Band

Quarter-century of Beeb appearances from the Newhaven rabble-rouser

Eclectic New Yorkers triumph over the punk-funk hype

Twenty treasures from Ireland's finest punk band

James Ivory saunters into the 21st century. In Paris

Artsy, twee, quietly mad label presents three collections of rarities

Classic mid-'80s Jam & Lewis R&B

Standard war pic elevated by Bruce Willis

Greatest hits of the big beat pioneers, weighed down by famous friends

Well-presented, bonus-heavy reissues-if only Quo were worth it

Tonight, Dave Alvin looks like a man out to settle an old score. With his gunslinger necktie and low-slung guitar, he fires off endless streams of ballistic invective, mostly aimed at Phil, his big barrel-shaped brother and Blasters frontman. The fabled legend of Dave and Phil Alvin and the band they formed in Downey, California is straight out of the sibling rivalry rock'n'roll handbook that stretches from Don and Phil Everly all the way up to Noel and Liam Gallagher.