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......

iTunes announced a few weeks ago that they'll host a month of gigs at the ICA throughout July. Tiny gigs for many of the bands, the ICA holds only 350 people, and each gig will be professionally recorded to be available on iTunes. The events features some of today's biggest bands, with the likes of Londonist favourites Mika along with Stereophonics, Amy Winehouse, Editors, Groove Armada and Duke Special all gracing the stage throughout......

The congestion zone, bloated and gorged on the wallets of London motorists, finally loosened its belt this morning. A doubling of girth was observed in the ensuing westerly bloat, which takes in some of London's richest inhabitants. Fans of JG Ballard will be intrigued to learn that the area approximating to Chelsea Marina is included on the extreme western fringe, as though on purpose. But what's the reaction? Mixed, of course. And the overall......

More acts have been confirmed for the inaugural BBC Electric Proms, taking place 25th-29th October this year. The Electric Proms is looking to create "new moments in music" (there should probably be a trademark symbol there) so needs to be something other than just being another set of gigs. To this end each of the artists appearing has been challenged to come up with something innovative for their performance that reflects the ambition of......

Since Alex James' sideproject Wigwam crashed and burned, and Damon Albarn announced the end of Gorillaz, we've been feeling slightly more confident in claims that we'll be seeing a new Blur album by the end of the year. Now it seems there are not one but two new projects that may sadly be getting in the way. With Gorillaz on the backburner, Damon announced several weeks ago that he was a member of a new......

Last year ATP came up with the rather wonderful idea of getting their favourite bands to play their favourite albums in entirety. Cat Power, Mudhoney, The Lemonheads, The Melvins, The Stooges and Belle And Sebastian amongst others took generally successful trips down memory lane; making light of those who didn't bother going to preserve their precious memories of days long gone. We were hoping that such a successful event would be repeated and this......