Jarvis Cocker

A couple years ago, at the end of '07, Conor [Oberst] called me and asked me if I would come play guitar with Bright Eyes because Mike Mogis was producing a record and it was running on, and they had dates booked and Mike couldn't do it. Read More

Welcome, one and all, to the latest edition of Music Weekly. Read More

Ok last comment I left I told you to listen to American Idiot. Read More

'When you're writing a song, it's like you're the director, scriptwriter, cinematographer, everything. Read More

DEEP-voiced crooner Richard Hawley is set to bring a "deliciously dark" twist to Christmas in Islington at a concert of festive songs past, present and future. Read More

Last weekend Calvin Harris resorted to a Jarvis Cocker-style stunt by gatecrashing the X Factor stage in an attempt to make a "mockery" of the programme's influence. Read More

The Dumfries star, who came from obscurity to the UK top ten single charts with the 2007 hit Acceptable in the Eighties and has worked with Kylie Minogue, Madonna and Dizzee Rascal, is to play a new club night on 30 December. xpect strong demand for tickets to the Night Afore DJ party, which runs until 3am at the HMV Picture House, when they go on sale tomorrow. Read More

For years it was common for studios to cross-market a film with a well known performer, but today niche artists are landing more tracks in films and reaping the spoils, especially around award season. Read More

Jarvis Cocker, former lead singer of Pulp and one of Sheffield's greatest musical icons, received an honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University at a special ceremony at Sheffield City Hall today. Read More

With so many electronic bands, what was missing in Buenos Aires was a combo reaching the perfect mix between modern and retro sounds. Read More