05.07
Internationally acclaimed soprano Dame Felicity Lott sings a selection of French melodies at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.... more

Critic's choice: top 5 gigs

27.04.07
From Bebel Gilberto to Smog's Bill Callahan via Chas and Dave and reformed '90s janglers James - David Smyth picks the weekend's top five gigs.... more

Jade gets back to reality

02.04.07
You'd think she'd want to stay clear of anything to do with reality TV from now on but Jade Goody has agreed to join a debate on the very subject at the Southbank centre.... more

Brave new world for beatboxing

16.03.07
Sunday's third Human Beatbox Convention aims to build on beatboxing artistic reputation by establishing a community and support network for British beatboxers.... more

Meet the new Gheorghiu

27.02.07
She'll never be as stroppy as Angela, but soprano Nicole Cabell has proved she's talented enough to stand in for the great diva at a day's notice.... more

A star in the making

16.02.07
Hailed as a superstar in the making, Gustavo Dudamel's account of Sibelius's Fifth Symphony teemed with lively detail and pulsated with energy, says Barry Millington.... more

Grimes eclipsed by glory of Venice

27.11.06
Three decades after his death, Britten's reputation as an operatic composer soars higher than ever as these productions of Peter Grimes and Death In Venice prove.... more

Get back to where you once belonged, Paul

06.11.06
Paul McCartney's Ecce Cor Meum has been eight years in the making. Any student composer could have knocked off a better hour's worth of music than this vacuous tosh in as many days.... more

Critic's choice: Top 5 Weekend Gigs

27.10.06
The Sugababes promote the release of their first must-have album, the ICA marks the twentieth anniversary of its original C86 festival and Tom Jones will be airing all the old favourites.... more

When music eclipses dance

23.10.06
A dance event at the Queen Elizabeth Hall was overshadowed by its own music when singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright stole the show from American choreographer Stephen Petronio. ... more

Take me out...

14.09.06
Here's our round-up of the weekend's events, including a bonfire of the vanities, an exhibitions of iconic Patti Smith snaps and the novel opening of a new gastropub-cum-disco...... more

Critic's Choice: Rock

11.09.06
Patti Smith and Kevin Shields, of My Bloody Valentine and Primal Scream, are rekindling the partnership formed at the Meltdown festival last year, in order to record their music live on stage.... more

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