Music News
 | Crowding in | | 3:48pm Thu 3 Jul 08 | | A string of outdoor gigs has acquainted New Zealand's greatest ever band to the vagaries of the British summer. |
 | Bowling along! | | 3:36pm Thu 3 Jul 08 | | Jaret Reddick is serious about being the singer of one of the last of the 'funny' pop-punk bands. |
 | Fields of research | | 2:32pm Thu 26 Jun 08 | | Raging hay fever, dehydration, mud, wasps, and barbecue- induced salmonella: summer is finally here, and with it the festival season.
With Wakestock getting under way tomorrow in the grounds of Blenheim Palace attentions turn to other bashes.
Country, pop, folk, metal, world, techno and hard drum-and-bass: whatever you're into, you'll find it booming out near you.
That means some tough choices have to be made, so here are our hot tips for a lively summer of al fresco high jinks and sublime, chilled tunes |
 | A subtle Red | | 6:03pm Thu 19 Jun 08 | | Mick Hucknall, the voice, and face, of Simply Red, tells Tim Hughes why he is no longer holding back the years - but instead trying something completely new
HIS voice and flowing red locks have marked out Mick Hucknall as one of the best-known names in pop. |
| Candyskins are back for one night | | 5:50pm Thursday 19th June 2008 | | History will be made in Oxford this summer with a reunion of one of the greatest bands ever to have emerged from the city. |
 | Journey into sounds | | 2:56pm Thu 12 Jun 08 | | Honey-toned Jessica Goyder talks to Tim Hughes about life as a freewheeling singer-songwriter and her love of the piano |
 | Tune in, turn on and pass the Pimms | | 2:48pm Thu 12 Jun 08 | | Tim Hughes talks to the man behind the Rolls Royce of festivals, Hugh Phillimore about his hopes for this year's Cornbury |
 | Outside the box | | 5:42pm Thu 5 Jun 08 | | Tim Hughes gets an adrenaline-soaked blast of one of Wakestock's most exhilarating highlights — superb punk-grime band Hadouken! |
 | Board meeting | | 5:48pm Thu 29 May 08 | | Psst! Want to enjoy all the thrill of a top music festival, yet do it in style? Tim Hughes tells you how to get the best of both worlds! |
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