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Is this the year Brits sweep the Oscars?

06.01.09
All hopes are on Kate Winslet, Danny Boyle and Sally Hawkins doing at the Academy Awards what Team GB did at the Olympics, says Mike Goodridge.... more

50 ways to have fun in 2009

02.01.09
Priscilla on stage, Blur reunited, Michael Sheen as Brian Clough — we bring you the highlights of London’s arts calendar for the coming months. ... more

Best steak in London

04.06.08
Confused about strip or skirt cuts? We explain the latest T-bone terminology and look at the best new steak houses in the city.... more

Doing the Marathon

02.04.08
With 30,000 runners raring to go the 2008 Flora London Marathon is fast approaching. But you don't have to be in the race to get in on the action.... more

Morrissey to headline at Wireless Festival

26.03.08
Morrissey has been named as a headline act at the 02 Wireless Festival.... more

Living the American dream

17.03.08
The soulful singer/rapper talks frankly to Zena Alkayat about her musical resurrection after quitting Britain and moving to the US to mix with the hip-hop big boys.... more

Off the record

07.03.08
David Smyth talks to London rapper Taio Cruz about making it big in America and reveals what Billy Bragg is doing behind bars.... more

Monkeys, cowboys and slaves

06.02.08
The Deutsche Börse Photography Prize is an exhilarating exhibition, a series of presentations of human survival in its many guises.... more

Off the record

18.01.08
With album sales falling and EMI in trouble, David Smyth says its time we got our big names out for a Brit Awards ceremony to remember.... more

When the suits go marching in

14.01.08
Music label EMI is in a right pickle with Robbie Williams on the brink of striking and Coldplay pondering similar action.... more

Will Smith is a Legend to his fans

20.12.07
Will Smith braved the cold to meet crowds of fans in London at the UK premiere of his new blockbuster, I Am Legend.... more

Note perfect Amy proves she's the best

23.11.07
The undeniably remarkable voice of Amy Winehouse remained a sensuous pleasure, proving again she is the finest British soulstress of her generation.... more

Monk, funk and even a banjo

31.10.07
It takes place at 41 venues over 10 nights and ranges from world music to the complete works of Thelonious Monk - Jack Massarik previews the London Jazz Festival.... more

DVDs of the week

23.10.07
Indian film Water, REM's new live album release and horror sequel Hostel Part II are among the week's DVDs.... more

Dresses that lifted the post-war blues

19.09.07
The V&A's nicely designed exhibition of 107 pieces, 90 per cent from its own collection, covers the Golden Age of Couture.... more

Squeeze world comeback starts in Deptford

09.07.07
Squeeze are to perform in their old south London stamping ground of Deptford for the first time in more than 20 years... more

Abortion pic tops Cannes prizes

29.05.07
Romanian film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days won the Palme d'Or at Cannes - but Brit flick Control, about Joy Division's Ian Curtis, got a special mention.... more

Lost in paradise

30.04.07
Two exhibitions that promise to explore the wonders of the New World frustrate as much as they fascinate, says Brian Sewell.... more

Critic's choice: Top 5 exhibitions

22.03.07
The British Museum hosts a display of John White's watercolours, maverick designer Luigi Colani's pieces have a back-to-the-future feel and trinkets by architect James Stuart are on show at the V&A.... more

Critic's choice: gig of the night

13.03.07
David Smyth picks the UK comeback of Seventies folk rockers America as his gig of the night.... more

The Police set for reunion tour

05.01.07
The Police could be set to reunite for a tour of Britain and America to mark the 30th anniversary of their hit debut single Roxanne.... more

Sir Paul calls for music copyright to be longer

07.12.06
Sir Paul McCartney is among more than 4,000 musicians who have taken out a full-page newspaper advert expressing their discontent with the law over copyright.... more

'Why should I be censored?'

01.12.06
Posters for Reginald D Hunter's stand-up show, which feature the N-word, have been banned from the Underground for fear of offending commuters.... more

AFI are hotting up in the UK

10.10.06
Californian quartet AFI haven't generated much heat in the UK but you wouldn't know it from the response they received at the first show of a UK tour.... more

Razorlight cut through Scissor Sisters

09.10.06
Soft-rockers Razorlight have claimed the top spot in the UK singles chart, beating Scissor Sisters and former Baywatch star David Hasselhoff.... more

Scissor Sisters make it a double

02.10.06
Scissor Sisters have topped both the singles and album charts for the second week running.... more

Ta-Dah! Scissor Sisters swing double No 1

25.09.06
The Scissor Sisters have clinched the top spot in both this week's UK singles and album chart. It is the third week the New York disco group have spent at number one in the singles chart.... more

Corinne cleans up as best Mobo newcomer

21.09.06
Chart-topping soul sensation Corinne Bailey Rae stole the show at the Mobo Awards. The former waitress flew in from a US tour to collect the prize for best newcomer and best UK female.... more

Big screen for Little Britain

15.09.06
Little Britain: The Movie is on its way. Stars David Walliams and Matt Lucas revealed they are developing a film in the US.... more

A portrait of desolation

04.09.06
Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron's adaptation of P D James's apocalyptic vision of the future - Children Of Men - is convincingly shot but not as effectively written says Derek Malcolm.... more

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