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�I want that cow!� � the rise and rise of virtual gaming

2009-11-23T08:28:45Z

Facebook �needs panic buttons for children�

2009-11-18T08:15:50Z

Senior police officer has criticised Facebook and MySpace for not having panic buttons to protect children from online bullying or abuse

Sound check: Meet Ellie the MySpace stalker

2009-10-30T16:10:52Z

Ellie Goulding got to work with the best producers by hunting them down on the internet � now her extraordinary sound is proving popular.

Lily Allen rallies stars to fight against online piracy

2009-09-21T12:09:31Z

Lily Allen has stepped up her war against online piracy by rallying fellow stars such as Gary Barlow and James Blunt to campaign for artists' rights

Lily Allen: file-sharing is not fair

2009-09-15T15:42:51Z

Lily Allen has hit out at Pink Floyd's Nick Mason and Ed O'Brien of Radiohead for condoning the sharing of music on the internet

Introducing ... Sliimy, the French Mika

2009-08-07T09:42:51Z

France�s new singer-songwriter Sliimy started posting songs on MySpace two years ago, but it was when Perez Hilton linked Sliimy�s cover of Britney�s �Womanizer� on his infamous blog last December that things really took off

Lily Allen lays down the strict rules

2008-12-10T12:54:16Z

The public playback of Lily Allen's new album fell a bit flat - with the singer leaving before the new record had even been played.

Off the record

2008-11-07T10:59:00Z

A new wave of up-and-coming young women singers are digging out their sparkliest dresses and unashamedly going back to pop basics.

New Media

2008-10-02T15:50:17Z

London is one of the greatest digital hotspots outside California's Silicon Valley and these are the people leading the way

Beats and bad rhymes at Bloody Awful Poetry

2008-09-19T15:04:08Z

You'll love the bands, the bards and the boogying at quirky West End Club Madame Jo Jo's for the Bloody Awful Poetry night.

Accidental life and death

2008-08-19T09:59:01Z

Actor Dan March faces up to unexpected fatherhood in Edinburgh play My Myspace Baby while The Plan, which dumps us at the other end of human existence, feels too short.

Centrica protests too much about fat-cat dividends

2008-08-04T09:11:12Z

Off the record

2008-07-25T09:23:03Z

Rain or shine, there are plenty of new tunes to party to this year and David Smyth gives us his take on those tipped for the top.

Raw talent in the shop window

2008-06-02T09:40:49Z

The week-long, not-for-profit festival, City Showcase, features a programme of free gigs in Carnaby Street.

Different kind of crawl

2008-05-15T23:00:00Z

Shoreditch followed in Camden's fashionable footprint by hosting its own mini festival, Stag and Dagger, around 15 trendy venues.

Yard detectives use Facebook to spy on gangs

2008-04-24T07:51:12Z

Detectives are using social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace to target criminals and gangs

The hoodie who is board stupid

2007-12-20T00:00:00Z

Director Gus Van Sant revels in crafting films set within modern youth culture, so much so that Paranoid Park's amateur thesps were cast via MySpace.

Hammer back from the grave with new movie

2007-12-13T09:37:06Z

Hammer Films is making its first horror movie in 31 years. But instead of going to cinemas, Beyond The Rave will be shown in episodes on MySpace.

Horsepower for techno teens

2007-11-29T00:00:00Z

Critics are calling War Horse one of the most enjoyable night's of their lives, and Gemma Hodges agrees. "It's wicked" says the 13-year-old.

Colbie could thrive

2007-11-27T00:00:00Z

Unashamedly aloof and looking like a pink-hued Mariah Carey, Colbie Caillat was not without star quality, but she may do better without her band.

Sorry, there aren't any names left for bands...

2007-10-08T14:05:24Z

Today's new bands are finding it difficult to think of a name for themselves because all the good ones have been taken.

Off the record

2007-09-28T09:51:54Z

David Smyth has another listen to radio and meets the latest in the production line of MySpace led musicians, Colbie Caillat.

Internet and middle-aged fans fuel live music boom

2007-08-13T10:19:53Z

Live music is enjoying a renaissance, with record numbers of fans going to concerts thanks to a boom in downloading music from the internet.

Hit band hasn't sold a single CD

2007-08-10T11:35:10Z

The latest stars of MySpace, the Revelations, are set to storm the charts with their 60's girl group style, and all without a record deal.

US bars Lily Allen after run-in with photographer

2007-08-07T10:08:59Z

Singer Lily Allen has been barred from entering America, meaning her tour of the country, scheduled for next month, is now under threat.

On Kate's own terms

2007-07-30T11:33:01Z

As one of Britain's hottest young singer/songwriters, Kate Nash says she won't let her meteoric rise go to her head.

The new queen of MySpace

2007-05-18T10:59:42Z

Perhaps it is a little early to be talking about the new Lily Allen - but with the old Lily Allen showing the strain, maybe she'd be happy to have the attention focused on Kate Nash instead.

Enter the 14-year-olds

2007-03-12T00:00:00Z

For anyone over 25 the rave sections of Enter Shikari's gig at Hammersmith Palais - where the drummer danced Bez-style with his top off - were hard to take seriously.

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.

Welcome to Lily's world

2006-11-07T00:00:00Z

Lily Allen's MySpace friends packed London's Astoria to see her, dressed like a chavvy Cleopatra, perform like the proper pop star she now is.