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Labour MP joins Morrissey and Johnny Marr in berating the PM

Part Six of the transcripts from the Uncut Music Award 2010 judging sessions. Today, we reach The Gaslight Anthem...

Anton Corbijn’s poetic take on the Euro-thriller. Clooney stars with impeccable restraint...

Rock’s enduring odd couple hit their stride...

Metallica lead the tributes to legendary singer

A funny year for music so far, personally speaking. It seems that, despite the many albums I’ve liked, there have been a good few that’ve been, one way or another, kind of disappointing: albums I’ve looked forward to very much, then neurotically restrained myself from writing about, due to my self-imposed rule about negative criticism generally wasting time and space. There’s still too much stuff to enthuse about, after all.

Uncut Music Award 2009 nominees to release 5 brand new tracks

Brightblack Morning Light, Cass McCombs also set for French festival

'(I Want To) Come Home' features on new De Niro-starring film soundtrack

The first show by James Blackshaw with additional musicians begins a little oddly. A man plays a brief tuba solo, then settles down to some concerted texting on his phone. It turns out that this is a false start, however. The James Blackshaw Ensemble might contain a cellist, two violin players and a flautist, but the tuba player – warming up, it transpires – is here to accompany the support act, guitarist/pianist Tom James Scott, through a series of hushed, minimal pieces.