"I haven’t always been a work-shy puffy-sleeved singer/songwriter, you know. Although these days I am paid to express my feelings through a nascent folk beard there was a time when I knew the salty sting of manual labour."

Last week the blogosphere went into meltdown as Lily Allen waded into the file sharing debate. Matthew Taylor sums up what exactly happened...

We subject RIOT:NOISE to our usual five introductory questions.

Singer-songwriter Boo Hewerdine is blogging for TMM in the run-up to his first studio album with a full band in 10 years. This time, Boo talks us through his encounters with famous people.

Ahead of their first headline tour, The Music Magazine caught up with Alberta Cross drummer Austin Beede on the morning of September 23 for a chat about all things AC.

"It seems we all spend the first part of our lives coming together and then we spend the second half of our life taking it apart again; relearning how to do things and stop making all the same stupid mistakes."

Boo's back! In the first of his new series of exclusive blogs he reveals all about his upcoming album (his first with a full band in 10 years) and upcoming tour, as well as the model who appears on his album cover.

I can’t for the life of me figure out why anybody would care as to the reason why Oasis is no more. Can anybody out there even extract a morsel of emotion one way or another concerning the departure of Oasis?

Steph Cosway battles her way through the latest offerings from acts including Madness and Deadmau5 in this week's singles club.

Flags have been present at festivals for as long as we can remember. They're especially useful for finding your tent in the middle of the night when you've had a few pints from the cider bus and a neighbour has something memorable attached to the outside of their accommodation.