Lady Gaga's outrageous dress sense has proved to be divisive - after she was shortlisted for both most and least stylish star in this year's NME Awards... more
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (provisionally titled Good Ass Job until sanity prevailed) is the work of a man who feels compelled to be bigger, better and braver...Kanye West
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It’s the last quarter of the year and the record companies are bringing out their star performers. So can Kanye, Duffy and JLS scale the heights? Or will they all be pipped to the top by SuBo?... more
Las Vegas pretty boys Panic at the Disco have undergone the classic teenage about-face and realised the music of their parents was the greatest.... more
Manchester-based singer-songwriter Cherry Ghost is at The Borderline, Stiff Little Fingers play the Astoria and The Good, the Bad and the Queen head for Hammersmith.... more
Breakthrough band Enter Shikari, former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr's latest album and scratching DVDs as if they are vinyl all make it into David Smyth's column this week.... more
Lisa Verrico applauds Murder By Death, a US band that dares to look different and whose mournful guitars evoke a curious, spooky, lawless life.... more
Not everyone has welcomed My Chemical Romance's rise to rock stardom but their Brixton Academy gig was a celebration of alternative rock's chart triumph, says Andre Paine.... more
Lucinda Williams airs her bruised country rock, My Chemical Romance warm up for their Wembley gig and you should sell everything you own to get a ticket for Brian Wilson's West End show.... more
Robbie Williams' seventh studio effort contains no fewer than five cover versions, Amy Winehouse plays it straight and Pedro Luis Ferrer draws on the rich traditions of Cuba.... more
Jack White joins his old Detroit mucker Brendan Benson on stage at the Brixton Academy, tuneful Parisians Phoenix play the Astoria and the New York Dolls will be whipping up a storm.... more
Lostprophets scooped two awards at the Kerrang! Awards. The Welsh group were named Best British Band and also walked away with the Best Album award for Liberation Transmission.... more
Gig preview: Jet-black hair, porcelain skin - Betty Curse is a real living doll. She's also proof of how mainstream 'alternative' rock culture has become. This week, Betty and band are showcasing their album Hear Lies Betty Curse at credible indie venue Barfly.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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