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Robert Plant is moving away from the mothership

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:00:18 GMT

Robert Plant wrapped his still mighty vocals around the gorgeous South Seas lullaby I Bid You Goodnight.

Best of British for Mercury Prize

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:25:30 GMT

As it's nearly time for the annual UK album contest that is the Mercury Prize, David Smyth names his 12 favourites of the year.

Complex visions from Bat for Lashes

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:00:00 GMT

It was hard to tear your eyes from Bat for Lashes's silver star, bringing her complex vision so vividly to life.

Off the record

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:24:57 GMT

From modified toys to souped-up Hoovers and dead pigs, some bands are now looking way beyond traditional instruments to make music.

Songs of Scott Walker mix horror with absurdity

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A night of Scott Walker�s music featuring Jarvis Cocker, Damon Albarn and Gavin Friday was disturbing, confusing, horrific and downright ridiculous.

Radiohead lead the pack as Mercury Music Prize nominations announced

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:31:23 GMT

Radiohead, Estelle, Last Shadow Puppets and Adele were today all nominated for this year's Nationwide Mercury Prize. Also up for the gong are Elbow, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and Neon Neon.

Best of the fests

Fri, 23 May 2008 14:21:29 GMT

Festival season is here but this summer, instead of trogging to the countryside, check out the capital's coolest parties.

There will be blood

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The Minotaur is the operatic equivalent of Joy Division or Scott Walker at their bleakest, says Richard Godwin.

CDs of the week

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:32:57 GMT

Madonna is the most fearless she's been in years, perseverance will be rewarded for the latest Portishead album and it�s a wild ride with Courtney Pine.

CDs of the week

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Alex Turner's side project, The Last Shadow Puppets, is a debut of extraordinary promise, The Accidental could improve with time and Anita Wardell has an impressive go at scat-singing.

DVDs of the week

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

The week's top DVDs are led by an example of British film at its best in This Is England.

Jarvis goes into Meltdown

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:51:35 GMT

It's the most unpredictable festival of the year and the best thing about curating it, says Jarvis Cocker, is being able to celebrate the music you're most passionate about.

No ordinary Joe

Wed, 16 May 2007 23:00:00 GMT

Julien Temple's imaginative and revealing portrait of Clash singer Joe Strummer documents the punk hero's rise to fame and fortune, then his retreat from it.

A solitary Walker

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:00:00 GMT

Stephen Kijak's tribute film contains rare interviews with the modest poet and songwriter Scott Walker, the influential hero of people like Bowie, Radiohead and Brian Eno.

Rocking in a jazz world

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:33:02 GMT

With Acoustic Ladyland's new album offering up a post-punk twist on jazz, Pete Wareham talks about how his skater past is influencing the present.

I've toured the world more than Captain Cook

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:07:38 GMT

Richard Hawley has worked with Pulp, Nancy Sinatra and turned down Robbie. Now, pop's reluctant hero is selling out gigs of his own.

Britpopper's late bloom

Sun, 06 Aug 2006 23:00:00 GMT

Gig review: At 39, success has come late for Yorkshire crooner Richard Hawley. His Sunday lunchtime appearance at the Curzon was part of a series where musicians and artists introduce a favourite film and Hawley picked Zulu, comparing its colonial theme to Iraq.