What's On and Where
'We've come a long way' - Cloud Control swap Oz for UK
ANTIPODEAN four-piece Cloud Control have earned critical acclaim in their native land, winning Australia's answer to the Mercury music prize ...
Sam swaps Ronnie's angst for Happy Talk
AFTER the trials and tribulations of life in Walford, waiting tables for cooking copper Richard Griffiths and sharing a flat with two socially challenged 20-somethings in Game On ...
Taking the tribalism out of modern music
ART rockers Django Django have spent the best part of three years crafting their debut album in drummer and 'de-facto leader' Dave Maclean's east London bedroom. The fruit of their efforts, their
Dave's in possession of the Glitter Ball
THIS could be the tour that never ends for comedian Dave Spikey. His 'Words Don't Come Easy' show has been so popular he is continually adding new dates ...
Wrestling with Hulk is as simple as 1-2-3
TNA IMPACT WRESTLING UK TOUR Capital FM Arena, Nottingham HULKAMANIA ran wild in the UK once more as fans in Nottingham crammed into the Capital FM arena to see wrestling legend Hulk Hogan lay the
Strictly favourite returns to the stage
IT'S been almost 12 months since I last chatted with Brendan Cole and to say I was looking forward to catching up with him again is the understatement of the year ...
Ivy's seven-year itch
A REBORN Burton band have released their first album seven years after it was recorded ...
No riddle to rise of Show
MANCHESTER-based five-piece Missed You At The Show release their second single as they look to help revitalise Britain's rock scene ...
The Tories brought out the politics in my music
THIS summer South Derbyshire welcomes a major music festival to one of its biggest venues with major acts such as Burton's own The Leisure Society on the bill ...
Cheeky chap Joe steps into the Wilkes breach easily
Aladdin - Hanley Regent Theatre THE prince of Hanley's Regent Theatre gave way to the King of the Jungle to try on the crown at this year's pantomime offering ...
Dave looks back on his amazing year of firsts
FRONTMAN of English rockers InMe Dave McPherson talks to the Mail's JAMES BRINDLE ahead of his last set of solo shows before a much anticipated return to his day job in 2012 ...
Guns fired up for tour
ONE of the UK rock scene's brightest hopesYoung Guns hit Nottingham next week ahead of the release of their crucial second record ...
Phoenix face the fire
A NEWLY-formed Burton band who enjoyed a baptism of fire at their first 'proper' gig are urging fans to back them in their bid for a slot at a summer music festival. Phoenix Salvation enjoyed a place
Strictly ballroom royalty provide dance joy...
SCINTILLATING, sparkling, snappy and sensational everything ballroom aristocracy bring to the stage in their brand-new show Let's Do It ...
Suggs goes one step beyond - to perform his life story
FROM the day he first thrust his way onto our TV screens in the 1980s, Graham 'Suggs' McPherson left an indelible mark on British popular culture ...
Four rock legends together under one roof
THE Wetmore Whistle was the place to be to see in the New Year as local legends Rockaholic took it upon themselves to pay glorious tribute to not one but ...
Final chorus for Flasby
ONE of Burton's most prolific live bands Swift Flasby is calling it a day after five years' relentless gigging ...
The Mail's CDs of the year 2011
IT'S been another great year for music, with some of the bands and artists of the year featuring in these pages. Here, the Mail's reporters cast their minds back over the past 12 months to select their pick of the album and single releases of 2012 ...
Remedy for Strictly withdrawal symptoms
IF, like me, you are already suffering withdrawal symptons now that Strictly Come Dancing has ended, help is at hand ...
Foaming Pints fill the void for music venue
FESTIVE revellers at two top music venues in Derbyshire will be singing and dancing to the sounds of one of the area's best new live acts next week ...
Grunge lives on through the likes of Football Etc
THE re-release of Nirvana's classic song Smells Like Teen Spirit by an anti-X Factor Facebook group hoping to help it reach this year's Christmas number one has brought early Nineties grunge back ...
National News
Rhyming plea over library closures
Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson has penned a poem in protest at planned library closures.
National Sport
Watkins inspires Leeds to victory
A second-half hat-trick of tries from 20-year-old centre Kallum Watkins helped Leeds begin the defence of their Stobart Super League crown with a hard-fought 34-16 victory on skipper Kevin Sinfield's 400th appearance.
Robshaw relishing Murrayfield clash
Chris Robshaw vowed England's young guns will be undaunted by the history and hostility of Murrayfield as they head into Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown with "a point to prove".
McFadden drafted in for Earls
Fergus McFadden will start Ireland's RBS 6 clash with Wales at outside centre after Keith Earls was withdrawn for personal reasons.
