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Sigur Rós - Kveikur

Album review: Sigur Rós – Kveikur

Their trademark glacial, widescreen and delicate beauty is blown into stormier waters following the departure of multi-instrumentalist Kjartan Sveinsson. The result? No lifeboats needed.

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Miles Kane - Don't Forget Who You Are

Album review: Miles Kane – Don’t Forget Who You Are

The Paul Weller-endorsed, choppy Brit-rock boy returns, but is there any staying power beneath the bold sonic bluster?

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How the sixteen choir are reviving the Tudor age

The Sixteen choir had its roots in classic repertory but its programme is now a ‘mixed bag’ with modern contributions

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Botown will be at the Jazz Cafe this Saturday (Pic credit: The Rajani Sisters)

Video: Botown returns to the Jazz Cafe in Camden this Saturday

Innovative band lends traditional Indian music with elements of soul, blues, jazz and reggae

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Queens Of The Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork

Album review: Queens Of The Stone Age – ...Like Clockwork

Josh Homme spreads his creative wings, with startling results.

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Big Deal - June Gloom

Album review: Big Deal – June Gloom

Fleshing out their understated but beautiful debut, this London duo deliver a beguiling follow-up.

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Kids at Proms

Free family fun at Proms at St Jude’s

This year’s Proms at St Jude’s Festival includes three top quality concerts for kids and families, and what’s more, they’re all free!

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Laura Marling - Once I Was An Eagle

Album review: Laura Marling – Once I Was An Eagle

Marling reveals a new, assured maturity in this extensive, 16-track album. And it’s a cracker.

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Deathbed Pando

Album review: Pando – Deathbed Pando

None-too-clever satire laps against the shores of humdrum jazz-pop in Pando’s latest excursion into the obscure.

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Parov Stelar Band

No respite for Parov Stelar, king of electro-swing

Pioneering musician juggles fame with fatherhood as London beckons

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Little Boots - Nocturnes

Album review: Little Boots – Nocturnes

Don’t assume the light’s fading in this star. Her return offers more than meets the eye, if you’re willing to look past the odd mistake.

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Electric Guest - Mondo

Album review: Electric Guest – Mondo

A debut record that offers plenty of tunes to move your feet – and maybe even your soul, too.

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L-R: Damian O’Neill, Billy Doherty, Paul McLoone, Michael Bradley, John O'Neill.

How the Undertones planned to burn out before they got their kicks

When the Sex Pistols broke up, it was seen by many as the definitive punk statement. Much like the genre’s trademark three-minute songs, they shone brightly and burnt quickly. For Irish rockers The Undertones, it was a route they had initially intended to follow themselves.

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Scout Niblett - It's Up To Emma

Album review: Scout Niblett – It’s Up To Emma

Niblett’s trademark intensity is met with softer elements that will widen her appeal without diminishing her gritty vitriol.

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Year 5 pupils from Netley Primary School raising awareness of the Every Childs needs a Teacher campaign. Picture: Polly Hancock.

Netley Primary School pupils hold global education campaign rally

Primary school pupils held a rally to raise awareness of children around the world who do not have access to education.

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Heritage See all

William Lever, by then Lord Leverhulme, in 1919. Picture: Unilever plc/Unilever Archives

Heritage: Soap-boiler, social reformer, MP and tribal chieftain - the life of William Lever

In the latest of our series commemorating the life and work of people honoured with blue plaques, Adam Sonin explores the fascinating history of soap manufacturer and philanthropist William Lever.

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Obituaries See all

Richard Ballantine

Obituary: Cycling was not just a hobby for ‘bike guru’ Richard Ballantine

The son of the man who wrote the cycling world’s bible paid tribute this week to his late father, who died aged 72.

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Competitions See all

You could be the lucky winner of an overnight stay at Hilton London Heathrow

Win a luxury overnight stay for two at Hilton London Heathrow

Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 is giving away a luxury overnight stay for two

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Wood you believe it? Rescue full of coincidences

A series of “unbelievable” coincidences saw a firefighter named Woods rescue a tree surgeon from Woodland Way in Petts Wood.

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