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CDs of the week

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:17:52 GMT

Vampire Weekend's self-titled debut was one of the highlights of 2008, marrying afrobeat and pop to thrilling effect and earning the band comparisons with Graceland-era Paul Simon

Where The Wild Things Are premiere isn't a washout despite rain

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:29:43 GMT

The young star of new film Where The Wild Things Are said he felt like he was back home in Oregon as heavy rains washed out the red carpet.

Arrest me, says GP who paid for patient�s suicide

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:38:04 GMT

Doctor who helped pay for a London businessman to commit suicide called on police to arrest him

Pointless pleasures from Corot to Monet

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Never mind the gaps in the National Gallery�s survey of landscape, the joy is in the wonderfully impetuous sketches.

Boris Johnson's anger at aide's City Hall credit card spree

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:43:29 GMT

Boris Johnson was furious after it was revealed that one of his deputies used a City Hall credit card to upgrade flights and pay for meals and groceries

Woman killed friend and cut out her baby

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:27:48 GMT

A woman is accused of killing a heavily pregnant woman and cutting open her abdomen to take her baby

CDs of the week

Fri, 29 May 2009 14:51:08 GMT

Elvis Costello returns to Nashville, Paolo Nutini, unites the whole with his ragged old man croak and Patrick Wolf gives us his fourth album.

Love across the border in The Burning Plain

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Burning Plain is a dramatic and sometimes melodramatic story, full of a raw kind of truth about families and tragedy.

Wendy and Lucy is a small gem

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Kelly Reichardt's touching tale of a young girl and her lost dog, Wendy and Lucy, deserves plaudits for making something of almost nothing.

Up to 6000 jobs axed at Intel as sales drop

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:00:28 GMT

Technology: Bellwether technology company Intel is slashing up to 6000 jobs � more than 6% of its workforce � after a fall in fourth-quarter sales

Democrats could miss their 'super-majority'

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:17:26 GMT

The Democrats made a series of gains in the Senate elections but seemed certain to fall short of the "super-majority" they were hoping for

Pictured: Heath Ledger's ex fiancée Michelle Williams with new love Spike Jonze

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:09:24 GMT

Michelle Williams has found love again with director Spike Jonze seven months after the tragic death of her former fianc� Heath Ledger.

Prom Night: A night to forget in a hurry

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:38:00 GMT

Packed with talentless nonentities who are killed in no particular order, and it's another formulaic chiller about a madman preying on high-school students.

CDs of the week

Thu, 24 May 2007 23:00:00 GMT

Some Pumpkins-lite grunge, a solo release from one of James Brown's backing singers and catchy tunes in Arabic and Spanish are among the week's standouts.

Marr's Modest moment

Fri, 25 May 2007 10:47:35 GMT

Sir Elton John and Hillary Clinton, Johnny Marr's reinvigoration, and a new pop release from Moloko's Roisin Murphy are on David Smyth's agenda.

Off the record: David Smyth

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:34:31 GMT

David Smyth ponders over Starbucks' move into the music business, the coffee company's imminent signing of Paul McCartney, and Steven Seagal's upcoming Shepherds Bush Empire gig.

Find a little soul in The Motel Life

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Giving their best, Richmond Fontaine got the best out of their Dingwalls audience as they boldly played songs from their new album, says Phil Sutcliffe.

A welcome touch of sophistication

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

This Sunday-section of the London Jazz Festival was reserved for sophisticates who like their jazz long on intelligence, sensuality and melody.

Downloads of the week

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:39:15 GMT

The new Bond theme is released, fans can get their hands on a free The Hours track and the NPR website offers some great gig recordings.

Far from magnificent seven

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 23:00:00 GMT

Apart from a small technical glitch, this West End production of Seven Brides For Seven Brothers went like clockwork, but there's nothing like watching a clock to make the hours go slow.