I knew I was heading for trouble at last night’s Hold Steady show at Camden’s Electric Ballroom when I realised that I was so excited by what I was listening to that I was knocking back a pint per song – which meant by rough reckoning that I was soon going to be either behaving outrageously or completely unconscious, unless one of us slowed down.

The Californians will preview follow-up to 'With Love And Squalor' live

Emmylou extravaganza: Bountiful five-disc, 88-track CD/DVD set

Remastered 1971 classic from the lost girl of English Folk

Welsh stargazers chalk up eighth wonder

Last night, I went to see John Waters' latest, a part memoir/part standup act called This Filthy World, followed by a Q+A with the director. It was, as you might expect, all in pretty poor taste, as camp as a row of tents and very, very funny.

More melancholy crooning from former Pulp man

Californian indie four-piece embrace the pop mainstream

These seem to be quite popular, so here are the fairly eclectic records we've played in the Uncut office today. Unlike last week's rundown, I think we're broadly behind all of this lot. . .

Gear up for Green Man with a great performance from Led Zep legend