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Playing with clubs: meet the entrepreneurs of the night

06.11.09

Now that nights are getting longer, it's important to spend them well. Whether your tastes run to speakeasys, fire-eaters or a knees-up with Simon Le Bon, there's a club for you...... more

Sound check: Joe Strummer is calling London's musicians

21.08.09

The open-air gig under the Westway is just one the projects supported by Strummerville, the foundation set up to help aspiring young musicians take the steps to stage and studio... more

Sound check: Arctic Monkeys are ready to evolve

14.08.09

Sheffield quartet Arctic Monkeys have a challenging new sound for their third album � but by taking risks they could soon be in a league of their own.... more

Singing with your supper

15.04.09

Combine dining out with a live music set at some of London's top restaurants.... more

Killer line-up revealed for Hyde Park festival

31.03.09

The Killers will headline a three-day rock festival in Hyde Park this summer... more

Kooks star is caught going for a Barton

27.01.09

Mischa Barton breezed into London for a hot date with new boyfriend The Kooks frontman Luke Pritchard.... more

Jade Jagger joins in Kooks' jolly booze-up

03.12.08

The Kooks celebrated their show at the Camden Roundhouse with a mega booze-up at Whisky Mist. ... more

Off the record

30.05.08

My Morning Jacket perform a gorgeous new song in the back of a cab and the Connaught has a musical makeover.... more

Weekend gig guide

01.05.08

Singalong to The Kooks, dance to Cuban 12-piece Buena Vista Social Club or spend a more relaxing evening with Katie Melua.... more

Little room at the inns of Europe�s rock cradle

21.04.08

Hordes of indie revellers headed to the capital on Friday night for a glimpse of the year�s hottest talent at The Camden Crawl.... more

Cds of the week

11.04.08

The Kooks return with a catchy album but it fails to give depth, I Am Kloot deliver classic pop and Norma Winstone strives for excellence with a serene tone.... more

CDs of the week

25.01.08

Great tunes from indie rockers Vampire Weekend, and a much-hyped debut album from Adele Adkins are among the CDs of the week.... more

Acoustic support for Mencap

31.10.07

Mencap Little Noises Sessions offer a chance to see Babyshambles, Kate Nash, The Kooks and others play acoustic sets in intimate surroundings. ... more

Jam-packed with cockiness and tunes

18.10.07

The quality of a handful of anthems belted out by The Enemy at Brixton Academy suggest the newcomers will be around for some time to come.... more

Bargain in the basement

02.10.07

Claiming to be Britain's biggest music festival, Oxjam 2007 saw The Kooks descend into ramshackle slapdash.... more

Critic's choice: Top five gigs

17.08.07

Among the top five gigs this weekend, you can rock out at the V Festival and catch Prince's funky moves at the O2 Arena.... more

Gallagher and Blunt unite for charity

30.04.07

Noel Gallagher and James Blunt are joining forces for a new charity project.... more

Off the record: David Smyth

16.02.07

David Smyth discusses why the Fratellis deserved their Brit and the danger advertising poses to rock festivals in his weekly column.... more

West End shows top Google ticket search

18.12.06

Dirty Dancing was this year's most popular event, beating Robbie Williams and George Michael in online searches for tickets, according to Google.... more

Xfm puts a warm glow in its winter festivity

11.12.06

Xfm's annual Winter Wonderland bonanza sold out in six minutes. And with a line-up that included The Feeling, The Kooks and Kasabian the crowd was certainly given value for money.... more

Critic's choice: Top 5 weekend gigs

08.12.06

Electropop sextet CSS play their biggest London show, there's an impressive line-up for Xfm's Winter Wonderland and Morrissey continues his resurgence at Wembley.... more

Lily goes blank as Martin takes centre stage

28.11.06

At the Union Chapel's Little Noise Sessions, Lily Allen maintained the spontaneous feel by forgetting the words to her song but an appearance by Chris Martin was the biggest surprise of the night.... more

Abbey Rd to host new 'Whistle Test'

22.11.06

The Killers, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Paul Simon, Primal Scream and Muse have all signed up for a new TV show at Abbey Road Studios.... more

British stars top charts in Europe

10.11.06

British pop acts rule the airwaves when it comes to million-plus selling albums in Europe, with The Kooks, Sugababes and Katie Melua scooping 19 of the 36 platinum awards.... more

Madonna snubbed and ridiculed at MTV awards

03.11.06

Madonna was mocked on stage at the MTV Europe Music Awards as she failed to take a single prize despite being nominated for three.... more

Luke turns the girls inside out

18.10.06

Kooks' lead singer Luke Pritchard cast aside his acoustic instrument in favour of wrestling an electric guitar convinced the girls in the audience that he was an enigmatic sex god.... more

Muse and Thom top the digital pops

04.10.06

Muse and Thom Yorke were the big winners at the BT Digital Music Awards. Each collected two trophies at the fifth annual ceremony dedicated to digital music entertainment.... more

Arctic Monkeys hit is top student anthem

02.10.06

Arctic Monkeys' I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor has been named the favourite student anthem of all time.... more

Downloads of the week

22.09.06

One-man-band Ciaran McFeely has released a hazy ballad, Belle and Sebastian are set to make long car journeys with small children more bearable and Mike Skinner goes on record with Pete Doherty.... more

Brits battle back to top the pops

17.08.06

Britpop has made a dramatic comeback as a string of home-grown acts bid to be the new kings of the charts. This year has been the best for new British talent for a decade, figures show.... more