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CDs of the week

04.09.09
Jamie T's new album is witty, gritty and well worth the wait and Charlie Wilson is, in many ways, a musical throwback.... more

Different image for North London Tavern

04.11.08
The Irish flavour has gone, and been replaced by a much more cosmopolitan atmosphere at the North London Tavern.... more

The next big thing: Calexico

04.09.08
An American duo - singer and guitarist Joey Burns plus drummer John Convertino - who have spent the past 12 years seeking most of their musical inspiration down Mexico way.... more

Bond girl: Alicia Keys to sing new 007 theme

30.07.08
The White Stripes' Jack White and Alicia Keys will perform the theme song for the new Bond film Quantum Of Solace. ... more

Sharleen Spiteri: The lone star of Texas

10.07.08
Sharleen Spiteri's decision to take an open-ended break from her job as the singer with Texas was not a particularly difficult one.... more

Tune in for . . .

08.05.08
Fever — The Music Of Miss Peggy Lee (BBC4 Tonight 9pm) Peggy Lee wasn’t the easiest person to work with, such were her perfectionist demands. ... more

'Do I look sexy today, Baby. C'mon, a girl's gotta know,' asks Raquel Welch

26.04.08
She smelled like a Bounty bar, drank Squirt grapefruit juice and loved raunchy videos. As Raquel Welch makes a glamorous comeback, the writer who nicknamed her 'Rocky' recalls their intense and unlikely friendship... more

Off the record

10.08.07
David Smyth predicts big things for Liverpudlian Candie Payne, talks about Kanye's latest hook-up and lets us know all that's new in online music.... more

A Radiohead riddle

13.04.07
Radiohead drop hints, Tarantino has killer taste, Natasha Bedingfield is back, and podcasts are soon to contain music. It's all happening, says David Smyth.... more

Cocker proves there is life after Pulp

16.11.06
After Pulp's limp hurrah in 2002, Jarvis Cocker is back - this time on his own. But his new set-up is not so different from his old band's. And that's a good thing, says David Smyth.... more

I've toured the world more than Captain Cook

14.11.06
Richard Hawley has worked with Pulp, Nancy Sinatra and turned down Robbie. Now, pop's reluctant hero is selling out gigs of his own.... more

CDs of the week

10.11.06
Jarvis Cocker's debut solo album features some of his most idiosyncratic work ever, All Saints' Studio 1 is jaw-droppingly dreadful and Yusuf Islam edges back to pop.... more

White hits the right notes again

24.10.06
Jack White has taken a brave step forming The Raconteurs. But will he enjoy the success of The White Stripes with his new project. Martha de Lacey watched them at the Brixton Academy.... more

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    Lenny Henry: 'Maybe one day we can have a black Doctor Who'

    As he wins the outstanding newcomer prize at the Evening Standard theatre awards for his role as Othello, Lenny Henry has come a long way from black and white minstrels
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    Spread of the Jedhead

    Jedward, voted off the X-Factor this weekend, are the most obvious proponents of the sticky-uppy look - but the style crosses boundaries of age, gender, sexuality and taste, says Nick Curtis

Sky in plot to hire students on the cheap

Sky News is currently recruiting students as reporters for its coverage of next year's general election. However, the opportunity doesn't quite seem so appealing

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