Dexys the civic at the halls, wolverhampton

The Fateful Symmetry MUTE 7/10

From pop star to Kitchen Disco icon, Sophie Ellis-Bextor has brought joy to lives and homes across the globe. She talks to Rosamund Dean about marriage, menopause and why the music must go on

Close harmonies, smooth grooves, infighting and ‘the bag’: making an album on stage

Tell us why your tour is called Borderline National Trinket. It was a title conferred on me by my late husband who overheard someone describe me as a national treasure. He thought that needed an urgen

Writing his memoir has unlocked something deep within KEVIN ROWLAND . To discuss: self-doubt and success, Duran Duran vs the original Dexys Midnight Runners, “the New York docker look” and Farrah Fawcett-Majors haircuts – but above all, the truth. “It was really important to be truthful,” he tells NICK HASTED

Kat Sadler , Louise Brealey and Lizzie Davidson return for more darkly comic dealings of two dysfunctional daughters and their debauched mum…