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CDs of the week: The Dead Weather , The Foals & The National

07.05.10
The Dead Weather's new album is part primal howl, part fabulously inventive songwriting and part manic manifesto.... more

Guns N' Roses to headline with Libertines reforming for Reading Festival

30.03.10
Video: Rock giants Guns N' Roses, Arcade Fire and Blink 182 have been named as headliners for this year's Leeds and Reading Festivals.... more

Them Crooked Vultures beat the ego problem

18.12.09
Playing their entire debut album Them Crooked Vultures offered a weighty blues rock sound characterised by sudden gear changes.... more

Sound check: Meet Ellie the MySpace stalker

30.10.09
Ellie Goulding got to work with the best producers by hunting them down on the internet — now her extraordinary sound is proving popular.... more

Fear conquers all to make Lily Allen queen of singles at Q Awards

26.10.09
Lily Allen’s single The Fear won best track at the Q Awards today as recently split Oasis lost out to Muse in the best act category.... more

CDs of the week

21.08.09
Among the CDs of the week are the brilliant Artic Monkeys with Humbug and John Surman returns to what he does best - playing baritone sax... more

Sound check: Arctic Monkeys are ready to evolve

14.08.09
Sheffield quartet Arctic Monkeys have a challenging new sound for their third album — but by taking risks they could soon be in a league of their own.... more

Opening this week in London

29.06.09
Arctic Monkeys are coming to Brixton Academy and Notting Hill Carnival is in town.... more

Noel Fielding leads all star Dead Weather crowd

24.06.09
As far as debut gigs go, The Dead Weather's Boston Arms show has to be the best attended.... more

Jack White strikes again with The Dead Weather

24.06.09
Jack White is clearly aiming for more limited appeal and has succeeded again with his latest band, The Dead Weather.... more

The 25 must-see London gigs

15.05.09
From Britney Spears's circus to Jack White's new band, an extraordinary line-up of stars are coming to play in London before the summer festival season. Check out our 25 must sees... more

CDs of the week

23.01.09
Bruce Springsteen has written an album that dwells on love and Franz Ferdinand return with their distinctive sound.... more

Opening in London this week

21.10.08
The Dead Weather, Jack White's “other” band, comes to The Forum and Walking in My Mind opens at the Hayward Gallery.... more

Gutter Twins are brothers in arms

14.08.08
Mark Lanegan and Greg Dulli's voices wrapped around each other as they added layers of intensity to their uplifting album Saturnalia.... more

Summer Festivals Calendar

24.06.08
Whether you're after stadium-sized rock, all-night DJs or arty boutique bashes, use our handy calendar to plan your summer good times. ... more

The next big thing: CAGE THE ELEPHANT

15.05.08
The next big thing: CAGE THE ELEPHANT... more

CDs of the week

18.01.08
A collection of covers from Cat Power, hip-hop's most thoughtful voice, Lupe Fiasco, and jazz from the John Taylor Trio.... more

Critic's choice: Top five gigs

31.08.07
Ladytron and Mercury Prize jazz nominees Basquiat Strings are among the top five gigs playing over the weekend.... more

Jack and Meg have earned their stripes

15.06.07
The White Stripes became London's main attraction when they performed a triumphant show as part of the O2 Wireless Festival.... more

Four-day festival offers a crowd-pulling line-up

14.06.07
The White Stripes are among the many acts to feature on the opening day of the O2 festival, which swings into action at Hyde Park... more

CDs of the week

08.06.07
Queens of the Stone Age clatter some more drum beats, while Suzanne Vega reminds the audience of her talent in this week's best CDs... 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

Ladies love these death metal stars

23.01.07
Down and dirty rockers Eagles of Death Metal put on one of the best gigs Jody Thompson has ever seen.... more

Are Koopa the next Arctic Monkeys?

12.01.07
In a new column, David Smyth examines the potential impact of unsigned Koopa on the revamped chart plus gives the new Bryan Ferry a listen.... more

Too loud but never too old

12.12.06
US rock band The Melvins may be middle aged but they showed no exhaustion as they shouted their way through an hour-and-a-half set at the Scala.... more

A bark and a growl

23.08.06
He may have all the charm and outgoing nature of a boulder, but Mark Lanegan put on an entertaining and fast-moving show at The Scala in his latest guise as The Twilight Singers.... more


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