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CDs of the week: Kasabian and Tony Bennett

16.09.11
Our critics round-up this week's biggest music releases...... more

Talkin' 'bout our regeneration ... The Who roar back on stage

31.03.10
This show was really about the unsurpassed rock ’n’ roll power of The Who.. ... more

Liam Gallagher is 'greatest frontman of all time'

25.03.10
Liam Gallagher beat stars such as Bono, Freddie Mercury and John Lennon to be named the greatest frontman of all time.... more

Kasabian didn't set the world on Fire at War Child gig

17.02.10
This year's post-Brits War Child gig was not so much the Mighty Boosh as an almighty disappointment.... more

Party time! Lady Gaga and Lily Allen hit the town for Brit bashes

17.02.10
Video: Lady Gaga was getting her nails done at 1.30am, Lily Allen was seen eating duck pancakes at midnight — it could only have been Brits night in London... more

Kasabian are fire-raisers

23.07.09
Kasabian's reputation as a formidable, rabble-rousing live act was confirmed by a relatively intimate show for 3,000 iTunes competition winners.... more

CDs of the week

05.06.09
Little Boots arrives fresh out of Blackpool, Kasabian and The Black Eyed Peas return and Diana Krall sounds more fulfilled.... more

Kasabian fire off psychedelic thunderballs

30.03.09
With new songs that take them to a new level, Kasabian are earning their place at rock's top table.... more

Big acts on the bill for Teenage Cancer Trust gigs

12.02.09
The Stereophonics, James Corden and Mathew Horne are among the acts on the bill for this year’s Teenage Cancer Trust gigs.... more

Kasabian rattle through hits

17.11.08
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 give crowd something to rave about

14.02.07
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

Loud and proud Kasabian are empire builders

20.12.06
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

Xfm puts a warm glow in its winter festivity

11.12.06
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

CDs of the Week

25.08.06
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 CDs

21.08.06
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

Rise of the 'People's band'

16.08.06
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


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