There’s so much to absorb on Californian harpist Joanna Newsom’s three-disc third LP and it's hard to see what the fuss is about with Ellie Goulding.... more
Florence Welch oozes a mischievous, sexy and unhinged quality in her band's new album, while the Benny Andersson Band, The Duckworth Lewis Method, Acoustic Ladyland and Tinariwen release CDs.... more
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.... more
With twanging guitars, handclaps, and basslines as agile as a beetle in the sand, Tinariwen's music suggests the limitless space of the desert.... more
Country music superstar Dolly Parton, reggae legend Lee 'Scratch' Perry, indie rockers Maximo Park and Touareg nomads Tinariwen all play the capital this weekend.... more
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
Our critics introduce the names to watch out for over the next 12 months - the ones you won’t have heard of before, the ones that you’ll suddenly see everywhere – and the one the critics will love best in 2007.... more
London Gateway, the £1.5bn container port under construction on the Thames at Thurrock, will have capacity to unload six of the world's largest ships at one time and have as much impact on the capital as a new airport or half a dozen Westfield shopping centres
With London Fashion Week kicking off on Friday, British designer Matthew Williamson tells Rosamund Urwin about breaking up with his ex, post-show partying and his new model man
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