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CDs of the week

2009-10-09T11:48:07Z

Brilliant but bonkers: Shakira releases her third album, She Wolf, and its a lyrical treasure trove.

Pirate music website founders jailed

2009-04-17T13:42:26Z

The men behind one of the world�s largest illegal downloading sites have been found guilty of breaking copyright law

AC/DC rock your PC with a spreadsheet

2009-04-02T07:53:42Z

A spreadsheet recreating an AC/DC video has won an online award after being viewed more than two million times

Hallelujah takes glory as year's biggest single

2008-12-29T11:25:47Z

Duffy and X Factor winner Alexandra Burke were named as this year's music champions as the full-year charts were announced.

Off the record

2008-10-03T14:06:43Z

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

Warner Bros British MD goes

2008-10-03T13:05:21Z

Media: Warner Brothers, Britain's third-biggest record label, is parting ways with its managing director

Dannii's boy: X Factor winner is a mummy's boy who yearns to be a grown-up sex symbol

2008-08-15T13:14:33Z

He's got Dannii Minogue's number and he gets mobbed in Tesco. But what teenage X Factor winner Leon Jackson really wants is for girls to take him seriously.

Top Ten Downloads

2008-07-04T01:42:16Z

1 Viva La Vida Coldplay (EMI Music)

Singing dentist is all smiles after landing £1m record deal

2008-07-03T08:22:13Z

He is more used to filling cavities but now hopes to fill the Royal Albert Hall.

Off the record

2008-06-13T10:35:39Z

Indie record labels keep the new ideas coming and rightly deserve their own 4 July celebrations, says David Smyth.

Top ten downloads

2008-06-12T22:08:14Z

Top ten downloads

2008-06-06T01:49:12Z

Top ten downloads

2008-05-30T00:05:58Z

The Ting Tings have this week's number 1 download song

Top ten downloads

2008-05-22T23:16:33Z

This week's top music downloads.

Off the record

2008-01-11T11:19:48Z

David Smyth talks ticket touting, has an early listen to the new Hot Chip album and check's out what's new on the net.

CDs of the week

2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

A bumper collection from Simon and Garfunkel and some prog rock from Pink Floyd are among the CDs of the week.

CDs and DVDs of the week

2007-12-07T11:59:36Z

This week's top music releases include a DVD from Amy Winehouse, plenty of pop from Justin Timberlake and moving world music from one of Nigeria's most uncompromising artists.

CDs of the week

2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

Kylie Minogue returns with her usual quality pop, Wyclef Jean continues to flourish and leading saxophonist Tineke Postma all feature in this week's top CDs.

CDs of the week

2007-11-02T14:36:51Z

This weeks new CD releases include Leona Lewis, quirky icelandic band Sigur Ross and The Raveonettes.

Prince hits a purple patch

2007-08-01T23:00:00Z

Prince is king of London for 21 nights over the next two months, and he commenced his reign with over two dazzling hours of hits and more.

Little genius Prince has put the real value back into music

2007-07-23T11:55:28Z

Paul Connolly argues that Prince's decision to give his new album away put real value back into music.

CDs of the week

2007-07-12T23:00:00Z

Cherry Ghost have a Thirst for Romance and TV talent show winner Paul Potts releases his album in this week's CD offerings

CDs of the week

2007-04-19T23:00:00Z

The return of the Arctic Monkeys, some Joni Mitchell Covers and the righteous Mavis Staples are some of this weeks CD release highlights.

A Radiohead riddle

2007-04-13T09:58:39Z

Radiohead drop hints, Tarantino has killer taste, Natasha Bedingfield is back, and podcasts are soon to contain music. It's all happening, says David Smyth.

More than just ginger dreadlocks

2007-04-04T23:00:00Z

Apart from his magnificent ginger dreadlocks, Newton Faulkner's most obvious asset is his prodigious mastery of the guitar.

CDs of the week

2007-02-16T12:48:50Z

This week's CD releases include Yoko Ono, post-rockers Explosions in the Sky and a memorial album to the late jazz trumpet virtuoso Maynard Ferguson.

CDs of the week

2007-01-05T00:00:00Z

The Frames capture their live intensity, 13 proves to be a lucky number for Julie Feeney and Gruff Rhys has sweet success with his most eclectic solo project so far.

Stand-out CDs of 2006

2006-12-22T09:53:17Z

The music world had something for everyone in 2006. Our pop critic David Smyth reveals the year's stand-out CDs.

This week's new CDs

2006-08-20T23:00:00Z

This week's new albums are a real mixed batch including releases from Kasabian, who have produced a 21st-century glam rock feast, Outkast, Ice Cube and no other than IT Girl Paris Hilton.

CDs of the week

2006-08-17T23:00:00Z

Outkast get up to mischief on their latest album, Paris Hilton is bad but not quite as bad you might expect, and the Istanbul Oriental Ensemble offer some lively Turkish grooves.