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Kings Of Leon, Hyde Park - review

23.06.11
Kings of Leon kicked off nine days of festival fever in Hyde Park with a blistering, no-frills set in front of more than 60,000 fans... more

Georgia May Jagger on her rock 'n' roll life

25.03.11
At just 19, Mick and Jerry's youngest daughter has already conquered the fashion world, and now she's dead set on becoming the next Lucian Freud... more

Dave Grohl dedicates his NME God-like genius award to Kurt Cobain

24.02.11
Dave Grohl was declared a God-like genius at the Shockwave NME awards and he dedicated the prize to Nirvana's Kurt Cobain... more

Bombay Bicycle Club are currying favour

06.12.10
Bombay Bicycle Club, the finest indie-rock band to be named after an Indian takeaway chain, have had a busy weekend... more

The secret file that let children get a beating

19.07.10
You don’t have to be a liberal bedwetter to be disturbed by the techniques described in Physical Control in Care... more

Kings of Leon lose their crown in Hyde Park

01.07.10
Kings of Leon spent most of their Hyde Park gig sounding like the ordinary band who became extraordinarily popular.... more

The National are the masters of slow burn

07.05.10
The National have taken five years and five albums to make the leap from selling out the 100 Club to selling out the Royal Albert Hall. ... more

Speedy ska bounce-alongs from The Specials

25.11.09
Having reunited to mark their 30th anniversary, The Specials toured in the spring, generating ecstatic reviews. Now they’re doing it again.... more

Revolutionary nostalgia with Pixies

07.10.09
Having influenced everyone from Nirvana downwards, the second Pixies album has barely aged. They remain a formidable live band.... more

Sound check: Danger Mouse does it again

29.05.09
Danger Mouse's new album with David Lynch is another classic — so why doesn’t EMI want you to hear it?.... more

CDs of the week

13.02.09
Morrissey has lost his swagger in Years of Refusal, Empire of the Sun's record is glossy electric pop and Tim Garland takes risks.... 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

Preacher's boys are converted to the big time

13.12.07
Kings of Leon proved at Wembley Arena they now have more than enough great numbers to make for a substantial large-scale show.... more

Beautiful sculptors of a racket

16.05.07
Kissaway Trail's ska punk style and sculptured racket-making prove a hit with reviewer Johnny Sharp at their performance at the Barfly.... more

Leon show why they are Kings of London now

19.04.07
Kings of Leon may lack theatricals but the sheer quality of the tunes on display at their rip-roaring Astoria gig was enough to inspire complete and utter devotion from fans.... 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

Park hit the mark with a softer punch

26.03.07
Maximo Park were the surprise success story of 2005 with their literate, funny, moving guitar music. Paul Connolly reviews their second album, Our Heavenly Pleasures.... more

Go surf to hear what the cool people are listening to

22.01.07
I've had a few emails recently from readers keen to find new music. They feel abandoned by mainstream television and radio.... more

Oddball indie club will get a lot of new members

17.01.07
Victorian English Gentlemens Club played a short, sweet set, choc-a-block with ideas and character, showing exactly why oddball indie has stuck around so long, says Joe Muggs. ... more

Relaxing rock that needs a tad more volume

01.12.06
The Frames took to the stage at ULU with a relaxed attitude and a warning that their gig would be quiet. Not very rock 'n' roll at all, says Stephen Marr.... more

Voyeuristic pleasures of punk menage a trois

27.09.06
There's something refreshingly unpretentious and playful about energetic threesome The Victorian English Gentleman's Club. And their music is oddly captivating too.... more


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