You get the feeling that if Alex James wasn't on stage performing the music he loves, he'd definitely be in the crowd watching.

Musically, Third World War’s blues-based hard rock is saved from over-familiarity by tunesmith and bassist Jim Avery’s canny knack with riff and hook, and – at the opposite end of the melodic spectrum ...

EXCLUSIVE: Britpop Classical, brainchild of Blur bassist Alex James, won't break any new ground but it's the most joyous, celebratory night out you can have ...