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This new opera influenced by homeless children shines light on UK’s housing crisis
Opera

This new opera influenced by homeless children shines light on UK’s housing crisis

Garsington Youth Company puts the spotlight on homelessness and its effects on children

Notes on Stereophonics, nostalgia and why you can’t keep a good banger down
Music

Notes on Stereophonics, nostalgia and why you can’t keep a good banger down

Stereophonics played London’s Finsbury Park as part of the Stadium Anthems tour. It may as well been called the Bangers tour

Bruce Springsteen’s Tracks II is 83 songs long – and proves sometimes less is more
Music

Bruce Springsteen’s Tracks II is 83 songs long – and proves sometimes less is more

The new Springsteen rarities collection brings the Boss’s skill as a self-editor into focus, says Malcolm Jack

Before Oasis, Radio 1 were as likely to play a guitar band as they were a badger being strangled
Oasis

Before Oasis, Radio 1 were as likely to play a guitar band as they were a badger being strangled

Cigarettes, alcohol and sunsheeeeeine: How the UK has changed since Oasis first hit the big time
Oasis

Cigarettes, alcohol and sunsheeeeeine: How the UK has changed since Oasis first hit the big time

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The history of Oasis, through five iconic Big Issue interviews: ‘Liam’s an idiot… But he’s my idiot’
Oasis

The history of Oasis, through five iconic Big Issue interviews: ‘Liam’s an idiot… But he’s my idiot’

‘Oasis was like being on Concorde for six years’
Oasis

‘Oasis was like being on Concorde for six years’

Jazz pianist Oscar Peterson’s 100th birthday is a chance to reinstate his legacy
Jazz

Jazz pianist Oscar Peterson’s 100th birthday is a chance to reinstate his legacy

James Arthur: ‘It’s too scary to even think about where I’d be if I didn’t do music’
Onside Takeover

James Arthur: ‘It’s too scary to even think about where I’d be if I didn’t do music’

James Arthur gets candid about mental health with young superfan: ‘I struggled with fame’
Onside Takeover

James Arthur gets candid about mental health with young superfan: ‘I struggled with fame’

Ben and Imo: Restoring the legacy of Imogen Holst
Classical music

Ben and Imo: Restoring the legacy of Imogen Holst

From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now
Music

From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now

From the utterly profane to the thoroughly sacred: How football chants became the folk music of today
Football

From the utterly profane to the thoroughly sacred: How football chants became the folk music of today

Beyoncé’s stunning Cowboy Carter tour reclaims country and proves history can’t be erased
Music

Beyoncé’s stunning Cowboy Carter tour reclaims country and proves history can’t be erased

Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker: ‘We only have a finite amount of time to do the things we do’
Exclusive

Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker: ‘We only have a finite amount of time to do the things we do’

DD Records: The remarkable story behind the ‘chaotic, eccentric but heartfelt’ Japanese DIY label
Music

DD Records: The remarkable story behind the ‘chaotic, eccentric but heartfelt’ Japanese DIY label

Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason: ‘Britishness should be something that we all have a part in’
Music

Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason: ‘Britishness should be something that we all have a part in’

Kim Wilde: ‘There’s no avoiding getting your heart broken’
Letter To My Younger Self

Kim Wilde: ‘There’s no avoiding getting your heart broken’

End of the Road founder on the secret to a good festival and the act you can’t afford to miss in 2025
Music festivals

End of the Road founder on the secret to a good festival and the act you can’t afford to miss in 2025

The music that kept London going through the blackouts and bombings of the Second World War
Music

The music that kept London going through the blackouts and bombings of the Second World War

From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025’s best music festivals
Festival guide 2025

From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025’s best music festivals

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Grief made me angry with music – I had to learn how to love it again
Music

Grief made me angry with music – I had to learn how to love it again

Eurovision and Måneskin star Damiano David: ‘I’m still waiting to feel like I’ve hit the big time’
Big Questions

Eurovision and Måneskin star Damiano David: ‘I’m still waiting to feel like I’ve hit the big time’

Rising pop star Jessica Winter: ‘It can be tough doing music with a disability’
Music

Rising pop star Jessica Winter: ‘It can be tough doing music with a disability’

‘We get communities dancing’: How Bradford’s brass heritage still brings people together
Music

‘We get communities dancing’: How Bradford’s brass heritage still brings people together