Festival season is upon us and London has the blues. This is not a common occurrence, for our city has not hosted a proper dedicated blues festival since the Capital/JVC events of the Eighties... more
Kate Nash is on the lookout for a London school where she can set up her Rock'n'Roll for Girls Music Club to close the gender gap in music industry.... more
The Pierces, sweet-voiced sisters from Alabama, have a new sound that will propel them to stardom — and over the page are five other names to watch out for next year... more
Four sixth-formers have been thrown out of a top private school after being caught with cocaine as the end-of-year prom was marred by pupils' drunken behaviour... more
A kooky, confessional American singer-songwriter whose pounding, soulful pop chronicles her own 'basket-case-ness'. She could become this year's Fiona Apple or Sheryl Crow.... more
On the verge of the 30th anniversary of Marc Bolan's death, David Smyth pays a visit to the memorial site, one of London's less well-known rock shrines.... more
There's no denying that bad taste is a great excuse for a party, and music fans are especially spoilt for spooky choice tonight, including Finnish death metallers Lordi at the Forum.... more
One man band Sparklehorse extinguished any atmosphere created by his sumptuous songs with an aloofness that didn't do him or his music any favours.... more
A double bill of old school soul, Fela Kuti's former drummer leads his own band and country-tinged ballads from Matt Ward. David Smyth picks out the best of this weekend's gigs.... more
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