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The singer's hits album 'Still On Top' goes in at number two

Nick Hasted's been out and about at this year's London Film Festival. Here's his first report. The London Film Festival has just reached its half-way point. As ever, it’s an opportunity chance to see brilliant films from every genre in just 13 days – the cinematic equivalent of the rock festivals I’ve spent the summer attending. Minus the mud, and with slightly less alcohol.

Mick Hucknall says 'Stay' is the band's final album as a group

St Valentines Massacre on Top of the Pops in 1981

Re-release of complete catalogue with bonus live albums

Trent Reznor anounces the band are now 'free agents'

Today: Lenny Kravitz clashes with Nirvana in Edinburgh

Down but not out – ‘Shambles second sees Pete Doherty come out fighting

Fairly curious listening day in the Uncut office, even by our standards, I think, which reached a pinnacle of sorts with a new Dead Kennedys 'Best Of' (how poppy they sound now) rubbing up next to a Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick reissue from 1966, I think.

Stephen Dalton is currently at the Athens Film Festival, where he's serving on the jury. Here's his first report... Greetings from the strangely wonderful parallel universe of the Athens Film Festival, where your Uncut reporter is serving on the jury of the Music & Film section. A very bizarre experience, being on the other side of the fence for once, doing press conferences and interviews instead of asking the questions.