David Smyth enjoys a book devoted to the soon-to-be-extinct hobby of record shopping, discusses Coldplay's copyright troubles and finds Agyness Deyn's singing is less impressive than her looks. ... more
Coldplay's long-awaited Viva la Vida may not sell as many as their last album — but it’s brimming with the new ideas they so badly need, says David Smyth.
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It’s Björk meets Lily Allen from the Stockholm singer set to be a big noise, The Sex Pistols get turned into a graphic novel and CSS give us a taster of their new album.
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David Smyth defends Jay-Z as the Glastonbury headliner, considers why being a movie A-lister is a hindrance to a music career and discovers what's new on the net.... more
It was the internet sensation that stormed the American box office. As Cloverfield opens in the UK, director Matt Reeves reveals how he made "Godzilla for the YouTube generation".... more
On the verge of the 30th anniversary of Marc Bolan's death, David Smyth pays a visit to the memorial site, one of London's less well-known rock shrines.... more
Tales of two Hayes', as soul legend Isaac Hayes gets ready for his upcoming London gig, while former Savage Garden frontman Darren Hayes funds his new album.... more
Just 300 competition winners, and a few dozen more fans with the right connections were lucky enough to witness Paul McCartney play the most intimate of gigs at the iTunes Festival.... more
The performance had neither spontaneity nor any real thrills, but the Wembley crowd's screaming for Westlife, the biggest boy band around, was unremitting.... more
David Smyth discusses unorthodox British rapper Stig of the Dump, line-ups for the upcoming festival season and the latest internet music releases.... more
David Smyth ponders over Starbucks' move into the music business, the coffee company's imminent signing of Paul McCartney, and Steven Seagal's upcoming Shepherds Bush Empire gig.... more
Tony Blair has finally become a rock star. Ugly Rumours, the name of the Prime Minister's band from his student days, have entered the charts at No 21 with an anti-war protest.... more
David Smyth rounds up a selection of the best downloads this week, from an exclusive Beach Boys digital box set on iTunes to a sneak preview of Justin Timberlake's forthcoming album.... more
A movie has been released complete with changes suggested by fans in defiance of film studio convention. Snakes On A Plane was shown to the public before reviewers could get their teeth into it.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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