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Before Rage Against The Machine even took to the stage this performance had taken up a large portion of my thought.

Justice's stage set up was something to behold! Walls of marshall amps and a giant glowing cross, not bad for a couple of D.J.'s.

On his latest album, Glen Campbell covers songs by the likes of Foo Fighters, U2 and Travis, but if the kitsch country icon had hoped the knock-on effect would be shows packed with hip kids, he must h

James Blunt’s marathon world tour continues apace.

Cyndi Lauper arrived on the stage with a piece of cardboard in one hand and a hammer in the other, knelt down with difficulty — boy, were those leather trousers tight — and started the show by ban

This Tribute, featuring artists who have been captivated by the music of Nico, unfolded without a word of explanation

For some bands the death of an iconic lead singer could be seen as an inconvenient career setback.

Three years ago, the Fratellis were discovered at In the City, the annual Manchester music conference founded by the late Tony Wilson. Less than 12 months later they were chart stars.

Mike Skinner's career follows the trajectory of a drunken night out - sharp and observant at the start, fuzzy and excessive in the middle (when he misfired with moans about fame and bad behaviour), an

Jenny Lewis is a mistress of reinvention.

"I'm a little bit confused," admits Boy George, understandably.

Gang Gang Dance may not yet have garnered the attention of, say, Yeah Yeah Yeahs or TV On the Radio, but they have been intrinsic to the Brooklyn art-rock scene for a decade, and their heady spree of

Guy Garvey strides to the front of the stage and holds a gleaming trumpet aloft triumphantly.

19/10/06, a BT phonebox, approx. 18:50 hours: "My phone's dead again, so can I just meet you somewhere round Kings Cross?