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Sound check: Green is the new rock'n'roll

20.11.09
Musicians are realising that there are plenty of ways they can help save the planet — without making the rest of us cringe.... more

Gigs of the week

25.09.09
Cliff Richard & The Shadows come to the 02 Arena, Paolo Nutini will be at the Hammersmith Apollo and Florence and the Machine are at Shepherd's Bush.... more

Sound and fury from Gang of Four

25.08.09
Exactly 30 years after their only Top 50 British album, Entertainment!, Gang Of Four are almost as influential as The Velvet Underground.... more

Sound check: Tiesto is the King of Trance

31.07.09
Dance music never died, says the world's most-wanted DJ, Tiesto, who is set to play the clubbers' event of the summer in Victoria Park.... more

Nominees announced for BT Digital Music Awards

18.09.08
The nominations for the annual BT Digital Music Awards have been revealed with Kylie and Bloc Party leading the way. ... more

Off the record

29.08.08
Portico Quartet are the surprise on this year's album of the year shortlist, and their vibrant sound could make them the winners in 10 days' time.... more

Get ready to go crawling in Camden

16.04.08
Camden will host more than 40 bands this weekend including The Fratellis, Los Campesinos! and Robyn for the annual Crawl. Make sure you don't miss out on the best gigs with our festival guide.... more

Arctic Monkeys dominate NME awards

29.01.08
Arctic Monkeys are set to dominate this year's NME Awards - while Amy Winehouse could end up being the biggest loser.... more

Party boys have the X(fm) Factor

10.12.07
Xfm's Christmas party at the Brixton Academy featured Kate Nash and Supergrass but the night really belonged to south London's Bloc Party.... more

Off the record

09.11.07
André Paine goes behind-the-scenes at the making of a charity single and recalls the time he met the coolest man in rock.... more

Getting chilly for Charity

02.11.07
XFM's winter wonderland festival is set to bring some seasonal cool with superstar musicians helping to raise money for charity.... more

These guys know how to party

15.10.07
Bloc Party seem to have had the fire ignited in their belly and their recent show proves they are anything but the nearly-men of indie music.... more

Off the record

12.10.07
David Smyth takes a look at a new live music venue opening in New Cross and checks out what's new on the net.... more

Eyes of the world on London this weekend

06.07.07
London is poised to be at the centre of the biggest global music concert in history this weekend when Live Earth takes place at Wembley Stadium.... more

The future is mobile

30.05.07
Sue Steward reviews All Tomorrow's Pictures, an exhibition which celebrates the ICA's 60th birthday by getting 59 celebs to take phone pics.... more

Bloc vote of confidence needed

20.04.07
Even if the choruses are often missing, Bloc Party do have some great tunes. But they look like they could do with some confidence, says John Aizlewood.... more

Madonna stars in global eco extravaganza

10.04.07
Madonna, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Razorlight are among the acts which have signed up to play in the Live Earth concert at the new Wembley Stadium on 7 July.... more

Bloc Party blast 'over-rated' Oasis

29.03.07
Oasis have "made stupidity hip", according to one of their rivals. Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke hit back after Liam Gallagher dismissed them as "a band off University Challenge". ... more

Park hit the mark with a softer punch

26.03.07
Maximo Park were the surprise success story of 2005 with their literate, funny, moving guitar music. Paul Connolly reviews their second album, Our Heavenly Pleasures.... more

CDs of the week

16.03.07
Kieran Hebden - creator of folktronica - and Stephen Reid, punky anthem specialists The Rakes and The Aliens release CDs this week.... more

Chiefs still fuelled by rage within

19.02.07
The Kaiser Chiefs second album, Yours Truly, Angry Mob, is good, but lacks the invention and elegance to make it great, says Paul Connolly.... more

Stars line-up for climate change concerts

16.02.07
More than 100 of the world's biggest names in music, including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bon Jovi and Keane, will appear in a series of concerts to highlight the threat of climate change.... more

ICA offers public a shot at fame

12.02.07
The ICA is offering budding photographers a chance to exhibit their work alongside artists, designers, filmmakers, musicians and models, to celebrate its 60th anniversary.... more

Mika nets chart double

12.02.07
Flamboyant pop star Mika has pulled off a double coup, with both his debut album and single at the top of the charts.... more

CDs of the week

02.02.07
We take a look at the biggest CDs released this week including the debut album from chart-topping Mika, and the latest offerings from Bloc Party and Lady Sovereign.... more

Troubled outsiders on the inside track

26.01.07
Of all the breakthrough bands releasing second albums in the coming months Bloc Party seem most likely to make a genuine career out of their chiming, multi-layered rock songs.... more

Hats off to the young guns of pop

15.01.07
Debuts by The View and Jamie T are shot through with slices of life on the street, while The Earlies and Robert Gomez also turn in great albums.... more

Mighty Rapture are just warming up

18.10.06
Having invented the latest generation of punk-funk The Rapture seemed then to stand still but their sell-out Koko gig showed that perhaps there is life after hip after all.... 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

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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