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Woo hoo! Blur are back on track

2009-06-15T23:00:00Z

Just 170 souls were allowed to secure the green wristbands money couldn�t buy to see Blur play their first London show in nine years.

Sound check: Danger Mouse does it again

2009-05-29T15:55:44Z

Danger Mouse's new album with David Lynch is another classic � so why doesn�t EMI want you to hear it?.

Blur tickets sell out in just two minutes

2008-12-12T14:41:22Z

Tickets for a Blur comeback concert in London sold out online in two minutes

Music

2008-10-02T11:26:16Z

Live music, be it opera or rock festivals, is proving more popular than ever � and is offering a desperately needed financial lifeline. London remains the heartbeat of the industry.

Rock of ages against racism

2008-04-27T23:00:00Z

The Love Music Hate Racism carnival was a true British national party: colourful, vibrant and free to everybody.

Arctic Monkeys and Doherty win at NME Awards

2008-02-29T08:48:07Z

Arctic Monkeys were lauded at the Shockwaves NME Awards but it was Pete Doherty who emerged as the unlikely hero.

Arctic Monkeys dominate NME awards

2008-01-29T08:35:46Z

Arctic Monkeys are set to dominate this year's NME Awards - while Amy Winehouse could end up being the biggest loser.

The hottest tickets for the year ahead

2008-01-04T11:10:07Z

From Kylie Minogue and masterpieces of Impressionism to an invasion of Chinese dance companies, the next 12 months will be a treat for London's arts lovers.

CDs of the week

2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

Girls Aloud release another slap of feisty handbag pop and Tom Brousseau touches upon the idiosyncracies of love in this week's albums.

Cave comes of (old) age

2007-06-20T23:00:00Z

Australian punk singer Nick Cave performed a one-off Grinderman gig that showed his song-writing skills are more potent than ever

A Radiohead riddle

2007-04-13T09:58:39Z

Radiohead drop hints, Tarantino has killer taste, Natasha Bedingfield is back, and podcasts are soon to contain music. It's all happening, says David Smyth.

Last white man in Hammersmith Palais

2007-03-30T09:38:09Z

A look back at the history of a London landmark, as a bandmate of the Clash's Joe Strummer prepares for the final concert there before the bulldozers move in.

Harmonies propel the masters of new-folk

2007-02-28T00:00:00Z

New-folk outfit Indigo Moss put on a foot-stomping, girl-twirling, do-si-do-ing humdinger of a gig at the Water Rats Theatre.

Modern life still rubbish says Damon

2007-01-22T00:00:00Z

The Good, The Bad And The Queen is band No 3 for Damon Albarn ... and he's still not happy. We review the week's new CDs.

Hats off to the young guns of pop

2007-01-15T00:00:00Z

Debuts by The View and Jamie T are shot through with slices of life on the street, while The Earlies and Robert Gomez also turn in great albums.

Downloads of the week

2006-12-11T08:48:54Z

Hard-Fi offer free downloads of their touring antics, Newton Faulkner's taster EP is in download stores now and Damon Albarn's latest venture play a free MySpace gig.

A day out for Damon

2006-10-26T23:00:00Z

As The Good, The Bad And The Queen took to the stage for the BBC Electric Proms, cultures did not clash. The project instead turned out to be a straightforward Damon Albarn vehicle.

Critic's choice: BBC Electric Proms

2006-10-25T10:07:17Z

The BBC's latest venture into live events is a long weekend of intriguing collaborations boasting big names from across rock's spectrum.

Pick of the pop Proms

2006-10-24T10:03:37Z

In the first of what it hopes will be an annual festival to complement the classical Proms, the BBC's Electric Proms aims to persuade a wide cross-section of contemporary musicians to try something a bit different.

Why Billy Bragg is feeling electric

2006-10-24T09:52:12Z

British rock is the focus of a new music festival, the Electric Proms, at the Roundhouse. One of its stars, Billy Bragg, tells Nick Curtis: 'We're going back to our roots.'