Jun 28 2011

They'd have you believe, would Take That, that this is all normal, run of the mill. Just a group of friends, backstage, about to play a concert. Just, you...

Apr 12 2011

How did you start down the singer-songwriter road? 'I'd taken up acoustic guitar when I was about 16 and songwriting seemed cool to me because I was into...

Mar 8 2011

This week sees the hundredth anniversary of International Women's Day. To mark the occasion, singer/sonmgwriter/erstwhile Eurhythmic Annie Lennox has helped...

Feb 21 2011

Christ, kids are impressionable. You make up a little white lie to get them off your back, and before you know it, they're fighting with other kids in the...

Feb 18 2011

In many ways, Peckham rapper Giggs has got it all going for him. A long-serving underground rap star who sold a reported 100,000 mixtapes before signing to...

Feb 14 2011

Coming on like the lovechild of Joni Mitchell and bass legend Charles Mingus the outrageously talented US bassist/singer Esperanza Spalding's sophomore...

Jan 31 2011

Check out our list of gigs happening on Valentine's Day

Dec 22 2010

Check out the Time Out music team's picks for the sound of 2010, with everything from Pavement to Rinse FM

Dec 9 2010

Commercial wisdom suggests - if not demands - that chart music and politics sleep in separate bedrooms. But when the two get together, they can really get...

Nov 9 2010

Beirut doesn't tend to appear on many bands' tour schedules. But for Gorillaz it was as natural a stop-off as Damascus (another destination on their current...

Nov 9 2010

With more than 250 gigs taking place in 50-plus venues over ten days, the London Jazz Festival is a mind- and ear-expanding crucible of creativity. From...

Jul 23 2010

In the run-up to the release of her third LP, '/\/\/\Y/\', everyone wants a piece of MIA. Her music - a dynamic cut 'n' paste, multicultural mish-mash - is...

Jul 12 2010

Jazz venues and places to listen to live jazz in London – from Time Out London, your guide to things to do in London