Mark Ronson: 'I didn't make Amy Winehouse's career. She made mine'

He's the world's most fashionable producer and the brains behind the retro-soul that spawned a million imitators. So why, wonders Fiona Sturges, is Mark Ronson so insecure?
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Book review: The Bedwetter by Sarah Silverman

Confronting taboos has been Sarah Silverman's stock-in-trade for the past 15 years. Through her stand-up routines, television shows and film appearances, the US comic has tackled subjects such as Aids, the Holocaust, rape and race with eye-watering directness.
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The August cultural vacuum

Unless you're in Edinburgh or at a music festival, August is an artistic desert. In the age of the staycation, that's a disgrace, says Fiona Sturges
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Brighton: Oriental excess in seaside Sussex

The preposterous Pavilion is just one dimension of this intriguing urban resort, says Fiona Sturges
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Picnic concerts: Rock'n'roll and royalty don't mix

The trend for gigs on country estates makes Fiona Sturges nostalgic for the beer-soaked mosh pits of her teens
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Stay the night: Ty Bois, Brittany

Fiona Sturges goes back to nature in a stylishly renovated chalet on the banks of the River Aulne
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Imagine no new artists, just endless re-releases

As revenues crash, record labels are opting to repackage classics by Lennon, Hendrix, and others, rather than invest in new artists. Fiona Sturges wonders where it will all end
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Brian Cox: 'If they pay me a lot of money, I'll do the film, and if they don't, I won't'

Brian Cox is both Hollywood's favourite rent-a-baddie and a titan of the stage. Pretty good for a man who considers himself 'little me from Dundee'. Interview by Fiona Sturges
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Imelda May: Queen of rockabilly takes centre stage

Ahead of her slot at this weekend's Womad festival – and two years after her blistering breakthrough – Imelda May talks to Fiona Sturges about the rocky road to success
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Swearing: When a curse can be a blessing

There's nothing like a spot of precision swearing on TV. It may not be big, says Fiona Sturges, but it can be clever
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Stay the night: Belle Tout Lighthouse, Beachy Head, East Sussex

This former lighthouse, with its £1.4m overhaul, left Fiona Sturges feeling on top of the world
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Where are the women to rock the music industry?

Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen and Florence Welch have towered over pop music in recent years. So why, asks Fiona Sturges, does the backstage arena remain almost entirely dominated by men?
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The great rock'n'roll swindle

Glastonbury is the worst offender, but many other supposedly family-friendly events are charging sky-high prices. By Fiona Sturges
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Book review: Shadowplayers by James Nice

James Nice's history of Factory Records begins at the end, with the death of its principal founder Tony Wilson from cancer in 2007
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I'm sorry they haven't a clue

The same few hackneyed comedians keep cropping up on TV panel shows. Fiona Sturges doesn't see the funny side
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