Three dog night

Control is up for ten awards, at the tenth BIFA

Last night's Benicassim ended for us at about 7am this morning, after chilling out from a hard night's work by the backstage swimming pool with the Arctic Monkeys, some Horrors, Fifi Geldof and various others... so Animal Collective and Calexico were a perfect way to kick off the festival's final day.

Seems my blog has been hijacked over the weekend by Steve Sutherland, who's clearly having the time of his life out at Coachella. Here's his second report, involving The Arcade Fire, Kings Of Leon, the mighty Roky Erickson and a few random Hollywood A-listers. God, it sounds great. . .

On Monday night, I went to the launch of the 2007 Reading Festival – or the Carling Weekend: Reading And Leeds Festivals, as the dual event is now called – which, as you’ll probably know is headlined this year by The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins and Razorlight, with Arcade Fire, Kings Of Leon and Nine Inch Nails featuring prominently among the supporting line-up.

Tom’s audio curiosity shop: three CDs, 54 tracks – 30 of them brand new

Weller joins Carl Barat and Co onstage for Jam classic

Uncut catches up with the writer, director and actor behind Silent Bob and View Askew.

Fifth album from soft-rock maestro: a bittersweet farewell to his hometown

The follow-up to 2001's All Is Dream.

North London gets an audience with a living legend who's found a brand new lease of life