Weather Tonight: 3°c Partly Cloudy Night Morning: 6°c Cloudy

News

RSS

Danger Mouse

Latest articles

CDs of the week: Kate Bush and Ambrose Akinmusire

13.05.11
Our critics round-up this week's biggest music releases...... more

Crossbow Cannibal will die in prison for ‘monstrous’ murder of three prostitutes

21.12.10
Self-styled 'Crossbow Cannibal' who murdered three prostitutes told he will die behind bars... more

Welcome to the witching hour

19.11.10
What’s slow, bleak and full of ghouls? Witch house, the latest dance genre — and Salem, the high priests of the sound, are about to scare the living daylights out of us... more

Sound Check: Like father, like son for Jakob Dylan

09.07.10
At 40, Bob Dylan’s boy Jakob has learned to relax about being compared to his famous father and made the album of his career.... more

City Spy: Qataris are getting bazaar at Chelsea Barracks

23.06.10
Roll Up, roll up for Masterpiece London, a collectibles fair at the former Chelsea Barracks site... more

CDs of the week: Gorillaz, Sugababes and Jimi Hendrix

05.03.10
If this is the end for Gorillaz, everybody’s been a winner. Meanwhile, Sugababes only get two stars for their latest release.... more

Gigs of the week

26.02.10
Expect Yet more extravagant eye candy from the greatest pop star of recent times: Lady Gaga and share a geeky dance with Hot Chip.... more

Sound Check: Relieve the greatest reunion of all

08.01.10
Short, sharp and sweet, Blur made the perfect comeback last summer - and it's all been captured in a brilliant new film... 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

Off the record

09.01.09
More creativity is needed if modern album covers are to match up to the icons of the past, says David Smyth.... more

Who will win the Mercury?

22.07.08
The shortlist for this year's Mercury Music Prize for the best British album will be revealed later today. But who will make the cut?.... more

Two great acts with one great producer

19.06.08
Martina Topley Bird pulled a great show out of the bag ater a slow start. Shortwave Set performed in boiler suits. David Smyth enthuses about both, and their shared producer, Dangermouse.... more

Gnarls Barkley aren't just crazy

13.06.08
Their debut single, Crazy, spent nine weeks at No 1 but Gnarls Barkley don't want it to dominate their live shows.... more

Music before glamour for Black Keys

30.05.08
The Black Keys may lack hits and polish, but their second sold-out Astoria show in just over a week showed they are ready to step out of the shadow of The White Stripes.... more

CDs of the week

09.05.08
Neil Diamond has found a rougher edge, Moby has finally discovered himself again and Emmanuel Jal lives to tell the tale.... more

CDs of the week

28.03.08
Quality time with REM, an impressive follow-up from Gnarls Barkley and a record to boost Snoop Dogg's ego.... more

Off the record

22.02.08
David Smyth asks how Brian 'Danger Mouse' Burton can follow his mega-hit Crazy, and looks at what's new on the net.... more

Modern life still rubbish says Damon

22.01.07
The Good, The Bad And The Queen is band No 3 for Damon Albarn ... and he's still not happy. We review the week's new CDs.... more

Not just a one-hit wonder

06.11.06
Gnarls Barkley's peformance at the Brixton Academy proved that the duo have the talent and adventurous tunes to avoid being overshadowed by their megahit, Crazy.... 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


Don't Miss