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The bookshop band Mumford & Sons

11.09.09

Mumford & Sons are leading lights in the new literary London folk scene that everyone wants to join. Singer Marcus Mumford talks Steinbeck and Shakespeare... more

Off the record: My pop odyssey

20.03.09

It's a strange trip from Animal Collective to Leonard Cohen as David Smyth takes a tour of the new online music recommendation services.... more

Far more than Once

25.11.08

The Swell Season have become a big deal, thanks to Once; a curious romcom about two musicians, which won them an Oscar for best song.... more

Bantering babe meets sullen Swede

22.02.08

While Jos� Gonzalez did little to interact with the crowd at the opening of iTunes Live, his brand of sophisticated pop was well-received.... more

From Bob Dylan to Bobby Davro

01.11.07

Fionn Regan sabotaged his set with pre-song rambling and mid-song interruptions. The folkie should drop the comedy, says Rick Pearson... more

A quiet voice that makes a huge impact

09.05.07

Understated American pop act Simone White shows reviewer Sophie Harris that sometimes a whisper can be more powerful than a shout.... more

Earlies are perfect for romantics

07.03.07

A feast of instruments ranging from cellos to bongo drums and flutes to synthesisers all featured during an eerily motionless performance by The Earlies.... more

Serenaded by Elvis on a great Valentine night

15.02.07

Elvis Perkins - son of Psycho star Anthony Perkins - entertained boho music lovers at a Chalk Farm pub with his heartfelt, bluesy folk music.... more

How Mackenzie stole the show

30.01.07

No one expected Gareth from The Office to act everyone off the stage in Chekhov. But that's just what he did at the Royal Court where The Seagull opened last week.... more

CDs of the week

03.11.06

The Magic Numbers' second album continues from where last year's debut left off, Joanna Newsom is in a magical universe all her own and Damien Rice releases the brilliant gimmick-free 9.... more

Weller brings pomp to first electric prom

26.10.06

The first night of the Electric Proms opened with the rock equivalent of Jerusalem - the pomp and circumstance of another British institution, Mr Paul Weller.... more

This weekend's best events

28.09.06

The Absolut Icebar celebrates its first birthday, guitarist Keith James plays Nick Drake songs and Water Rats hosts a kitsch and kinky retro night.... more

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