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CDs of the week

14.08.09

Calvin Harris makes music for getting ready to go out, Tinchy Stryder's record is dazzling and The XX have made a great debut.... more

Plug into Cable at SE1

17.07.09

SE1's new purpose-built super club holds a thousand up-for-it revellers.... more

Sound check: Diamond Girl

26.06.09

Sequin-clad pianist Marina Diamandis has both the talent and the eccentricity to set her apart from the current crop of female singers.... more

Party in style in SE1

19.06.09

Bermondsey Street is fast becoming the centre of a cool club bar and restaurant scene. ... more

Horsing around 'til 4am in Hoxton

27.02.09

The Horse & Groom in Shoreditch is the latest shining example of the "plub".... more

Duran Duran and N.E.R.D top Lovebox line-up

23.02.09

Duran Duran and N.E.R.D will be joining festival founders Groove Armada as headline acts for the 2009 Lovebox Weekender. ... more

Let's get this party started

31.12.08

Still stuck for the best way of seeing out the credit crunch year? Here’s our guide to what’s on offer in London on New Year's Eve.... more

Chance to party on the cheap at credit crunch New Year

30.12.08

New Year's Eve partygoers are set to take advantage of discount tickets as promoters struggle to fill venues... more

Best New Year's Eve bashes in London

19.12.08

Not sorted your plans for the 31st yet? Tickets are still on sale for these great parties.... more

Off the record

03.10.08

A rash of concert films and some weird rock features are set to brighten up our days. David Smyth fills us in.... more

Off the record

12.09.08

The Mercury Prize has never been less controversial. Listen to Elbow's early albums and you'll hear why they won it, says David Smyth.... more

Friendly Field Day despite the drizzle

11.08.08

Perhaps it needed a couple of bigger cult acts. But Field Day is one of the most welcoming festivals and deserves another outing.... more

Get out there – 20 ways to enjoy the summer

30.05.08

This is a golden, sunburned age of outdoor entertainment in London. Get out there. Buy a ticket. Crack open a bottle of something cold. Enjoy.... more

Best of the fests

23.05.08

Festival season is here but this summer, instead of trogging to the countryside, check out the capital's coolest parties.... more

The top 20 New Year's Eve parties

31.12.07

It's not too late to organise a big night out - whether it's a hot rave in Hoxton, a Brazilian party in Covent Garden or a dance in Mayfair.... more

Smashing a hole in the wall

28.09.07

Simian Mobile Disco gave a performance that delivered enough excitement to thrill the crowd without compromising their electronic roots.... more

Off the record

07.09.07

David Smyth looks at the record sales since the Mercury Music Prize and finds it is not just the big winners who are benefitting.... more

Critic's choice: top five club nights

15.06.07

There's a a blend of disco, techno, rock and Ibiza-style house at The End, a live set by Crazy P Soundsystem at The Cross and the Klaxons at Canvas. ... more

Critic's choice: top 5 clubs

01.06.07

If you're clubbing this weekend, Simian Mobile Disco take Fabric by storm, Sandra Collins headlines The Gallery and there's dance music at Compact Disco.... more

Your ultimate guide to summer festivals

04.04.07

Glastonbury sold out in 90 minutes, but all is not lost. There are dozens of other fantastic music events, says David Smyth. And you can still get tickets - just.... more

Critic's Choice: Top 5 club nights

22.12.06

Fabric delivers a superb combination of rock and rave, Ditched Disco has a distinctly festive flavour and expect oddball antics at Outlaw.... more

Take me out: best events

30.11.06

Tate Modern is inviting bands to find a work of art that inspired them, Sub Club hosts the welcome return of an old night and Punchdrunk tackle the Faust legend.... more

Critic's choice: Top 5 club nights

03.11.06

Gallery dives unashamedly into the waters of trance, Hot & Spicy features a high-spirited funky house set and there's a live PA from Simian Mobile Disco at Fabric.... more

Take me out: best weekend events

02.11.06

Soulwax take over Fabric, Isabelle Huppert gets her own season at the NFT and Will Self and Grayson Perry will be popping down to Late At Tate Britain. ... more

Take me out: Best weekend events

26.10.06

The V&A hosts a free art party with DJ Spoony providing the tunes, Night of the Vaguely Dead offers the usual burlesquery and Buttoned Down Disco celebrates its fourth birthday.... more

This weekend's best events

21.09.06

Electric landlady Piney Gir hosts a special edition of her monthly night, the Eve club is encouraging sartorial sin and expect something suitably swashbuckling from Pete and the Pirates.... more