The Stargreen blog thing

• JARVIS COCKER is probably best known as the former front man of Pulp, and probably less well known for his appearance in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Shepherd's Bush Empire, 26th November.

• FEEDER's Mark Richardson has also been in movies lately. Souled Out will be in cinemas next year, but if you'd rather see him playing drums than playing "Bouncer 1" ,the band are at the Astoria on 18th November.

• Stars of a different kind: 'I was very into spectroscopy at college,' says Mick Quinn, bass player of SUPERGRASS. 'Splitting light from a star into a spectrum. You can learn a hell of a lot from one point of light in the sky.'. Supergrass are at Shepherd's Bush, Weds 10th Dec

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• THE PADDINGTONS come from Hull (as distinct from, say, Darkest Peru) to play the Metro Club, 22nd October. No mention of marmalade, though.

• THE BRONX is an American hardcore punk band from Los Angeles (as distinct from, say, the Bronx): playing Kings College on 27th Oct

• AIRBOURNE are from Warrnambool (it's in Australia - as distinct from, say, the sky?). New date announced: 28th Nov at the Astoria

• BON IVER is "indie folk singer-songwriter Justin Vernon's current band and most notable music project to date." He comes from Wisconsin, as distinct from, say, Vernon

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