Billy

There were so many people packed last night into the Scala to see Okkervil River that if I’d arrived any later, I probably would have had to watch the show from across the street, on the concourse of King’s Cross Station.

Speech Therapy beats bookies favourite Florence and the Machine

We have music’s most famous former janitor in the hot seat very soon

Fear and loathing - and dancing - in Essex. Cannes Jury Prize winner 2009.

The band replace Jimmy Chamberlin

Tally-ho! From the Lake District, it’s this year’s new Smiths

See the full 12 Barclaycard Mercury Prize albums of the year here

Check your watches, it’s Squeeze o’clock. That means it’s the goodtime singalong hour, with South London’s finest kitchen-sink troubadours offering a master class is catchy pop brilliance.

I interviewed Michael Mann for the current issue of UNCUT, ahead of the release of Public Enemies. Call it reader service, but I thought those of you who're interested in such things might like a chance to read the full transcript (it's about 3,200 words, of which we only ran 1,000 in the issue). Anyway, here it is. Hope you enjoy.

Mike D says Dylan is 'one of the first b-boys, if not the first'