The most immediately striking thing about Radiohead's current show is the impact of their new double-drummer line-up, which transforms much of their repertoire, and not always for the better.

Julian Fellowes wants to write a Downton prequel. Why not march forward to the septic Seventies? John Walsh offers his plot suggestions

Most B-sides compilations seem to have been thrown together to fulfill contracts but Dead In The Boot has a form and substance beyond that.

Following up on their Diamond Jubilee performance Madness will be taking centre stage at the Olympics closing ceremony.

Animal Collective have premiered the wild first single from forthcoming album Centipede Hz, due out on 3 September.

'Keith Richards is my favourite guitarist. It's amazing he's still walking'

Six albums down the line, Dirty Projectors – aka David Longstreth and his band – show no signs of settling into any one formula.

Blur last night debuted two new tracks in a live performance from a balcony at a secret London location.

"Universal history...is at bottom the History of the Great Men who have worked here," wrote Carlyle.

The new-wave synth sounds of George Lewis Jr, aka Twin Shadow, wouldn't have been out of place on the film soundtrack of the Ryan Gosling vehicle (ahem) Drive.

For the vinyl obsessive, camping outside one of the UK’s remaining independent record shops, today is the equivalent of Stella McCartney launching a limited edition high-street collection for fashion bargain-hunters.

Tributes pour in for Bert Weedon, the British musician whose tutorials inspired a generation

Last seen picking up a Mercury nom with the folk-rock-styled Twice Born Men, Buckinghamshire band SBP return for their third album with a far more complex musical palette.