Something happened around 2001 that split off a large portion of Scottish band Belle and Sebastian's estimable fan base, which is a shame, because they've done great work since. A lot of fans had latched on to the band's infectious, bookish pop soon after its 1996 debut, Tigermilk, and five years on had simply grown out of ...

We've heard some daft excuses for gigs being shut down in the past, but none quite as monumentally silly as claiming that the band's music "gees up the crowd". Yet this was the reason Wiltshire police gave this week for stopping Pete Doherty's band Babyshambles playing a headline show at Moonfest next weekend. In fact, the police ...