You’ve possibly already heard Imaad Wasif without even realising it. The Canadian has played with Yeah Yeah Yeahs (as a touring band member and support act), and has also contributed to Lou Barlow’s music (both his solo work and the New Folk Implosion) and worked on the soundtrack to last year’s Where The Wild Things …

Anyone who’s even passingly familiar with first person shooters knows all there is to know about Medal Of Honor…, right? EA’s long-running franchise has nothing new to offer to the genre, correct? The answer to both of these questions is a resounding ‘No’, judging by the evidence of the latest instalment in the series.

Once the darling of middle England, with a Mercury Music Prize under his belt for his debut and the go-to guy for the soundtrack to About A Boy…, Damon Gough’s star has been very much in the descendant for the last few years, as the world seemed to forget his slightly dishevelled but heartfelt

Like getting back in touch with an old friend after a long time apart, Halo: Reach feels deliciously familiar, almost running like a greatest hits compilation from previous titles in the series, with hugely engaging characters, ferocious action and seamless multiplayer modes at your fingertips.
A prequel to the original Halo …games, instead of stepping

Once more into the cockpit, dear boys… The world is in crisis, as terrorist insurgencies are mounting on a global scale, with the disappearance of three Russian nuclear devices merely the latest in a growing series of attacks on the free world. As an elite fighter pilot with the HAWX team, you’re charged with taking…

Six albums in and The Walkmen haven’t cheered up any, which might be bad news for their personal lives but for fans of bruised rock at its very best, it’s manna from melancholy heaven.
There’s nothing dramatically new about Lisbon…: if anything, its production values delve even further back into the annals of NY

The latest instalment of EA’s long-running football franchise doesn’t reinvent the wheel, because it doesn’t have to. OK, so it includes the ability to play as a ‘keeper in the ‘Be A Pro’ section, and the tackling feels more natural than any previous game in the series, but essentially, FIFA 11… contains a series of

It seems the angry young man who gave us Microdisney and Fatima Mansions has finally grown up on his fifth solo album. It’s not that he’s suddenly found love, Jesus or scientology, however: rather Cathal Coughlan‘s rage seems to have dulled or condensed into a more universally acceptable world-weary dissatisfaction. Instead of the squalling guitars…

Is there a busier man than Martin Clancy in the Irish music scene? Doubtful. Not content with having a single in the upper reaches of the Billboard charts, Dublin’s Clancy has more projects on the go than LCD’s Soundsystem’s James Murphy and Del Boy Trotter combined.
May 2010 saw the former In Tua Nua member…

Nobody does long-running sports series like EA. Not only do they manage to win over new gamers every year, but their core audience keeps coming back for more. The reason is simple: they keep improving titles like Madden, FIFA and, yes, Tiger Woods.
The big changes this time around with Tiger… are based

Set a decade after the original Crackdown…, this sequel sees your special agent back on the streets of Pacific City, which is being over-run every night by gangs of mutated Freaks, along with the mysterious vigilante organisation known simply as Cell. No ordinary agent, you’re clothed in a specially designed carbon-fibre suit which allows

1. Biffy Clyro (Main Stage, Saturday)…
The Scottish three-piece have become one of the most popular draws on the live circuit since the release of their fourth album, Puzzle, in 2007 and last year’s Only Revolutions. It’s not hard to see why. Combining the powerhouse drumming of Ben Johnston with memorable melodies, three-part vocals and

Vampire Weekend (Main Stage, Friday)…
The highlight of Oxegen 2008, these New Yorkers are the ultimate festival band. As tight as a fish’s bottom and as much fun as you can have in public with your clothes on, Vampire Weekend cordially invite you to jump up and
down like you haven’t done since you used

Billed as something of an alt. country supergroup, Tired Pony are the brainchild of Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody, whose line-up includes various members of his main band, along with the likes of Iain Archer, Belle & Sebastian’s Richard Colburn, producer du jour Jacknife Lee, Tom Smith from Editors, She & Him’s M. Ward and Zooey…