Grammy Award-wining singer-songwriter from Austin Texas. Although lazily labeled a country singer, her best music is genuinely genre defying, covering both personal and political subjects.

Leeds-based indie dance combo, a winning combination of Happy Mondays-esque baggy, Daft Punk's French house sounds and the pounding melodies of Doves.

Formed in 2005 in New York City, Cobra Starship are a pop, punk, electro band, originally created by Midtown bassist/lead vocalist Gabe Saporta as a side project.

Nashville residents The Bittersweets live up to their name producing sweetly crafted bluesy alt.country wrapped up in an all-out Americana package.

5 piece rockers from Mid Wales who were judged by Malcolm McLaren & DJ Annie Nightingale as winners of ‘Live & Unsigned 2009'

Mainstream pop textures but with a passionate approach make this a sort of scallied out Keane with a Bowie factor and nice cyclical guitar play. Pleasant on the ear but not afeared to rock out.

Peter Hook, bassist of New Order, opens a new live music venue in the old offices of Factory Records that will host local bands by performing songs from his whole back catologue.

In a culture of corruption and deception who wins? Written by the grand master of storytelling and peopled with vivid and amusing characters, this is one of the greatest plays of the last century.