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CDs of the week: Robbie Williams has a cracking comeback album

06.11.09

When Robbie Williams's pleasing, pleading voice is coupled with a background orchestra on Superblind he has something he's never previously come close to: gravitas.... more

Making a song and dance of Mussorgsky

29.04.09

A gaunt young actor is staggering about the chalked-up floor of a rehearsal room, a vodka bottle to his lips... more

Best CDs of 2008

19.12.08

From funk to fado, our critics round up the albums of the year.... more

Hallelujah - at last a Christmas number one that touches a chord

19.12.08

Leonard Cohen’s anthem looks set to top the charts — and one fan of the veteran singer is delighted that a song long treasured by very few has touched so many... more

Off the record: Leonard Cohen gets the X factor

28.11.08

Cohen's Hallelujah is set to be the Christmas number one thanks to Simon Cowell. How did it become a universal anthem for our age?.... more

CDs of the week

08.08.08

Teddy Thompson's voice is warm and rich, Noah and the Whale have a modern take on folk and Stan Getz's songs are beguiling.... more

Hotspots for great alfresco dining

23.07.08

As London gets set for a heatwave, we round up the best spots for an outdoor feast. From parks to theatres, make the most of the sun. ... more

Gigs of the week

03.06.08

Duffy is to play Shepherds Bush, Mary J Blige and Avril Lavigne will perform at the O2 and Rufus Wainwright is at Hampton Court Palace.... more

Get out there – 20 ways to enjoy the summer

30.05.08

This is a golden, sunburned age of outdoor entertainment in London. Get out there. Buy a ticket. Crack open a bottle of something cold. Enjoy.... more

It's her turn now

20.05.08

Having made a name as special guest to her numerous musical chums, including brother Rufus, Martha Wainwright has finally merited her own spotlight.... more

Kenwood House's long hot summer

17.03.08

Former Beach Boy Brian Wilson, opera singer Katherine Jenkins and jazz star Diana Krall will all be in the line-up at Kenwood House this summer... more

Kenwood House's long hot summer

17.03.08

Brian Wilson, opera singer Katherine Jenkins and jazz star Diana Krall will all be in the line-up at Kenwood House this summer.... more

Pop goes 2007 - music review of the year

21.12.07

From Mika to Mozart, our music critics present their guide to a vintage year with a look back at the best albums.... more

CDs of the week

30.11.07

Rufus Wainwright's Carnegie Hall tribute to Judy Garland, U2's Joshua Tree sprouts once more and the distinctive Souad Massi in CDs of the week.... more

Mavericks of malignance

29.10.07

The 10 plagues visited upon Egypt revisited the Barbican in song form, making for an unparalleled evening of pestilence.... more

CDs of the week

31.08.07

New albums from Hard-Fi, Kano and Spike Wells are among the top CDs of the week. ... more

Sensational Rufus's star is Rising

29.05.07

Rufus Wainwright amps up the campometer to 11 in his new show, which even includes Rising Damp's Miss Jones. Sell a relative to get a ticket, says John Aizlewood.... more

This week's CD reviews

14.05.07

Paul Connolly guides us across the genres with these reviews of some recently released CDs - including Rufus Wainwright, Amerie and Megadeath.... more

Rufus pushes himself higher

20.04.07

Rufus Wainwright wants to be a 'premier vocalist', he tells David Smyth. There's also a sneak listen to the new White Stripes record.... more

Heartache making Kate a star

13.04.07

Kate Walsh came from nowhere to storm the iTunes chart with an album of songs about old boyfriends. 'I fall in love 10 times a day,' she tells Alastair McKay.... more

Here's how to do it, Britney

02.03.07

Stockholm singer Robin Carlsson could teach Britney Spears a thing or two about how to emerge gracefully from a teenage pop career, says David Smyth.... more

Critic's choice: top five gigs

23.02.07

The Killers' Wembley Arena gig, Rufus Wainwright's tribute to Judy Garland and The Automatic at the NME Awards Indie Rock Tour 2007 are among David Smyth's picks.... more

Somewhere over the Rufus

19.02.07

Rufus Wainwright gave the performance of his life, recreating his idol Judy Garland's legendary 1961 comeback concert at Carnegie Hall, says David Smyth.... more

Rufus Wainwright gives a song-for-song reinterpretation of Judy Garland's 1961 Carnegie Hall concert, The Hold Steady play Koko and it looks like, shock, horror, Babyshambles’ gig will go ahead.... more

He's his own Man

23.11.06

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man sees Bono, Jarvis Cocker, Nick Cave and others sing some of the great man's songs. Performances don't quite match material.... more

When music eclipses dance

23.10.06

A dance event at the Queen Elizabeth Hall was overshadowed by its own music when singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright stole the show from American choreographer Stephen Petronio. ... more

Goofy Joan grins and bears it

17.10.06

Despite the intense emotions in her music, New Yorker Joan Wasser was actually a lot of fun at her South Bank gig and she certainly needed her good humour to cope with this new venue... more

Guillemots soar to new heights

14.09.06

Their songs are intelligent and catchy, their musicianship is tight and singer Fyfe Dangerfield's voice soars over everything. Stephen Marr says The Guillemots are the best.... more

Return of Captain Fantastic

12.09.06

Elton John mixed the old with the new at a performance to promote his latest album, a belated sequel to 1975's Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy.... more