First in a monthly series of gigs in the capital also sees Peter Von Poehl play

The prospect of a new My Morning Jacket album in June is pretty tantalising (though I hope it's better than the fractionally disappointing "Z"). In the meantime, though, an excellent band from Seattle seem to be providing a very useful diversion.

Control is snubbed at British film awards

Twice Oscar nominated star has lost battle with cancer

Kanye West and Bruce Sprigsteen also win big at the US music ceremony

The band to launch celebrations for ICA's 60th anniversary

Stephen Dalton brings you his first report from this year's Berlin Film Festival... Guten Tag from the 2008 Berlin film festival, which is already shaping up to be more like a gathering of gold-plated Glastonbury headliners than movie makers and shakers. The ROLLING STONES have stopped the traffic, NEIL YOUNG has bashed George Bush and PATTI SMITH strummed her guitar during the press conference for her new film.

Find out if you're a winner of a pair of tickets to this week's screening here

Pacino and Friedkin’s infamous journey into New York’s gay leather underground

Intensely beautiful interpretation of acclaimed book