I’m at The Wolseley, on Piccadilly in central London, for a breakfast appointment with Andy Burrows, one-fourth of chart-conquering and world-touring rock act * Razorlight * and writer of the band's ...

Most great bands wait at least a decade before breaking up and sticking fans with a string of not-quite-all-there solo albums, but it only took The Libertines three years and two albums to splinter.

Prepare to be shocked but it seems that The Music Industry has been - wait for it - signing bands recently. Deals signed and sealed most recently by two major labels go to The Darkness (at last) and ...