The highlight of the hipster calendar is here, so time to enjoy the buzz bands.
We see the Blur man's heavy-metal side at an intimate gig in central London.
All-day mini-festival takes over a former gasworks with dub beats and deep grooves.
Alexandra Palace's foundations shook as Slayer hit the stage at IBYM.
Dark humour and songs about things that go hump in the night.
This week's gigs on sale include Scissor Sisters and Blink-182.
We talk to nu-noir sisters 2:54 about growing up in Hackney and Battersea Powerstation's reverb.
The Eel Pie Island group play an acoustic set at Proud tomorrow night.
THE king of techno & Berlin's minimal queen at London's clubbing capital
Those coordinated dressers The Hives are back. And there's another chance to catch Grimes later this year.
Rap, folk, indie, disco, electronic/ambient and alt rock gigs to go to.
Pack away your Oyster for a trip to the highlight of the music calendar
‘Post-classical’ innovation by four artists from the legendary FatCat Records (sponsored post).
We heard rumours of fantastic festivals beyond the M25, it turned out to be true.
Don't forget your dancing wellies for some summertime London raving.
Camden's crowds are no trouble as we hit the streets for the annual Crawl
We chat to the Mancunadian band ahead of their debut London show
Expect live child's keytar, unfeasibly feathery eyelashes, sex, tax and rock 'n' roll (sponsored post).
We went to see Little Boots play live. We rather enjoyed ourselves.
Philip Glass and Robert Wilson's 1976 opera enjoys its UK premiere.
Fantastic Folk for Free with Freddie
Festival seasons begins with a huge line-up in NW1, so use our guide to pick who to see.
Our own LGMC members share memorable moments and why they joined
Host of epic dancefloor events for the long weekend
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