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
Oasis showed they are gone but not forgotten after landing three nominations at the NME Awards, including best British band - despite splitting five months ago... more
The winner of this year's Mercury Prize is set to be announced with chart acts Kasabian, Glasvegas and Brit-winning Florence And The Machine among the acts battling it out... more
Kasabian's reputation as a formidable, rabble-rousing live act was confirmed by a relatively intimate show for 3,000 iTunes competition winners.... more
Kasabian's Union Chapel gig was a stopgap show to be sure, but one that makes their proper return next year that little bit more eagerly anticipated.... more
Kasabian might have their share of dodgy lyrics, but by the encore they had the Hammersmith Palais crowd stomping in a mass singalong, says Louis Pattison.... more
Kasabian can certainly talk the talk and they are proving adept at walking the walk too, playing to a vast crowd at Earls Court and looking perfectly at home. ... more
It isn't just Status Quo who are rockin' all over Christmas: The Pogues, Iron Maiden, Snow Patrol and Kasabian are also doing their Yuletide stuff.... more
Xfm's annual Winter Wonderland bonanza sold out in six minutes. And with a line-up that included The Feeling, The Kooks and Kasabian the crowd was certainly given value for money.... more
At the Union Chapel's Little Noise Sessions, Lily Allen maintained the spontaneous feel by forgetting the words to her song but an appearance by Chris Martin was the biggest surprise of the night.... more
Amp Fiddler's variety and smooth production are let down by his songwriting skills but his album still may be worth a look. Plus reviews of CDs from Kasabian and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band.... more
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.... more
Sometimes a band is so full of self-belief that - despite their limitations - their rise is unstoppable, and that rise reached a crescendo at their gig at the Brixton Academy.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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