Radiohead, Estelle, Last Shadow Puppets and Adele were today all nominated for this year's Nationwide Mercury Prize. Also up for the gong are Elbow, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and Neon Neon.... more
Rock veteran Robert Plant, 59, faces Alex Turner, 22, and his Last Shadow Puppets in the battle for this year's £20,000 Nationwide Mercury Prize for album of the year... more
There are some fantastic gigs to choose from this week, from a rock festival for whippersnappers to dancehall superstar Buju Banton in Brixton.... more
Breakthrough band Enter Shikari, former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr's latest album and scratching DVDs as if they are vinyl all make it into David Smyth's column this week.... more
Kaiser Chiefs head to the Shepherd's Bush Empire, The Fratellis play four nights in Brixton and Gruff Rhys kicks off the South Bank's sixth annual season of experimental music.... more
The Frames capture their live intensity, 13 proves to be a lucky number for Julie Feeney and Gruff Rhys has sweet success with his most eclectic solo project so far.... more
The Killers crown their excellent year with a Christmas single, Last.fm adds a new word to our vocabulary and Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys goes solo.... more
The Barbican resembled La Rive Gauche as London's Francophiles assembled for the live recreation of two of the strangest moments in French music.... more
The Affordable Art Fair comes to town, the mammoth Fabric celebrates its 7th birthday party, there's at tribute to the musical legacy of Serge Gainsbourg and Volupte lounge host a special cacao-themed soiree.... more
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