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Sporting Miscellanies

16.10.09

In one of those surveys PR firms put out in the hope of cheap publicity, confused.com releases a list of the 50 most confusing things about modern life, and to its credit sport is represented thrice... more

Locals reveal world heritage with museum treasures

28.04.09

Hidden stores of the nation’s museums will be opened up as part of the Olympic cultural legacy in a Ł6 million scheme... more

Bank rage in the City on Obama's big day

01.04.09

Protesters stormed the Royal Bank of Scotland and besieged the Bank of England as City institutions became the target of mob hatred... more

Bragg still has bite

09.12.08

Coasting after his move to the Dorset coast, this year's Mr Love And Justice has finally re‑engaged Billy Bragg.... more

Bragg strikes a chord for Cultural Olympiad with open air guitar lessons

29.09.08

Billy Bragg helped to kick off the first full weekend of the Cultural Olympiad with an open-air busking session at the Royal Festival Hall... more

Olympic celebration of arts in the capital

26.09.08

Hundreds of events over the weekend will kick off a four-year Olympic celebration of arts. Here are some not to miss.... 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

Vince calls time on pub giants' raid on takings

24.06.08

Vince Power used to be called The Godfather of Gigs, and his enemy was boring music. As founder of Mean Fiddler, he promoted The Pogues and Billy Bragg back when no one else would, going on to build a £60 million empire that he has since sold.... more

Complacency is the BNP's best friend

01.05.08

On St George's day I was a panellist at a lively public debate on racism, terrorism and the state in London... more

Reclaiming English identity

24.04.08

Britain was framed as fighting fit for its diversity in Billy Bragg's alternative St George's Day celebration.... more

Flying beneath the radar

09.04.08

Get Cape. Wear cape. Fly's Sam Duckworth performed at Shepherd's Bush Empire with a galvanising, jelly-legged energy that gave even his tamest songs a boost.... more

Feast on St George's Day

03.04.08

The capital will host a series of events in aid of St George's Day. From floating Shakespeare shows to English food markets, there is something to suit every taste.... more

Off the record

07.03.08

David Smyth talks to London rapper Taio Cruz about making it big in America and reveals what Billy Bragg is doing behind bars.... more

You just don't get the point of the Proms, Mrs Hodge

05.03.08

Margaret Hodge berates the Last Night of the Proms for being exclusive. She is right. The Proms exclude the majority of the English who have no time for classical music... more

CDs of the week

29.02.08

Erykah Badu returns with a record that could signpost the future for black American music and an album of timeless soul sounds from Duffy.... more

Sweet, Kate, but it's time to grow up now

28.02.08

Kate Nash's proud ordinariness has attracted a fanbase that finds it easy to identify with her, but she will need to tread carefully now if she is to avoid novelty status.... more

Off the record

15.02.08

David Smyth takes a trip to BRIT School, considers the line-up for Massive Attack's Meltdown and checks out what's new on the net.... more

Bragg and Tunstall to play Best of British gig

31.01.08

Singer Billy Bragg is to join forces with KT Tunstall for a one-off "best of British" gig.... more

Remembering Strummer

16.11.07

This anniversary tribute to the punk icon Joe Strummer, Arms Aloft, was a mess until Billy Bragg rescued it with his pre-finale set.... more

CDs of the week

02.11.07

This weeks new CD releases include Leona Lewis, quirky icelandic band Sigur Ross and The Raveonettes.... more

'Idol' Kylie honoured at Q Awards

08.10.07

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

Global rockers make magic in the mud

30.07.07

Creator Peter Gabriel performed a dazzling set of his biggest hits at the 25th anniversary of the Womad Festival.... more

250,000 welcome back Festival Hall

11.06.07

More than a quarter of a million people flocked to the reopening of the Royal Festival Hall at the weekend.... more

The Southbank light show

23.05.07

Lily Cole and Thandie Newton have attended a Vogue party to mark the forthcoming reopening of the Southbank Centre, after two years of redevelopment.... more

Rock 'n' roll critics of the political status quo get my vote

03.04.07

Pop stars and politics. Politicians and pop music. It doesn't really work either way.... more

The birthday boy puts the reboot in

31.01.07

Sam Duckworth - aka Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - celebrated his 21st birthday by playing the Astoria. Andre Paine found his music entertaining even if his political rants were confused.... more

Why Billy Bragg is feeling electric

24.10.06

British rock is the focus of a new music festival, the Electric Proms, at the Roundhouse. One of its stars, Billy Bragg, tells Nick Curtis: 'We're going back to our roots.'... more

It's time for T

20.10.06

Young, skinny, cocky and with a voice that leaves vowels bludgeoned and bloodied in an alleyway, Wimbledon's Jamie Treays is giving a much needed headbutt to the world of the singer-songwriter. ... more

Will Young plugs into the Proms

25.09.06

Will Young and Mercury Music Prize nominee Seth Lakeman have been announced as the latest acts to perform at the BBC's Electric Proms.... more

A triumph that began with hope

24.08.06

Looking like a slightly ravaged mess, Regina Spektor was a breath of fresh air at the Shepherds Bush Empire. Compelling, funny, powerful and compulsively watchable, it was pop at its very best.... more