The Ivors Novello Awards take place tomorrow. We caught up with a few big names from the industry to get their songwriting tips and find out about their favourite lyrics... more
Oscar-winning Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails isn't the only rock musician moving into the movies - Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner and Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood both have film scores out this month... more
An exclusive preview of their new album reveals that Kings of Leon may be ready to join Coldplay and U2 in the stadium league but they’re not about to sell their souls... more
Film made for £100,000 after the director won a Big Issue competition and secured backing from TV drama king Paul Abbott is released in London this weekend... more
Kylie Minogue was honoured as a music idol at the Q Awards. The star showed off a new Marilyn Monroe-esque hair do and a figure-hugging black frock at the ceremony.... more
David Smyth mulls over the White Stripes' idea to give copies of their new album away and takes an early peek at the latest Crowded House offering... more
Sir Elton John and Hillary Clinton, Johnny Marr's reinvigoration, and a new pop release from Moloko's Roisin Murphy are on David Smyth's agenda.... more
Chris Elwell-Sutton applauds Modest Mouse for their inventiveness - but shame about the lead singer's voice. On the plus side, recruiting Johnny Marr was a good move.... more
Breakthrough band Enter Shikari, former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr's latest album and scratching DVDs as if they are vinyl all make it into David Smyth's column this week.... more
Albert Hammond Jr bucks the trend of guitarists releasing appalling solo work. In fact, his first show in London was far better than anything the Strokes have done recently.... more
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