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Sound check - Annie Mac - the queen of dance

07.10.11
Club music is at an all-time high and suddenly everyone wants to know where the next big tune is coming from - who better to ask than Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac?... more

The Big Chill announces all-new Radio Stage for 2011

19.07.11
Boutique festivals are well known for approaching the usual 3-dayer format in a slightly different way from more mainstream music events, and 2011 will see yet another innovation from The Big Chill... more

OK Go land video of the year award for YouTube sensation

13.10.10
Cult band OK Go landed an accolade for video of the year for their mind-boggling one-take promo for This Too Shall Pass... more

Album recorded in a garage wins Mercury Prize for indie trio The xx

08.09.10
Mercury Prize winners The xx said they were shocked to have beaten established names — and voiced caution about letting it go to their heads... more

Hot Chip deserve to top the charts

01.03.10
Hot Chip’s new album, One Life Stand, has mysteriously plunged down the charts but their live reputation helped sell out two Brixton shows.... more

Gigs of the week

26.02.10
Expect Yet more extravagant eye candy from the greatest pop star of recent times: Lady Gaga and share a geeky dance with Hot Chip.... more

CDs of the week: Corinne Bailey Rae, Hot Chip and Lil Wayne

29.01.10
Unquestionably, The Sea confirms Bailey Rae as a near-major talent and Hot Chip releases his finest album to date.... more

Brixton gets a taste of Hoxton

06.11.09
Head south of the river to Brixton's Plan B for crazy music eclecticism and a great vibe... more

Secrets of stealth clubbing

27.07.09
Stealth club nights are springing up all over London and attracting the trendiest party people - but you'll need to have the right contacts to find them, says Jasmine Gardner... more

Metronomy combine human and dance

25.02.09
Electronic music needn't be cold and impersonal. Take Metronomy, the indie-dance group who headlined a sold-out Koko. ... more

Chance to party on the cheap at credit crunch New Year

30.12.08
New Year's Eve partygoers are set to take advantage of discount tickets as promoters struggle to fill venues... more

Best New Year's Eve bashes in London

19.12.08
Not sorted your plans for the 31st yet? Tickets are still on sale for these great parties.... more

Off the record

07.11.08
A new wave of up-and-coming young women singers are digging out their sparkliest dresses and unashamedly going back to pop basics.... more

Off the record

19.09.08
From Coldplay to KT Tunstall — charities are finding that enlisting musicians is the ideal way to get their message to a jaded public.... more

Raw talent in the shop window

02.06.08
The week-long, not-for-profit festival, City Showcase, features a programme of free gigs in Carnaby Street.... more

Pub to club in Five Easy Drinks

11.04.08
In London's best local boozers you can dine, drink and dance all under one roof. Here's our guide to the best clubs in pubs.... more

No more horsing around

03.03.08
A love of house parties and an insatiable hunger for success means Foals may finally be able to deliver their music to the masses.... more

CDs of the week

01.02.08
Hot Chip return with a deliciously giddy new album and sleep inducing stuff from Jack Johnson in this week's top CDs.... more

Too hot to get a handle

28.01.08
They may look like indie oddballs but Hot Chip frontman Alexis Taylor reveals why their climb into the mainstream isn't so strange after all.... more

Off the record

11.01.08
David Smyth talks ticket touting, has an early listen to the new Hot Chip album and check's out what's new on the net.... more

Critic's choice: Top five gigs

20.07.07
Keane play the 02 arena, Groove Armada's annual Love Weekender takes place and the Somerset Series hosts its last two nights this weekend.... more

Mika in Wonderland (Somerset House, actually)

18.07.07
Short of handing out little bags of cake at the door, Mika Penniman did everything possible to turn his latest London show into an eight-year-old's birthday party.... more

Robbie up for songwriting award

24.05.07
Beleaguered Robbie Williams could win a major award at the Ivor Novello Awards tonight for Rudebox, a song that was panned by the critics.... more

Rapping Robbie back with chance of Novello

23.04.07
Robbie Williams has received a nomination for one of British songwriting's most prestigious prizes despite his latest album being panned by critics.... more

Summer of gigs at Somerset House

17.04.07
Some of the biggest names in pop have been lined up to appear at this summer's concerts in the courtyard of Somerset House.... more

Critic's choice: top 5 clubs

12.01.07
Big rock/rave, boogie cheese and an eclectic bash with Gilles Peterson are among Chris Elwell-Sutton's best weekend club events.... more

Stick a tune in your stockings

15.12.06
New compilations from Sonic Youth, Josef K and Matt Elliot plus a remix album from Architecture In Helsinki, make perfect alternative stocking fillers.... more

Stick a tune in your stockings

15.12.06
New compilations from Sonic Youth, Josef K and Matt Elliot plus a remix album from Architecture In Helsinki, make perfect alternative stocking fillers.... more

Killer line-up and carnival spirit

11.09.06
Lovingly curated by Radio One DJ Rob da Bank, Bestival prides itself on its killer line-up and a well defined sense of silliness and it broke the world fancy dress record again this year.... more


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