How much fun can you have in a field? A lot if you're heading down to Victoria Park on Saturday May 25th.

Field Day returns for another year, bringing an eclectic mix of the industry's best musical talent, from the established to the rising stars in the indie...

Muscle Shoals may be a small town in Alabama, but it has a big musical history.

It's where Rick Hall founded FAME studios, the spot where many a musical legend flocked to, to create some of the best known tracks in the world. The 'Muscle Shoals Sound' was formulated there,...

Stepping out of Brixton Underground station, I hear the drums before I see them.

There's an excited buzz around the place, the kind of electricity in the air that generates as the masses descend on South London's famous Academy ahead of a top-line gig.

But the hum of the crowd...

It's always refreshing to get feedback from a reader, but this one takes the biscuit.

I came across this lovely tweet after vainly searching my name on the social networking site to see if any of my recent articles had left...

I've never really had a good experience with taxis. If memory serves, the worst occurred in my second year of university, when a week after passing my driving test a mini cab rear-ended my Peugeot 206, writing the poor hatchback off for half the price we paid.

I could have...

'This will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.'

Tell me America, for I'm just an ignorant, left-leaning, religiously apathetic Brit who'd love to know, exactly what is 'brave' about 28 innocent people shot dead in cold blood? Because...

Moe: Hello, Moe's Tavern. Birthplace of the Rob Roy.
Bart: Is Seymour there? Last name Butz.
Moe: Just a sec. Hey, is there a Butz here? Seymour Butz? Hey, everybody! I wanna see more butts!

I discovered the comedic delight of the prank call for the first...

From Rihanna amping up her pop tunes with EDM to video games like Call Of Duty throwing out a dubstep soundtrack, the underground scene is infiltrating every possible recess of modern life.

And like the oracles of Greek myth, Rinse 106.8FM has become known for predicting the future talent breaking...

When Brittany Murphy died back in 2009, many believed the actress's abuse of prescription drugs and historic eating disorders were to blame. But now a controversial documentary claims her demise was far more sinister.

Top Priority: The Terror Within tells the alleged true story of how Brittany was caught up...

When it comes to musical appreciation I wouldn't exactly call myself a virtuoso.

As much as I love new bands, I still find that the most played tracks in my iTunes library are from albums like Joni Mitchell's Blue, Joe Jackson's Steppin' Out and The Smith's The Queen is Dead...

Kristina Anapau may have been born in Hawaii, but there's nothing laid back about her acting CV, which is jampacked with roles across both film and TV.

The 32-year old actress is still under the showbiz radar, but after appearances in Black Swan, True Blood and now a leading role...

"I'll have what she's having," may have been coined 109 years before the events in Hysteria took place, but Nora Ephron's infamous line is just as applicable in Tanya Wexler's period romantic comedy that tells the story of the invention of the electric vibrator.

Yes, from Victorian times the Rampant...

The sun surely came out for us this weekend at Bestival, with barely a cloud in the sky to dampen the excitement four days of world class musical performances can bring. And one of the acts ready to share their music to a more than receptive audience was

Friendly Fires, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Frankie Knuckles, SBTRKT... These were the 2011 headliners on the Rizlab stage at Bestival and are certainly a tough line up to follow. So after a controversial no show at a popular London club night recently, I wonder...

In just over a week I'll be making my way to Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight to attend one of the most anticipated festivals on the summer music schedule: Bestival.

Set up by Radio 1 DJ Rob Da Bank and his wife Josie back...

Louise Mensch playing the 'kids card' and relinquishing her Conservative tenure as the representative for Corby and East Northamptonshire makes for interesting news in a fortnight filled with Olympic success and British pride. And yet, I can't help but raise a cynical eyebrow at the ambitious blonde's reasoning for this...

Gone are the days when the word troll was nothing more than a moniker for those under-the-bridge dwelling creatures in childhood fairytale. Now the appellation has transcended the fictional world into the sphere of social networking, terrorising celebrity and civilian alike with all the venomous power 140 characters can wield.

As much as I enjoyed my last visit to the Future Shorts Film Festival at The Horse Hospital back in April, there's nothing like viewing some of the year's critically acclaimed short films from the Egyptian-cotton comfort of a King-size bed.

For this season's Future Shorts programme,...

Thwarting drivers, cabbies and cyclists alike the five Olympic black holes of doom have become a symbol of transport disorder across the Capital.

TFL have made it clear that only official Games vehicles carrying athletes, staff and delegates will be allowed to use the roads. But with just 10 days...

If you think Magic Mike is a movie filled with buff bodies, pelvic thrusts and uber-tight, baby-oil proof tearaway clothing than you would be... right. But don't let the ridiculously toned, sculpted; glistening muscles of Hollywood's hottest hunks distract you (completely) from the entertaining yet moving story centred on the...