Best band of the week: Louis XIV - their entire album is listenable to on www.louisxiv.net and is like the Stones with more balls.

Best album: Paul Anka, Rock Swings. Utterly, utterly, brilliant: big band covers of, among others, Van Halen's 'Jump', 'Eye of the Tiger' and that bloody Nirvana song. Steal a copy if you must.