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14.08.09
Calvin Harris makes music for getting ready to go out, Tinchy Stryder's record is dazzling and The XX have made a great debut.... more

Neon Neon is superior side project

30.10.08
Welshman and Super Furry Animals lead singer Gruff Rhys's vocal added a sombre quality amid the synthetic beats of Neon Neon's gig. ... more

This is the best thing that's ever happened to us, admit Mercury Prize-winning Elbow

09.09.08
Singers Estelle and Adele's rivalry is set to reach new heights, as both are in contention for the Mercury Music Prize Award. ... more

Radiohead lead the pack as Mercury Music Prize nominations announced

22.07.08
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

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

Plant goes Shadow boxing for Mercury prize

22.07.08
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

CDs of the week

24.08.07
The Super Furry Animals release their eighth album and some worthy tenor-sax from Harry Allen in this week's top CDs.... more

Critic's choice: Top 5 gigs

10.08.07
There are some fantastic gigs to choose from this week, from a rock festival for whippersnappers to dancehall superstar Buju Banton in Brixton.... more

Off the record: David Smyth

09.03.07
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

Critic's choice: Top 5 weekend gigs

02.03.07
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

A softer, fuzzier animal

08.01.07
Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys describes to Arwa Haider the inspiration behind his mellow and experimental new solo album.... more

CDs of the week

05.01.07
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

Downloads of the week

01.12.06
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

Committed cult of Jean Claude

23.10.06
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

Take me out: best weekend events

19.10.06
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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