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Playful fusion from Botown

21.12.09
Hollywood — Bollywood. Motown — Botown. Geddit? This London-based, eight-piece band perform Bollywood songs with a funk and soul twist.... more

Alicia Keys gives six of the best

10.12.09
At six songs, Alicia Keys's act was longer than the three tracks she offered the X Factor audience just over a week ago.... more

Pete Doherty apologises for singing 'Nazi' anthem

01.12.09
Singer Pete Doherty has apologised for offending festival-goers in Germany when he performed a Nazi-era rendition of their national anthem.... more

Julian Joseph jazzes up Brit fest at Ronnie Scott's

03.08.09
American talent has been banished from Ronnie Scott's by Britjazz09. Julian Joseph and Polly Gibbons kicked things off.... more

The Blues Brothers lay waste to Chicago once more

24.07.09
John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd return in this $30 million comedy made by John Landis in 1980 which became such a cult.... more

Taj Mahal break the ice at Ronnie Scott's

01.05.09
It only took a couple of minutes for Taj Mahal's trio to defrost a starchy audience at Ronnie Scott's.... more

Playing Piaf

15.08.08
As she opens to great acclaim at the Donmar Warehouse, Elena Roger reveals how her Argentinian upbringing made her perfect casting for the role of the tortured French singer... more

Elena Roger is Playing Piaf

15.08.08
Elena Roger reveals how her Argentinian upbringing made her perfect casting for the role of the tortured French singer Edith Piaf.... more

Taking machismo to absurd extremes

12.03.08
Adam Buxton's Ray Charles-ish Slappy Pappy must be the only biopic to feature a blues refrain inspired by overcooked broccoli.... more

DVDs of the week

25.09.07
Serial killer thriller Zodiac heads the list of this week's top DVDs.... more

Shining on the guitar

18.09.07
John Mayer performed at the Albert Hall where his roosty vocals and dextrous guitar work really shone.... more

Off the Record

24.08.07
David Smyth meets family rock n' roll band Kitty, Daisy & Lewis ahead of their imminent spot at Bestival next weekend.... more

Off the record: David Smyth

16.03.07
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.... more

Legend brings his funky jazz to town

21.02.07
Musical director to the late, great James Brown, Pee Wee Ellis is bringing his funky sounding jazz to Ronnie Scott's.... 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

Nevermind Elvis, Kurt is king now

25.10.06
There has only ever been one king when it comes to dead celebrities raking in the cash. But Elvis Presley has been knocked off the top spot by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.... more

Lots to enjoy when the Six is partying

11.10.06
The 606 Club's manager is producing a mini-festival to mark 30 years as boss of the jazz restaurant and bar known to regulars simply as "the Six". Jack Massarik checked it out.... more

YouTube and WMG make sweet music

19.09.06
YouTube users will be able to use videos by the likes of Madonna in their own homemade videos, thanks to a landmark deal.... more

Dylan, aged 65, goes straight to No.1

08.09.06
There's a new kid on the block in the U.S. charts. Introducing Bob Dylan, aged 65, whose new album has just made him the oldest living person to go straight to No.1.... more

Forgotten tapes turned into Ray Charles album

29.08.06
Previously undiscovered tapes of late American blues and soul legend Ray Charles, found in a vault in California, is to be released in Britain in October. Ray Sings, Basie Swings is tipped to be one of the bestselling jazz records of the year.... more

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