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Family home of a prominent London architect has been destroyed by a fire... more

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The Who's guitar is smash hit of Woodstock display

03.06.09
The guitar that Pete Townshend smashed on stage at Woodstock is to go on show in London to mark the 40th anniversary of the music festival... more

Best London galleries and museums

08.04.09
From rock 'n' roll and graffiti art to Henry VIII and the workings of the human body, London's galleries and museums have something for everyone.... more

Kasabian fire off psychedelic thunderballs

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With new songs that take them to a new level, Kasabian are earning their place at rock's top table.... more

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23.03.09
A campaign designed to lure visitors to London's lesser-known attractions has been launched... more

Artists urged to enter race for £6m Cultural Olympiad grants

19.03.09
Artists, writers, composers and choreographers are being called on to create new works celebrating the 2012 Olympics... more

Curtain up on the V&A’s theatre debut

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£120m renovation will bring V&A treasures out of the backroom

12.11.08
The Victoria and Albert Museum is on course to complete its nine-year £120million transformation of its galleries... more

Off the record

25.07.08
Rain or shine, there are plenty of new tunes to party to this year and David Smyth gives us his take on those tipped for the top.... more

Sounds like a Kew for a song

23.07.08
The partner of Who guitarist Pete Townshend is spending a week in Kew to produce an album of songs inspired by the area... more

Off the record

11.04.08
After losing the backing of his record company, Tom McRae is organising his own roadshow to help other musicians, Madonna launches her 11th album and there are great new bands on the scene.... more

Stella McCartney and Yoko Ono's tearful embrace at funeral of 'Fifth Beatle' - but Macca stays away

07.04.08
The Beatles he loved couldn't be there to say goodbye. It was left to the women to pay the band's final respects to Neil Aspinall, the man who ran the group's business empire for 40 years and was known as the 'fifth Beatle'... more

Lines torn from tragedy

18.01.08
Eels frontman Mark Everett delivered some witty, effortlessly melodic tunes in an emotionally enriching performance.... more

Whole lotta pain halts Led Zep

02.11.07
Led Zeppelin have been forced to postpone their reunion concert in London after guitarist Jimmy Page broke his finger. ... more

Whole lotta hysteria ... Led Zep's one-off gig

12.09.07
The return of legendary rockers Led Zeppelin was finally confirmed today - 27 years after they split.... more

The Who soldier on - but Iggy steals the show

25.06.07
Richard Godwin squelched from one stage to another at Glastonbury this weekend to give us his verdict on this year's festival.... more

Amy gets her Mojo working for awards

10.05.07
Singer Amy Winehouse has continued her ascent to the top of the music world with three Mojo award nominations.... more

No substitute for fire

02.04.07
The Who's concert in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust featured epic musicianship with numerous raging guitar solos from Pete Townshend and on stage acrobatics from Roger Daltrey.... more

Off the record: David Smyth's column

09.02.07
David Smyth chats with Pete Townshend and his girlfriend Rachel Fuller about their unprofessional webcasts, and does his bit to save Camden's Electric Ballroom in his weekly column.... more

Traffic-stopping tribute to Jim

22.01.07
Bill Wyman, former Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh, Yusuf Islam, Paul Weller and Pete Townshend all appeared at a tribute concert to psychedelic rocker Jim Capaldi.... more

Critics choice: Top five gigs

19.01.07
With star-packed events at Ronnie Scott's and the Roundhouse featuring Jamie Cullum, Paul Weller and Bill Wyman, to Swedish electropop at the Mean Fiddler, there is something for everyone.... more

The Who still have the power

30.10.06
As their Roundhouse gig proved, The Who still have the power...but nowadays with the help of nothing stronger than a cup of tea, says John Aizlewood.... more

CDs of the week

27.10.06
Songbird showcases Willie Nelson's tough, delicate tones, the first Who album in 24 years is released and Make Believe lacks a certain spark.... more

Pick of the pop Proms

24.10.06
In the first of what it hopes will be an annual festival to complement the classical Proms, the BBC's Electric Proms aims to persuade a wide cross-section of contemporary musicians to try something a bit different.... more

Schools of rock

14.09.06
From Coldplay and Pulp to The Who and Pink Floyd, much of modern music flourished in the capital's seats of higher learning. A new poll has revealed where they studied.... more

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