"At first I was afraid...."
	12:22pm Thu 8 May 08
	If there was one song and one artist who was ever going to survive for 30 years, it was Gloria Gaynor and her world-renowned disco classic, 'I Will Survive'.

Blockheads take the party out on tour

4:40pm Thursday 17th April 2008

When Ian Dury died of liver cancer in 2000, the music world lost one of its most charismatic and unique frontmen.

	A Wizz with the guitar
	5:11pm Wed 2 Apr 08
	Fame has never been something that is reserved in a tin under the counter for the most talented people. Instead of being a meritocracy, the world of fame is littered with near misses, governed by serendipity and populated by the bloody-minded and handsome.

	Tango siempre! (For one night only)
	10:33am Fri 14 Mar 08
	"Poor old Dot. Well, East-Enders returns tomorrow at 8pm," says the BBC announcer but you are not really listening. Instead, you're ogling the sinewy tango dancers on the screen, looking immaculate in scarlet, "and now, it is time for Celebrity Badger Baiting and will Sally Gunnell survive another week in the sett?"

	Antony sings the Blues
	10:27am Fri 14 Mar 08
	As a member of one of the biggest boy bands of the early Naughties, Antony Costa was known throughout the world. He helped Blue clock up more than seven million record sales, three chart-topping albums, three UK number one singles, and two Brit Awards. The band even dueted with Stevie Wonder and Elton John.

	East of Ealing join Jay-Z at Glastonbury
	12:43pm Thu 6 Mar 08
	Jay-Z might be making his Glastonbury debut this summer, but when Twickenham-based East of Ealing take to the Somerset stage, it will be as festival favourites.
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	Eugene McGuinness will tests new songs at Blue Flowers
	12:36pm Sat 1 Mar 08
	One of our favourite Blue Flowers of the past year has been the Scouse singer-songwriter Eugene McGuinness.

	Teal back and hitting the right notes
	3:57pm Wed 27 Feb 08
	Speaking prior to her appearance at Epsom Playhouse - the 1000th concert of her professional career - award-winning jazz singer Clare Teal seems to be more comfortable with things than she was this time last year.

	Scorsese meets Hoskyns at Wimbledon Film Club
	3:50pm Thu 21 Feb 08
	If Spinal Tap was the ultimate mockumentary, the film it was based on - Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz - is the real deal.

	Stagefrite - big bands, big night for rock fans
	12:54pm Wed 20 Feb 08
	Young and into music with loud guitars? You lucky, lucky thing. Not only are there countless young rock bands roaming the streets, thumbing their plectrums, and not only have you got RockStock for them to showcase their talents (plus the odd Bourne To Rock and Leatherhead Lick), now you have Stagefrite.

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