Go ahead, punk ... make my day
Oscar nominee Juliette Lewis has reinvented herself - as a full-on rocker. Jonathan Heaf caught her act in Vegas.
Juliette Lewis on film
Deepest Blue
Zoe Smith meets a duo who like both Joni Mitchell and trip hop - but won't wear swimming trunks.
You get the picture
Missed out on Glastonbury? Fear not, we had a roving reporter on site none other than Damon Gough the Badly Drawn Boy. Here he tells of his weekend of mud, rally driving and meetings with remarkable pop stars.
In a spin
Will iTunes really kill off the record shop? Perhaps not - after all, digital information isn't something you can have and hold. And, says Peter Paphides, there are independent outlets up and down the country doing a roaring trade in vinyl.
Inside view: Rough trade
Inside view: Fat City
Inside view: Hard to Find Records
The gang of new york
They were shaken down by bent cops, leaned on by mobsters and harried by the FBI. Only now, 20 years later, can these luminaries of New York's twilight nightclub world tell their remarkable story of crime, scandal, high living - and death. By Anthony Haden-Guest.
New York City's finest clubs
Heart of the country, home of the hits
In rural Kent, the future of British pop is being shaped by Brian Higgins - a Phil Spector for the 21st century. Ben Thompson meets the producer/songwriter responsible for smashes by the Sugababes, Girls Aloud and now Mania - and discovers the secret of chart success.
Hot shots: The teams behind the hits
Feline groovy
The artist formerly known as Cat Stevens has ransacked his tapes for a live DVD that proves why he was such a star in the Seventies. Yusuf Islam tells Molloy Woodcraft about fame, Greece and religious conversion.
The 10 books for the beach
Paul Morley picks ten of the best biographies from the world of pop, from Zodiac Mindwarp to Gareth Gates.
The justification
Song of the month: 'Topknot' by Cornershop
The perfect sonic antidote to a summer dominated by fat meatheads waving the flag of St George.
Worst of the month: Various artists: De-Lovely - The songs of Cole Porte
Jay Rayner gets no kick out of an album of covers.
Music on TV
When they won Popstars: The Rivals, did Girls Aloud ever realise the degradations to which TV would then submit them, wonders Paul Morley.
Live review: Mull Historical Society, Aros Hall, Tobermory, Mull
Colin MacIntyre's home gig is gatecrashed by children's TV stars - and Craig McLean.
Kirsten Dunst meets Rufus Wainwright
Hollywood superstar Kirsten Dunst asks Rufus Wainwright about writing songs for the sequel to his acclaimed album, 'Want One', the advent of iTunes, and who in the world he would most like to have sex with
Darren Campbell
In less than a month, the 200m Olympic silver medallist sets off for the next Games in Athens. What motivational tunes will the Doctor order? By Peter Paphides.
Northern soul man
Dougie recalls the old days up Wigan Casino as if they were yesterday. In fact, Tom Cox can still catch a whiff of Brut off him from here ...
Diamante in the rough
Dollar, cheesy disco and Giorgio Moroder: all his sister's friends knew what conclusions to draw from Paul Flynn's record collection - but he didn't know himself. And how does that gay soundtrack sound two decades down the line?
Musical differences
British pop used to have style. Skater chic and scuzzy jeans don't have the same impact at all, says John Mendelsohn.
Barometer
This month's ups and downs.
Letters
What you thought of our list of the greatest British albums of all time.
