Music in West London, bands, gigs, music reviews

Rox: Hopefully people will get to know the real me

She's just 21 years old, but south Londoner Rox is already being touted as the UK's answer to Lauryn Hill. Helen Clarke speaks to the singer ahead of her London show...Read

INTERVIEW Paloma Faith

With her quirky style and outlandish personality, she's been as much a fixture of London's fashion and party scene as the music scene, but Paloma Faith's retro sound is still making waves. Helen Clarke caught up with her ahead of her three night run at Shepherd's Bush Empire.Read

REVIEW Ellie Goulding, Lights

Lights, Album, Polydor, March 1Read

REVIEW Joanna Newsom, Have One On Me

Have One On Me, Album, Drag City, March 1Read

Frankie and The Heartstrings, Girls, Los Campesinos! and London Popfest

It's been a busy week for music in London...Read

Shearwater, The Golden Archipelago

Shearwater, The Golden Archipelago, Matador, February 18Read

REVIEW Field Music, Field Music (Measure)

The Brewis brothers return after a three year hiatus.Read

REVIEW The Wave Pictures, Lisa Mitchell, The Miserable Rich @ The Borderline

The HMV Next Big Thing festival calls in at The BorderlineRead

INTERVIEW Animal Kingdom

The Londoners prepare for their home-coming show Read

INTERVIEW Jonatha Brooke

Helen Clarke speaks to the singer/songwriter ahead of her Bush Hall gig Read

REVIEW Los Campesinos!, Romance Is Boring

The twee-popsters return with a darker twist...Read

REVIEW Oh No Ono, Eggs

The five piece are indie royaly in their native Denmark, so what's all the fuss about?...Read

WHAT HELEN HEARD Los Campesinos! and Malcolm Middleton

Malcolm Middleton plays his last gig at The Borderline and Los Campesinos! talk about their new album...Read

INTERVIEW The Miserable Rich

The Miserable Rich bring their chamber-pop sound to The Borderline next month. Helen Clarke caught up Shepherd's Bush boy, singer James de Malplaquet...Read

REVIEW OK Go, Shepherd's Bush Empire, January 13

OK Go bring their punk-pop gems to Shepherd's BushRead

BEST GIGS OF 2009

It was a year for old geezers like U2, Moby and Billy Bragg to prove they're still going strong but, as Helen Clarke reports in her round-up of London's best live shows, 2009 belonged to a very special young lady...Read

INTERVIEW Delphic

The Informer speaks to band of the moment Delphic ahead of their Notting Hill gigRead

INTERVIEW The Bookhouse Boys

Their dark, mysterious spaghetti-goth sound spawned one of the best debuts of 2008, but today The Bookhouse Boys' singer Paul Van Oestren is feeling anything but dark and mysterious...Read