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Introducing... Chris Sweeney, a new Spike Jonze

23.10.09

Director Chris Sweeney, 27, has just got Will Young pregnant - in the video for Will's new single 'Hopes & Fears'... more

A night of 1,000 ukuleles at the Proms

19.08.09

The sound of more than a thousand ukuleles filled the Royal Albert Hall in one of the most unusual concerts in the festival's 115-year history... more

CDs of the week

03.07.09

Florence Welch oozes a mischievous, sexy and unhinged quality in her band's new album, while the Benny Andersson Band, The Duckworth Lewis Method, Acoustic Ladyland and Tinariwen release CDs.... more

Sound check: Diamond Girl

26.06.09

Sequin-clad pianist Marina Diamandis has both the talent and the eccentricity to set her apart from the current crop of female singers.... more

Top London hairdresser threw himself to his death

17.06.09

Celebrity hairdressser Mark Cowperthwaite jumped to his death in a hospital atrium after being tormented by years of depression, an inquest has heard... more

Dramatic show from Florence And the Machine

28.05.09

Florence And the Machine's bohemian, blues-pop live shows should build up nicely to the July release of debut album Lungs. ... more

Heathcliff goes to Bollywood in Tamasha's Wuthering Heights

01.05.09

Tamasha whisks Cathy, Heathcliff and the rest off into a Bollywood-style musical of Wuthering Heights.... more

CDs of the week

17.04.09

Depeche Mode are still an unstoppable force of nature, Noisettes are breezy and hollow and Andy Sheppard can't resist funny noises. ... more

Polly Scattergood is overly theatrical

16.04.09

Polly Scattergood may manage greater things as she matures, but her potential audience currently has so many better options. ... more

CDs of the week

03.04.09

Brighton songwriter Natasha Khan of Bat For Lashes has had the freedom to come up with something special and Neil Young's material is thin melodically.... more

CDs of the week

06.03.09

There are hints of Kate Bush from Polly Scattergood, Starsailor are as overwrought as ever and there's something French about Davy Sicard.... more

2008 was great for me

31.12.08

It will go down in history as the year of financial meltdown. But not everyone felt gloomy. As 2008 closes, four writers reveal how the past 12 months turned out well... more

Lock The Grandees up and throw away the magic key

26.11.08

Turner, Godden and Finnegan perform with plenty of enthusiasm but the script is so desperately thin it has to be padded out with daft dances.... more

Capa's girlfriend wins a place in the spotlight

16.10.08

War photography by the pioneering photojournalist Robert Capa goes on show tomorrow alongside lesser-known images by his forgotten girlfriend Gerda taro... more

Punk rocker Jaime Winstone leads the fancy dress pack at Mark Ronson's birthday party

05.09.08

Stars turned out in force last night to help uber producer Mark Ronson ring in his 33rd birthday.... more

Streets of gold by the sea

30.07.08

As the Camerons and Browns choose British resorts for their summer holidays, Connie Allfrey seeks out the seaside towns where demand for second homes is still soaring... more

Can't judge a play by its title

23.04.08

F***ed is a far more joyous, witty and reflective hour of theatre than its title would suggest. ... more

CDs of the week

04.04.08

Camille undoes preconceptions of French pop, The Breeders release their most accomplished and ambitious album and alto-sax genius Charlie Parker's legacy continues.... more

CDs of the week

18.02.08

A welcome treat from Goldfrapp, The Feeling up their game on new album Join With Us, and perfect pop from Nada Surf.... more

Empowering but weak comedy

28.01.08

Abnormally Funny People Too is undoubtedly empowering, but judging it on a level comedy playing field it is distinctly weak.... more

Barbican show is posing a most seductive question

10.10.07

The Barbican has insisted their Seduced exhibition, a new survey of 2,000 years of sex in art, is a most serious academic show.... more

CDs of the week

17.08.07

CD offerings this week include M.I.A and Richard Hawley's extravagantly praised debut Lady's Bridge.... more

Sweet dreams are remade by Annie Lennox

16.08.07

Now a sprightly 52, Annie Lennox's voice still broods as naturally as Gordon Brown's.... more

Many faces of Tori mark return to past glory

04.07.07

Tori Amos may hardly bother the charts these days, but her provocative gig at the Hammersmith Apollo proved that live, the kooky performer is on fire.... more

DVDs of the week

17.04.07

Brit rom-com Starter For 10, The Best Of Saturday Live, Ghosts, and the true story of an English eccentric's quest to sail round the world, are all released on DVD this week.... more

CDs of the week

30.03.07

Macy Gray's fourth album, Tennessee's Kings of Leon, a jazz pianist from Ghent and Mali's top ngoni player all release albums this week.... more

Critic's choice: pop

28.02.07

She dresses as an ancient priestess and sings songs that are dense with spooky imagery and unusual instrumentation. Bat For Lashes is well worth a listen.... more

New heroine of the harp

22.01.07

Joanna Newsom's first hour was fabulous. It was music like you've never heard before, from another, better planet, says John Aizlewood.... more

Puppinis make Sunday funday

18.12.06

The Puppini Sisters showed why they have been one of 2006's most unusual new acts at Hula-La! with their inspired rearrangements of vintage classics.... more

'New Bjork's' flights of fancy

12.09.06

In the guise of Bat For Lashes, Brighton-based singer-songwriter Natasha Khan, is weirdly alluring and, says Arwa Haider, has a knack for beautifully lush pop tunes.... more