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Brixton gets a taste of Hoxton

06.11.09
Head south of the river to Brixton's Plan B for crazy music eclecticism and a great vibe... more

Just hit the decks and play at home

02.11.09
Forget air guitar - the latest 'playalong' music games have made staying in rock. Mark Prigg charts the rise of home entertainment that lets you be the star... more

Introducing...Paul Normansell, a London Lichtenstein

21.08.09
Model artist Paul Normansell paints portraits of celebrities, with Kate Moss a firm favourite... more

CDs of the week

22.05.09
Iggy Pop goes all philosophical, Phoenix produce an album choc-full of tunes and Gary Go wears his heart on his sleeve... more

Basement Jaxx top Wireless bill

17.02.09
Basement Jaxx are set to headline this year's Wireless Festival with The Streets and Dizzee Rascal also ready to perform.... more

Elbow win album of the year in 'poll of polls'

30.12.08
Elbow rounded off a breakthrough year with their album topping an annual "poll of polls" list.... more

London hosts world premiere of spectacular live music show

12.12.08
A spectacular live show based on the Star Wars saga is to have its world premiere at the O2 next year... more

Anna Meredith is prom queen

06.08.08
How will Anna Meredith's gutsy, wild new composition for 800 performers be received by the Last Night audience?.... more

Clapham Common gets loaded

21.04.08
The line-up for Get Loaded In The Park has been revealed and there is something to satisfy all music tastes at this year's event; from Iggy & The Stooges to Gossip.... more

Off the record

29.02.08
David Smyth looks at a French-British exchange of music live acts and reveals all that's new on the net.... more

CDs of the week

22.02.08
A five-star debut from Duffy, Janet Jackson's monstrously long new album and the extreme beauty of Goldfrapp.... more

Amy Winehouse celebrates Grammys by visiting husband Blake in prison

11.02.08
Amy Winehouse celebrated cleaning up at the Grammys with a visit to Pentonville Jail. The 24-year-old troubled star went to see husband Blake Civil-Fielder today after winning five awards at last night's ceremony. Winehouse, wearing jeans and red high heels, looked healthier than ever as she appears to have put on weight since checking into a rehab clinic last month... more

CDs of the week

08.02.08
Sappy lyrics from The Feeling, Laura Marling shows musical maturity and Mary J Blige's Growing Pains all feature in this week's top CDs.... more

CDs of the week

01.02.08
Hot Chip return with a deliciously giddy new album and sleep inducing stuff from Jack Johnson in this week's top CDs.... more

Off the record

01.02.08
David Smyth talks to guitarist Chris Rea, who believes he's found a way to save the music industry, and look's at what's new on the net.... more

Pop goes 2007 - music review of the year

21.12.07
From Mika to Mozart, our music critics present their guide to a vintage year with a look back at the best albums.... more

Hunk of punk and funk

24.10.07
Frontman James Murphy was the unassailable leader of LCD Soundsystem during a superlative Brixton show.... more

DVDs of the week

16.10.07
This week's top DVDs include the twisted tale Tell No One, Spiderman 3, a Daft Punk collection entitled Electroma and US comic Joe Rogan performing stand-up.... more

CDs of the week

07.09.07
KT Tunstall releases the follow-up to her debut world-conquering album, and a keyboard-inspired hip hop offering from Kanye West feature among the CDs of the week.... more

Off the Record

22.06.07
Chris Elwell-Sutton takes us through the latest new music on the web, gripes about celeb DJs and introduces us to dance mix maestro Calvin Harris.... more

Unstoppable Kaisers rise to the occasion

18.06.07
The Kaiser Chiefs set their main stage credentials in stone with their high energy performance at the O2 Wireless Festival.... more

Critic's choice: Top five gigs

15.06.07
This weekend, the Wireless Festival continues at Hyde Park, Jarvis Cocker's Meltdown Festival kicks off and Muse play Wembley.... more

Four-day festival offers a crowd-pulling line-up

14.06.07
The White Stripes are among the many acts to feature on the opening day of the O2 festival, which swings into action at Hyde Park... more

The nobody who won a Novello

01.06.07
David Smyth this week looks at guitarist-turned-singer Scott Matthews, some downloadable White Stripes and Kanye West's latest eclectic offering.... more

Playing the fields

22.05.07
Isle of Wight's Bestival will be one of the summer's hottest music events. Arwa Haider asks its DJ organiser Rob da Bank why the fancy dress-fest seems to work.... more

Your ultimate guide to summer festivals

04.04.07
Glastonbury sold out in 90 minutes, but all is not lost. There are dozens of other fantastic music events, says David Smyth. And you can still get tickets - just.... more

Tribes gather for builder's infectious beats

15.03.07
An eclectic crowd turned out at the London Astoria for LCD Soundsystem's spine-tingling electronic concoctions of rocking indie punk-funk disco.... more

Electro cool delivered by a knockout

21.02.07
An ultra-hip Parisian, two rapping Brazilians and a band of moody Canadians had Dingwalls' gig-goers entranced.... more

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