Domestic bliss could be the casualty of this year’s £20,000 Barclaycard Mercury Prize as folk darling Laura Marling goes head to head with her boyfriend’s band, Mumford & Sons... more
It can't be always be easy being Paul Weller. Fifty one years of age, pushing 52 and with every album release, he's got to show he hasn't lost it.... more
When Robbie Williams's pleasing, pleading voice is coupled with a background orchestra on Superblind he has something he's never previously come close to: gravitas.... more
Being a mother is a one-way ticket to scrutiny. Are you there too much and thus pushy (as in, I am assertive, you are pushy, she is the mother from hell)? Or not there enough and thus a wickedly self-absorbed career hag? ... more
Paul Weller has always been a restless soul. When he disbanded The Jam in 1982, even his dad thought he'd taken leave of his senses. And while most of his original peers now make a living by trading on past glories, he is generally reluctant to play old hits. ... more
The Welsh songstress attempted to hug and greet the ageing rocker but he shrugged her off by swinging his arm, inadvertently knocking her off balance.... more
A ‘sound-tasting’ event at Abbey Road proves to be an ear-opening experience for David Smyth. Also, find out what Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher have been up to.... more
Crisis Consequences Live was a well-organised event that had a simple message and a big finale, but the procession of blokeish bands was a bit much.... more
To the delight of a platoon of tubby, balding moshers, From The Jam hurtled through a gig with a desperation that brimmed with pathos as much as rejuvenation.
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Bill Wyman, former Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh, Yusuf Islam, Paul Weller and Pete Townshend all appeared at a tribute concert to psychedelic rocker Jim Capaldi.... more
The first night of the Electric Proms opened with the rock equivalent of Jerusalem - the pomp and circumstance of another British institution, Mr Paul Weller.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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