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Spread of the Jedhead

2009-11-23T10:40:21Z

Jedward are the most obvious proponents of the sticky-uppy look - but the style crosses boundaries of age, gender, sexuality and taste, says Nick Curtis

Quinn, Gormley and Co raise �450,000 for Africa

2009-09-22T09:16:46Z

Charity auction featuring works by some of Britain's most famous artists raised more than �450,000

Hammersmith Palais is set to be turned into student flats

2009-09-10T07:15:26Z

The Hammersmith Palais is likely to be knocked down and replaced with a students' hall of residence

Gigs of the week

2009-09-04T12:55:25Z

The Dolly Rockers' appearance at Koko is just one of the Gigs of the Week.

David Bowie album cover site gets a �1.5m revamp

2009-08-11T06:58:49Z

Back-alley street made famous by a David Bowie album cover has undergone a �1.5 million revamp

Peaches teaches

2009-07-30T10:05:18Z

Peaches Geldof on managing jealousy, surviving road rage and how to help a heartbroken hermit...

Fashion's debt to black magic

2009-07-21T23:00:00Z

When You're a Boy features works by his photographer-collaborators including Nick Knight, Alasdair McLellan and Jason Evans.

Worth a trip to Moon

2009-07-16T23:00:00Z

Few directors can have made a sci-fi movie as cheaply and well as Duncan Jones (David Bowie�s son) made Moon.

Sounds of London: Music that defines the capital

2009-07-03T10:51:40Z

In an extract from Paul Du Noyer's exhilarating new history of the music that defines the capital, he recalls an early meeting with quintessentially London singer Amy Winehouse

Classic images of pop stars that set Sixties style

2009-06-25T08:43:45Z

Rare portraits of Sixties rock stars showing how pop influenced the style of a decade will go on show this autumn.

Chrysalis cuts losses to �2.6m

2009-05-22T08:27:21Z

Record company Chrysalis posted losses of �2.6 million as the music world remained in recession

Smoking ban from Emir Kusturica Orchestra

2009-05-10T23:00:00Z

Emir Kusturica's audience was asked to clap hands, yell obscenities and watch the guitarist spin his illuminated instrument on his groin.

Off the record: My pop pilgrimage

2009-03-06T10:29:14Z

Could a visit to the new British Music Experience exhibition at the O2 teach our music critic how to dance the Macarena?.

Learn to play guitar with Macca at the O2 music hall of fame

2009-03-04T08:53:55Z

A celebration of more than 60 years of British rock and pop will open next week in a new �9.5 million exhibition at The O2

CDs of the week

2008-10-10T14:43:30Z

Credit to Keane for going a bit silly on their third album, Kaiser Chiefs still haven't peaked and Ray Lamontagne proves he is a true romantic.

Off the record

2008-09-26T10:28:41Z

The British Music Experience will open at the O2 next year � but why settle for memorabilia when you can see the real thing every night of the week?.

Ziggy and Dizzee to star in O2 celebration of British pop

2008-09-23T07:22:28Z

Noel Gallagher's guitar and the outfit David Bowie wore in his Ziggy Stardust incarnation will go on show in a new exhibition of the history of British rock and pop

Gwyneth Herbert lives on the edge

2008-08-26T23:00:00Z

Give her a few Kurt Weill and Berthold Brecht opuses and Gwyneth Herbert could have the arts-centre circuit at her feet.

James Dowdeswell is gently captivating

2008-08-04T23:00:00Z

James Dowdeswell's show, No More Mr Nice Guy, was inspired by an attempted mugging by 12-year-old gangsters at a Tooting swimming pool.

At 17 she became a secretary on a pop magazine. It was the entry to a riotous world...

2008-08-01T22:13:17Z

My interview with Sacha Distel was not going well. Over the years, the French crooner had seduced millions of female fans with his Gallic good looks and velvety voice.

There's life in the old mod yet: At 50 Paul Weller's still chasing his dreams...

2008-07-31T21:10:24Z

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.

Giaconda is Tin Pan Alley's gastro hit

2008-07-29T23:00:00Z

The caf� where Joe Strummer once sipped tea has been transformed by a passionate Aussie into a dining room full of no-nonsense, good-value fare

DAVID BOWIE: I went to buy some shoes - and I came back with Life On Mars

2008-06-28T15:58:33Z

As The Mail on Sunday gives away his new album iSELECT, David Bowie reveals in his own words the fascinating stories behind the songs he personally selected for this unique CD.

Gatecrashing Sue Jorge's party

2008-05-21T23:00:00Z

Driven by both rock and samba rhythms plus his trademark cavaquinho guitar, Seu Jorge's concert soon became a party.

Who's in and who's out?

2008-02-18T08:44:21Z

DVDs of the week

2007-09-03T23:00:00Z

The week's top DVDs are led by an example of British film at its best in This Is England.

Hunting for treasure

2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Bowie is full of tricks in new movie

2006-10-18T08:38:25Z

After a hilarious cameo in TV comedy show Extras, David Bowie has taken on his first high-profile film role for a decade.

Sgt Pepper tops all-time album chart

2006-08-29T09:07:32Z

The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was today voted the nation's favourite Number One album.

Party from Dusk Til Dawn

2006-08-03T23:00:00Z

Weekend clubs: Layo and Bushwacka headline at Dusk Til Dawn's maritime mash up, DJs Phil Faversham and Alex Alvarez play at Stereo Sushi, a party at Cube & Star pays tribute to David Bowie and it's a night of hip-hop flavour up in Islington.