Although it only ran for just over three mid-Sixties years, its Catholic booking policy, allied to the tightrope of live recording, meant Ready Steady Go! set the benchmark for what pop television could be... more
The Union Chapel will be a powder keg of youthful engagement and revolutionary fervour on Monday when the cultural campaign Instigate Debate lights a general election fuse amongst the pews... more
Rhys Ifans has decided to front a noisy, psychedelic rock band called The Peth - Welsh for The Thing - with some friends. This London gig was a "horrific performance", says Andre Paine.... more
Carl Barat led a confident Dirty Pretty Things performance at the Astoria; including half a dozen new songs. Crucially, this wasn't just an alternative Libertines gig.... more
Liza Minnelli will play her final London date at the Coliseum, Maximo Park's Paul Smith is to show off his moves and Gavin Degraw brings soul to Shepherds Bush.... more
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
Britney Spears makes a comeback, Unklejam serve up some Seventies-style electrofunk and jazz man Herbie Hancock all feature in the CDs of the week.... more
The View have rocketed from tiny venue obscurity to the verge of rock stardom in just three months. Sophie Harris watched this exciting band play Islington Academy.... more
Compered by comedian Russell Brand, For Pity's Sake was different from other charity shows and not just because of its eye-watering entrance fee and rare Noel Gallagher solo show. ... more
The first night of the Electric Proms opened with the rock equivalent of Jerusalem - the pomp and circumstance of another British institution, Mr Paul Weller.... more
Pete Doherty has revealed how poetry kept him sane during his time behind bars. He said he adopted a character inspired by the French poet Paul Verlaine to survive.... more
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