He wants a bonuses cap to be introduced

Alex Kapranos says the band are trying something different this time round

There’s a certain grim obligation, whenever tackling Steve Mason’s music, to harp on about The Beta Band’s first three EPs, and the distinctly spotty work which has followed them in the intervening 13 years. It’s a lot harder, though, to try and explain exactly why that initial clutch of songs are so much better.

Rings master brings another best-seller to the big screen

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A guitar master's eighth - and, tragically, last - album

The Brewis brothers offer proggy excellence and hooks to spare on stunningly realised double album

No guitars. No drums. Covers of Bowie, Radiohead and Elbow. Gabriel's "song exchange" opens for business

Radiohead man is supposed to be contributing to Gabriel's 'song swap' scheme

Former Yardbird's solo album also features Joss Stone