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25 reasons to go to The Edinburgh Festival

01.07.09
After last year's letdown, the world's largest arts festival has got its act together to offer a thrilling array of entertainment next month.... more

Andy back to his best as normal service is resumed

26.06.09
Lou Reed never had such a perfect day. Hours before he arrived for his own match, Andy Murray had already enjoyed an excellent afternoon on Centre Court... more

Little mags, big ideas

11.05.09
A niche journal by Francis Ford Coppola is spearheading a new genre of intelligent reading, says Jenny Wilhide... more

Off the record: Do try this at home, kids

17.04.09
Roll over Barney the Dinosaur and tell Big Bird the news — in Ziggy Marley, the under-fives have a new kind of musical idol.... more

Obama's new regime - it's too old school for my taste

03.12.08
There's a strange sense of political limbo here in America at the moment... more

This year of madness: Former DJ Andy Kershaw reveals his pain at the bitter struggle to see his children

04.09.08
Andy Kershaw was one of Britain's favourite DJs - until he was jailed and was banned from seeing his children. Now on the run from police, he breaks his silence. ... more

Lou Reed's Berlin is determinedly downbeat

24.07.08
Those who admire Reed will find that Lou Schnabel's film allows the music to speak for itself against its rather messy background.... more

Here's a Brucie bonus: Gwyneth Paltrow singing karaoke live

20.06.08
Who needs Chris Martin singing when you can have his wife Gwyneth Paltrow instead?... more

Gwyneth Paltrow sings at Ronnie Scott's

20.06.08
Gwyneth Paltrow sang a karaoke version of Killing Me Softly With His Song to a standing ovation at a charity event in aid of Palestinian children... more

Old flames flicker again in Love

04.06.08
On entering the auditorium for the lovably ramshackle new musical from Iceland's Vesturport company, Love, it is difficult not to smile.... more

For sale: Albert Hall box with a £1.2million view

03.06.08
It measures just a few feet across, has 10 chairs, no bed and no bathroom - but is on sale for £1.2 million... more

Meryl Mia! How Streep's gushing fan letter won her dream role in new film

18.05.08
With 14 Oscar nominations under her belt, Meryl Streep is generally on the receiving end of gushing fan letters. But after watching the stage musical Mamma Mia! on Broadway she decided to fire one off herself – with remarkable consequences ... more

Trouble in America

01.05.08
Laurie Anderson's slow yet powerful show examines a changed America through the eyes of an appalled yet analytical New Yorker.... more

Joyful return to heart of soul

17.04.08
As if hip-hop had never happened, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings offer an old-fashioned soul review, complete with fast-talking MC Binky Griptite.... more

Sixties crooner Leonard Cohen makes comeback concert tour

12.03.08
His morose tones attracted a cult following in the 1960s. Now at the pensionable age of 73, Leonard Cohen is set to make a comeback more than 40 years after he first took to the stage ... more

It's an opera mash-up

12.03.08
English National Opera is joining forces with the Young Vic to create a new kind of opera out of a film by David Lynch. Something as bold as this could work only in London, says its director Diane Paulus.... more

A case of life and death

04.02.08
Artist and director Julian Schnabel tells Tom Dawson how a magazine editor's stroke led him to make his Oscar-nominated movie, The Diving Bell And The Butterfly.... more

Dancing to a new beat

29.01.08
With his signature dance left firmly in the 1980s, eclectic director Édouard Lock tells Keith Watson how he’s returned to his roots, using ballet to influence his artistic output.... more

Off the record

30.11.07
David Smyth looks at Morrissey's racism row with the magazine NME and how it shows that politics and pop are an awkward mix.... more

CDs of the week

09.11.07
Craig David shows signs of interest again with a new album, while Duran Duran continue to churn out their funky brand of dance pop.... more

Freshers week no longer a blur

28.09.07
The Goldsmiths Students' Union has called time on their cheesy disco culture by replacing one of its bars with an art gallery.... more

All Eyes on indie-rock genius

04.07.07
Despite a surprisingly below par start to his Shepherds Bush Empire gig, Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst proved he is an indie-rock superstar in the making.... more

Dark classic takes a walk on the wild side

02.07.07
To celebrate the 34th anniversary of his album Berlin, Lou Reed played each song in its entirety during a mesmerising performance... more

Critic's choice: Top five gigs

28.06.07
This week's top 5 gigs include the Gypsy Kings at the Tower of London, Lou Reed at the Hammersmith Apollo and the Concert for Diana at Wembley.... 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

Dylan's lawyers bid to block Sienna movie

15.12.06
Bob Dylan is trying to halt the release of Sienna Miller's new movie about Andy Warhol because the singer fears it is defamatory.... more

Films to rock your world

27.09.06
Only film fans with staying power need apply for the whole 14th annual Raindance Film Festival: it promises 90 screenings of movies, shorts and documentaries in just 12 days.... more

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