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Soundcheck: Tomorrow's party people

16.10.09
After a decade of embracing the weird and wonderful, the rock festival at Butlins has now got The Simpsons involved... more

CDs of the week

09.10.09
Brilliant but bonkers: Shakira releases her third album, She Wolf, and its a lyrical treasure trove.... more

Sound check: Danger Mouse does it again

29.05.09
Danger Mouse's new album with David Lynch is another classic — so why doesn’t EMI want you to hear it?.... more

Peaches teaches

22.05.09
This week, Peaches Geldof gives advice on sex with a married boss, the 'ten-minute rule' with friends and how to meet the parents... more

Band scores internet hit with cover version created on mobiles

06.03.09
A London girl band has won tens of thousands of new fans by replacing its instruments with iPhones... more

Elbow win album of the year in 'poll of polls'

30.12.08
Elbow rounded off a breakthrough year with their album topping an annual "poll of polls" list.... more

Off the record

03.10.08
A rash of concert films and some weird rock features are set to brighten up our days. David Smyth fills us in.... more

Psychedelic shows at Lovebox

21.07.08
Now in its seventh year and still selling out, the glorious sunshine will have helped cement Lovebox Festival as a staple for next year.... more

Mighty Boosh pull off comedy festival

07.07.08
Sceptics may have pooh-poohed the idea of comedians headlining an open-air festival but The Mighty Boosh put on a great show.... more

Best Comedy Festivals

04.07.08
Comedy is big business at this year's rock festivals, with better-than-ever line-ups - making this the summer of laughs.... more

Weekend gig guide

18.06.08
The Flaming Lips and Goldfrapp play Lovebox in Victoria Park, Duffy is to put on a show at Somerset House and Chuck Berry comes to town.... more

Get out there – 20 ways to enjoy the summer

30.05.08
This is a golden, sunburned age of outdoor entertainment in London. Get out there. Buy a ticket. Crack open a bottle of something cold. Enjoy.... more

Best of the fests

23.05.08
Festival season is here but this summer, instead of trogging to the countryside, check out the capital's coolest parties.... more

Ready for the festival season?

14.03.08
With little to choose between the line-ups, it's the added extras that will count at this year's festivals. David Smyth guides you through the best summer festivals.... more

One-trick pony of lovey backdrops

27.02.08
Fronted by a man with a derelict's beard and a trailer park baseball cap, Band Of Horses are a Supertramp for the new era.... more

Damaged Daniel's pulled off a perfect repair job

13.07.07
His life has been plagued by mental illness, but Daniel Johnston put on a magical show at the Union Chapel, physically shaking during his breathtaking rendition of Some Things Last A Long Time.... more

Off the record

29.06.07
Arctic Monkeys' best mate, 'Reverend' Jon McClure is worshipped back in Sheffield. Now the cocky singer is ready to convert the rest of us. ... more

Beautiful sculptors of a racket

16.05.07
Kissaway Trail's ska punk style and sculptured racket-making prove a hit with reviewer Johnny Sharp at their performance at the Barfly.... more

CDs of the week

16.02.07
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.... more

Off the record: David Smyth's column

09.02.07
David Smyth chats with Pete Townshend and his girlfriend Rachel Fuller about their unprofessional webcasts, and does his bit to save Camden's Electric Ballroom in his weekly column.... more

CDs of the week

09.02.07
This week's CD round-up includes the Miles Davis quintet, Lucinda Williams' bleakest album to date and the latest offering from veteran band The Fall.... more

Off the record: David Smyth's column

02.02.07
David Smyth discusses the threat to the Astoria, albums with excessively long track lists and buying songs direct from radio stations in his regular column.... more

Critics choice: Top five gigs

19.01.07
With star-packed events at Ronnie Scott's and the Roundhouse featuring Jamie Cullum, Paul Weller and Bill Wyman, to Swedish electropop at the Mean Fiddler, there is something for everyone.... more

Lips keep a flame for a better world

14.11.06
The Flaming Lips lifted the Hammersmith Apollo crowd to damp-eyed peaks of ecstasy for two hours amid a barrage of day-glo lunacy and Sesame Street psychedelia.... more

CDs of the week

03.11.06
The Magic Numbers' second album continues from where last year's debut left off, Joanna Newsom is in a magical universe all her own and Damien Rice releases the brilliant gimmick-free 9.... more

This week's new CDs

25.09.06
Jamelia walks the walk and talks the talk to fabulous effect on her latest album, The Lemonheads make a brilliantly bold return, and Sparklehorse opts for a clearer, poppier sound.... more

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