Was it working under Terra Firma's Guy Hands for two years that compelled music industry veteran Shabs Jobanputra to quit managing artists and set up a business running festivals? The entrepreneur pauses, then shakes his head. "Guy taught me a lot - I was just sick of working in a declining industry" ... 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
As you might expect from a band named after a David Brent quote, Does It Offend You, Yeah? are not in the business of taking themselves too seriously... more
Last Night at the Red Rose trod a gloriously chaotic line between sentimentality and anarchy, bringing the curtain down on the Finsbury Park club after two decades.... more
Glastonbury sold out in 90 minutes, but all is not lost. There are dozens of other fantastic music events, says David Smyth. And you can still get tickets - just.... more
Performing at his fans second favourite fish and chip shop, Badly Drawn Boy played in an off-the-cuff style that suited his melodic, conversational songs.... more
Antony Hegarty unites his rich tones with live filmmaking by video artist Charles Atlas, The Feeling play the Hammersmith Apollo and Badly Drawn Boy heads for the Bloomsbury Ballroom.... 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
Badly Drawn Boy's hour-long set of hypnotic, lo-fi indie rock threatened to send the crowd into a deep sleep but that, says Martha de Lacey, is part of his charm.... more
Channel 4's Rock School star Lil' Chris has a debut single out online and you grab a sneak preview of Badly Drawn Boy's new album. David Smyth rounds up the best of the web.... more
Take a tour through the weekend's top club nights: Metro Weekender returns to Clapham Common, TDK Cross Central hits The Freight Depot, and Lost presents an epic double-header at The Bridge.... more
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