Klaxons at Village Underground, London (l-r, Simon Taylor-Davis, Jamie Reynolds and James Righton). Photograph: Gus Stewart/Redferns No matter who makes the shortlist, the nominations for the Mercury prize always prompt the same response. The reaction to this year’s runners and riders was no different: they were either praised as examples of the vigorous health of [...]

‘I’ve certainly been told to shut up on occasions’ … Jon Boden A few weeks ago Jon Boden, the current BBC Folk Singer of the Year, went to a friend’s home studio in Sheffield and recorded an unaccompanied version of the famous old folk song The Larks They Sang Melodious (alternatively known as Pleasant and [...]

Twelve-year-old Chloe Moretz in the horror remake Let Me In In the last few weeks you can’t have failed to be aware of Will Smith’s pint-sized 12-year-old son Jaden; he’s been unleashed at film premieres from Beijing to Berlin. Sometimes he’s even worn a little Michael Jackson outfit. Smith Jr is promoting the remake of [...]

Twelve-year-old Chloe Moretz in the horror remake Let Me In In the last few weeks you can’t have failed to be aware of Will Smith’s pint-sized 12-year-old son Jaden; he’s been unleashed at film premieres from Beijing to Berlin. Sometimes he’s even worn a little Michael Jackson outfit. Smith Jr is promoting the remake of [...]