Ian Parks grew up in a South Yorkshire mining family - as his new volume of poetry The Exile House hits the shelves, Jody Porter finds out his sources of inspiration.
An expose of the military-industrial complex shows how its actions grease the transfer of resources from the poorest to the richest globally
This weekend sees a unique celebration of cinema at Glasgow's Southside Film Festival
THE news that The Information was disqualified from the official album chart because of the inclusion of free stickers allowing the buyer to make their own album cover can be seen as indicative of the eternal debate that surrounds Beck's music. Is it a triumph of style over substance?
THE site that gave the world "the cream of Manchester" now brings to Manchester the cream of the world's DJ talent.
HAVING established himself as a bit of a legend among the scruffy and the name to drop by the media Establishment and celebrity glitterati, our boy from Chelmsford has produced what is without a doubt his most accessible album to date.
OXJAM is a month-long music festival being held throughout Britain this October, with hundreds of gigs being organised to raise money for Oxfam.
CHICKS On Speed launch their exhaustive compilation project - a monumental celebration of female individuality and expression spread across 60 tracks on three CDs.
KIRSTY MAY talks to pop hopefuls Driving by Night as they look forward to one of Britain's hottest talent showcases.
BRIAN DENNY reviews a comeback album for a pair of folk favourites which many thought would never happen.
ENTER SHIKARI have had quite a summer of it - a brace of sold-out headline shows, giant tent dates at Download and Leeds festivals, a show with My Chemical Romance in London, a BBC Radio One Rock Show session, video rotations on MTV2 and Scuzz and even an out-of-the-blue Kerrang award nomination.
FOLK DUO John Spiers and Jon Boden dreamt up the concept of Bellowhead while stuck on the M25.