The nu-folk scene has everything a musical movement needs: a strong aesthetic (flat caps and grandad shirts), a defning instrument (the banjo), sex and betrayal. Richard Godwin on the Mumfords, Noah and the Whale and why everyone loves Laura Marling... more
Moscow’s premiere ballet troupe are in town, bringing their eagerly awaited revival of Yuri Grigorovich’s 1969 staging of Aram Khachaturian’s masterpiece... more
If you’re mad enough, you could attend a music festival every weekend from late May to September. From Florence in a field to Snoop Dogg in the park, David Smyth outlines a hectic schedule.... more
Regent's Park has unlocked the gates of its Open Air Theatre for 2008 with entertainment ranging from Shakespeare productions to comedy nights.... more
Mercury Music Prize nominee Seth Lakeman's tour finale at the Shepherds Bush Empire marked his arrival as a mainstream pop star who just happens to play the fiddle.... more
New girl band Frank have their own addictive C4 series and now a debut album Devil's Got Your Gold while Jessica Simpson's ex Nick is trying to fit as many break-up songs as he can on one album.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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