1. Martha keeps it in the family

Martha Wainwright picks up the phone and goes through the “Hello, how are you?” etiquette in her sweet-tinged though sleepy voice.

2. Watch out for Werewolves

Remember those horrid PE lessons with the dreaded bleep test? Well all dark memories of that phrase can now be replaced with something fun; a free music club night on the third Saturday of every month.

3. White Sunday on Saturday

4. Chewing the Fratellis

5. Why the Cubs are top of the fox

Berkshire has done it again. Last year Reading’s OK Tokyo won a slot on the BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury; this year it’s the turn of Newbury’s Fox Cubs.

6. Oldies are the best

If you like your tribute bands and golden oldies then you can head to Wellington Country Park next month to see some of the best in the business for the Marvellous festival.

7. Dib,dib, dib

Is it really any wonder that Scouting For Girls frontman Peter Ellard lost his voice end of February 2008.

8. Scout’s honour

Scouting For Girls honoured their pledge to return to Reading following their sudden cancellation of their Hexagon gig in April, owing to frontman Roy Stride losing his voice.

9. Upbeat tempo

I remember watching with pleasure Temposhark at the boudoir-esque Madame Jo Jo’s in Soho in 2005.

10. River Rat Pack tour will rock your boat

Think Three Men In A Boat was an epic adventure?