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Erdem - My London

18.09.09

Erdem collects bow ties and fears red buses...... more

Jason Donovan - My London

17.07.09

Jason Donovan loves the bohemian vibe of Notting Hill and avoids Oxford Street at all costs... more

Sound system buries VV Brown's promise

26.03.09

Somewhere in the murk of VV Brown's gig were some fine tunes. A better mixing desk and she’ll be on her way.... more

Eliza Carthy fizzes with energy

26.03.09

Fairport Convention headlined a night of folk with strong supporting musicians, all of whom played for free for the Teenage Cancer Trust. ... more

Off the record: My pop odyssey

20.03.09

It's a strange trip from Animal Collective to Leonard Cohen as David Smyth takes a tour of the new online music recommendation services.... more

Big acts on the bill for Teenage Cancer Trust gigs

12.02.09

The Stereophonics, James Corden and Mathew Horne are among the acts on the bill for this year’s Teenage Cancer Trust gigs.... more

CDs of the week

16.01.09

Secret Machines carry on rocking with their third album, Joshua Redman reaches his prime and Jordi Savall's musical vision is powerful.... more

Off the record

09.01.09

More creativity is needed if modern album covers are to match up to the icons of the past, says David Smyth.... more

Mercury music prize winners elbow out the competition

10.09.08

Elbow have won the Mercury Music Prize for their album The Seldom Seen Kid... more

This is the best thing that's ever happened to us, admit Mercury Prize-winning Elbow

09.09.08

Singers Estelle and Adele's rivalry is set to reach new heights, as both are in contention for the Mercury Music Prize Award. ... more

Radiohead lead the pack as Mercury Music Prize nominations announced

22.07.08

Radiohead, Estelle, Last Shadow Puppets and Adele were today all nominated for this year's Nationwide Mercury Prize. Also up for the gong are Elbow, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and Neon Neon.... more

Barbican looks east to boost Olympics arts programme

25.06.08

The Barbican is looking east to forge new links with the thriving cultural scene on its doorstep... more

Nobody puts Baby in a corner

27.03.08

Transsexual former tree surgeon Baby Dee's bizarre vocal performance was too strident. Maybe the extravagant singer should have stuck to her day job as harp player in Antony and the Johnsons.... more

CDs of the week

07.03.08

Elbow take things too seriously on their new album, Hercules and Love Affair offer some of the sounds of the year and frisky pop from Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.... more

Off the record: David Smyth

04.05.07

David Smyth discusses the new series of Later ... with Jools Holland, a family reunion, rock star Iggy Pop's possible appearance at the Chelsea Flower Show and the latest on the internet. ... more

Off the record: David Smyth

23.03.07

David Smyth ponders the Arctic Monkeys' unlikely move into the world of fashion, extortionate ticket prices for gigs and Bjork's latest out-of-this-world album in his weekly column.... more

Off the record: David Smyth's column

02.02.07

David Smyth discusses the threat to the Astoria, albums with excessively long track lists and buying songs direct from radio stations in his regular column.... more

Critic's choice: Best weekend gigs

03.11.06

Antony Hegarty unites his rich tones with live filmmaking by video artist Charles Atlas, The Feeling play the Hammersmith Apollo and Badly Drawn Boy heads for the Bloomsbury Ballroom.... more

Goofy Joan grins and bears it

17.10.06

Despite the intense emotions in her music, New Yorker Joan Wasser was actually a lot of fun at her South Bank gig and she certainly needed her good humour to cope with this new venue... more