If you've not headed off to a muddy field in Somerset but still want some live music this weekend, then fear not! There are plenty of muddy fields in London to enjoy instead. Twickenham is the place of action for Bon Jovi fans today and tomorrow, as the fists in the air band fill up the stadium for some almighty cheesy rocking out. We expect to hear Livin' On A Prayer well into West......

iTunes have announced 10 days of gigs starting next Thursday as part of their iTunes Live series. All the gigs will be available to download from iTunes after the 10 day festival is over. Last year’s festival was a bit later in the year, but all the shows were a significant success - dare we say it, but this year's line up isn't anywhere near as impressive - yes, we have Billy Bragg, Alphabeat and......

SFist witnessed a new apartment building tszuj the skyline with spectacular, gaudy turquoise aplomb, the (informal) renaming of the Mission/SOMA neighborhood border, the return of the Maltese Falcon, the Mayor Gavin Newsom mea culpa-ing over his Hawaiian getaway during the oil spill, and double-decker buses hitting the streets of San Francisco. Oh, and some baseball player named Barry Bonds is a liar whose pants, it seems, are totally on fire. LAist continues to cover the......

Monday night sees mad Australians Architecture in Helsinki come to the capital to play Koko after a stop off at Bestival this weekend. Tickets are £12.50 each and still available for box office collection. Faithless play the first of two nights in the capital at Shepherds Bush before moving on to Brixton on Tuesday night, which is mostly sold out though there are some balcony seats left. KT Tunstall plays an instore at HMV on......

As one of the most exciting new venues in town, as well as hosting Prince afterparties continuously, the indigo2 will be home to the first in a series of nights run by The Bedford pub in Balham. Famous for helping to discover burgeoning talent (with the likes of of KT Tunstall, James Morrison, Paolo Nutini, Imogen Heap behind them), Bedford Bandstand aims to continue this tradition via a monthly night starring raw talent and......

Tickets are going on sale at the moment for a lot of the Autumn gigs, so be sure to get your diaries out for this little collection of gems to catch soon. Everyone loves the Manic Street Preachers, and they've just announced a new full UK tour, where they'll be playing Brixton Academy on Tuesday 11th December. They're on sale slightly later than other tickets at 9:30 on Friday. KT Tunstall brings her own......

Last night was the first of three nights at the Islington Academy that sees 3 unsigned bands fight it out for the chance to open V Festival in August as part of the 'Road to V' competition. First up last night was Amy Bullman who is the reserve choice should any band be unable to make it through the contest, with a simply amazing voice. Combining streaks of Lily Allen and KT Tunstall, Bullman......

We like Proud Galleries. They put on wonderful free exhibitions of great rock photography. We like War Child too. Not only do they release great albums, put on their own wonderful free exhibitions, but they're also a damn fine charity. So when we heard about War Child's Your Child show at Proud Camden, then we thought we'd take a mosy on down. Just so we could honestly say to you that we think you......

With a huge Glastonbury shaped hole in the calendar this year and the faint promise of warm weather lingering on the horizon, it's time for Festival Season to slip into Wacky Races mode. With T In The Park and V 2006 neck and neck out in front, and Download and Monsters of Rock, rapidly rolling out the big guns (Guns 'n' Roses at Download anyone?) in second place, the others are trailing far behind.......

We bet you didn't know that this year's Brit Awards are the 26th, unless of course you remembered that last year's were the 25th. Taking place at a venue that won't look at all like the soulless aircraft hanger that is Earl's Court when it's done on the 15th Feb, ITV will be screening the awards the following evening. This means that if you're all alone on Valentine's Night you'll be comforted by the......

The only people who enjoy school are sociopaths. Then again, people who didn't enjoy school are quite likely to be sociopaths, too (Zero Hour: Massacre At Columbine High School, Mon 11pm Five). Even teachers hate school - well, wouldn't you? In such an environment of hate, hormones and whooping cough, it's amazing anyone makes it out alive, and even more amazing that, for some people, love manages to blossom in such sere and toxic......

The nominations for the 2005 Mercury Music Prize are out and, as you would expect, it's a mixed bag (all quotes are from the Mercury judges): The Magic Numbers – The Magic Numbers "The Magic Numbers celebrate the joy of singing pop harmonies so fervently that it’s impossible not to cheer along." M.I.A. – Arular "Hip-hop, ragga, dancehall, pop and electro never sounded such perfect soulmates." Polar Bear – Held On The Tips Of......