Apple has made iTunes Festival shows available to watch live with iPhones and iPads free - although no app will ever capture the inimitable power of Arctic Monkeys on stage... more
Oscar-winning Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails isn't the only rock musician moving into the movies - Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner and Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood both have film scores out this month... more
Oasis showed they are gone but not forgotten after landing three nominations at the NME Awards, including best British band - despite splitting five months ago... more
VIDEO: Noah and the Whale are one of the main stage acts at Reading Festival. Lead singer Charlie Fink tells us who he'll be watching this weekend.... more
The Brit Awards were embroiled in controversy today following complaints from viewers about foul language and rowdy behaviour on the part of the show's winners. A spokesman for Ofcom confirmed that ITV viewers had complained about some of the footage aired last night, which included host Sharon Osbourne using foul language right at the start of the show... more
Kylie Minogue was honoured as a music idol at the Q Awards. The star showed off a new Marilyn Monroe-esque hair do and a figure-hugging black frock at the ceremony.... more
Amy gets the nod and so do Arctic Monkeys - but who on earth are Basquiat Strings? David Smyth gives the lowdown on the shortlist for the album of the year, announced today... more
The Arctic Monkeys, Amy Winehouse, Madonna, Sir Elton John, Norman Cook and The Feeling were among the winners at the 52nd Ivor Novello Awards.... more
The Arctic Monkeys could set a new chart record this weekend with 18 songs in the top 200 - a position not seen since the heyday of The Beatles.... more
David Smyth ponders the Arctic Monkeys' unlikely move into the world of fashion, extortionate ticket prices for gigs and Bjork's latest out-of-this-world album in his weekly column.... more
With recording sacrificed to touring, 2006 has been tricky for the Arctic Monkeys. Their sweltering festival warm-up at The Forum was an unmitigated triumph but things have changed.... more
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