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Putting Small Island on the big screen

21.10.09
The adaptation of Andrea Levy’s bestselling novel Small Island has been a personal crusade, says producer Vicky Licorish.... more

The hug that made Alesha Dixon feel Moyles better

02.10.09
Under-fire Strictly Come Dancing judge Alesha Dixon at least found herself with one fan — Radio 1 breakfast DJ Chris Moyles... more

Why London is the hotbed of great black music

30.09.09
Tonight the 14th Mobo Awards take place — outside London, for the first time in the event’s history. But even as the move to Glasgow causes speculation over A-list no-shows, I for one am as pumped as ever to see what this year’s awards hold... more

Sound check: Schoolboy ready to rap and roll

12.06.09
Before setting off on the festival circuit, rapper Chipmunk is taking his A-levels.... more

Police issue image after stabbing at music awards

10.02.09
This is the moment a suspected knifeman flees the Urban Music Awards ceremony after stabbing the boyfriend of rap star Lisa Maffia... more

Southern poetry floods In the Red and Brown Water

06.10.08
In the Red and Brown Water indicates Tarell Alvin McCraney’s willingness to toy with the conventions of stagecraft. ... more

'Wossy hates me. Madonna hates me. Jude Law's nearly run me over': the celeb diaries of Heat editor Mark Frith

17.08.08
On my way to work, I stop at the newsagent and peer in at all the latest celebrity magazines. I do it every week, rating the opposition, checking how good our cover looks...... more

'I'm not sure I will ever marry again', says love-split Strictly star Alesha Dixon

16.07.08
Singer Alesha Dixon has found success in her working life since her Strictly Come Dancing win.... more

An uplifting night of reggae

10.06.08
Despite indifferent acting, when the whole cast and the tight band pull together, The Harder They Come is enthralling.... more

Living the American dream

17.03.08
The soulful singer/rapper talks frankly to Zena Alkayat about her musical resurrection after quitting Britain and moving to the US to mix with the hip-hop big boys.... more

So Solid star set for Royal Court

11.03.08
Former So Solid Crew rapper Ashley Walters is to make his Royal Court debut in a new play called Oxford Street.... more

So solid Christians deliver the spirit

21.12.07
Stylistically varied, commanding attention as an ensemble, the London Community Gospel Choir delivered Christmas spirit at the Jazz Café.... more

Off the record: David Smyth

11.05.07
David Smyth sees Blur bassist Alex James make an ironclad case for London to be named Favourite Music City, compares Prince and Barbra Streisand and checks out what's new on the net... more

Off the record: David Smyth

30.03.07
David Smyth discusses unorthodox British rapper Stig of the Dump, line-ups for the upcoming festival season and the latest internet music releases.... more

Ganging up on guns

20.02.07
The east London collective Roll Deep fronted a police campaign against gun crime last year. Music isn't going to solve the problem, they say - but it can help.... more

Plays v musicals: facts and figures

21.11.06
An Evening Standard investigation into the state of West End theatre shows musicals in danger of finishing off straight plays. But what are the figures?... more

A £37 million song and dance

06.10.06
With advance sales hitting nearly £37 million, new musicals including Daddy Cool and The Sound of Music are giving the West End a huge lift.... more

Rapper Megaman cleared of murder

29.09.06
So Solid Crew rapper Megaman was cleared at the Old Bailey of involvement in a wild-west style 'revenge' murder.... more

Brimful of Asher D

26.09.06
So Solid Crew star Asher D fills in Rahul Verma on his new film Life And Lyrics, and about the battle for MC supremacy in South London.... more

Daddy Cool isn't that hot

22.09.06
Daddy Cool, a thoroughly modern metropolitan musical, reliant upon hits from that best-selling band Boney M, left Nicholas de Jongh little more than medium-warm.... more

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