'Down Down Down' hitmaker been stockpiling songs for his first solo record since he first started to learn music and until he had enough "life experience" to do them justice... more
Accompanied by musicians including a mandolin player James Vincent McMorrow's performance had the sort of heart-rending lyrics that would delight fans of Bon Iver... more
Biffy Clyro fans are hoping to whip up a campaign to get the rock trio to number one to beat X Factor winner Matt Cardle's cover of one of their songs... more
Burberry creative director Christopher Bailey loves music almost as much as he loves clothes. For his Burberry Acoustic initiative he has handpicked the best (and best-looking) young musicians to showcase their sounds and fashions... more
To date, Rachel Hurd-Wood's bodice has been ripped by Ben Whishaw, Ben Barnes and James Purefoy, and she's still only 19. Hettie Harvey meets costume drama's newest discovery...
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What's the Persian for schadenfreude? I don't know, but I imagine that in between cursing infidels, oppressing his people and grooming his silly beard, Iran's supreme lunatic Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had a jolly good laugh at our expense this weekend... more
It was a double Hallelujah at the top of the charts as X Factor winner Alexandra Burke won the battle for Christmas number one ahead of Jeff Buckley's version of the song.... more
Leonard Cohen’s anthem looks set to top the charts — and one fan of the veteran singer is delighted that a song long treasured by very few has touched so many... more
Radiohead, Estelle, Last Shadow Puppets and Adele were today all nominated for this year's Nationwide Mercury Prize. Also up for the gong are Elbow, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and Neon Neon.... more
Hip bar and gallery, Proud Camden, has been reborn in a stylish stable and the celebs are coming out in force to see what all the fuss is about.... more
David Smyth this week looks at guitarist-turned-singer Scott Matthews, some downloadable White Stripes and Kanye West's latest eclectic offering.... more
Kate Walsh came from nowhere to storm the iTunes chart with an album of songs about old boyfriends. 'I fall in love 10 times a day,' she tells Alastair McKay.... more
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