This energetic performance left no doubt that, 21 years on from the album they were supposed to be celebrating, Public Enemy are still angry and still relevant... more
Although none of their nine albums bar their recent collaboration with John Legend reached the British Top 70, this Philadelphia sextet's sizzling live reputation means they pack venues above their status... more
Toby Mott spent his youth pogoing in a sweaty mosh pit, but made his name selling cute T-shirts to starlets. Now he's going back to his counter-cultural roots. God save the 70s, he tells Lydia Slater... more
Move over, Nick Griffin: this week's figure of hate is Penelope Trunk, a 42-year-old mother of two whose surname is only marginally more lumpen than her own prose... more
When the best French actor of his generation says his nation’s cinema is a joke, we had better listen. Vincent Cassel’s latest film, Mesrine, could put French film where he wants it to be — on top of the world ... more
Johnny Depp plays Dillinger with his customary charm but director Michael Mann's film Public Enemies never quite nails the legendary criminal’s character.... more
Iron Maiden may be silly and cheesily macho, but they showed at their Twickenham Stadium concert just why their global fanbase is millions strong.... more
It's time to stop being coy about the albums we love, says Garry Mulholland in his new book. So we asked him and a panel of experts to reveal their Top 10s.... more
Indie vaudeville comes in various guises - in the case of rising stars The Mules it's not outlandish outfits that evoke a sense of theatre but an impressively unusual, energetic clutch of songs.... more
Basement Jaxx always cram their records with character and their latest is no exception, Bob Dylan gets rootsy with Modern Times and The Roots release a classic.... more
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