Music
After sleeping rough, pianist Rhys Wynne-Jones is spending his first Christmas in his own home
After sleeping rough, pianist Rhys Wynne-Jones is spending his first Christmas in his own home
After sleeping rough, pianist Rhys Wynne-Jones went viral playing in a church last year. He tells Big Issue what homelessness really takes from people.
Shakin’ Stevens shares his Christmas message for Big Issue: ‘A time to reflect and to think of others’
Shakin’ Stevens shares his Christmas message for Big Issue: ‘A time to reflect and to think of others’
Forty years on from Merry Christmas Everyone topping the charts, Shakin’ Stevens tells us how the song unlocks the key to the spirit of Christmas
Can Bob the Builder fix Broken Britain?
Can Bob the Builder fix Broken Britain?
Bob The Builder’s Can We Fix It? reached Christmas No.1 25 years ago. In 2025 it has been soundtracking climate and housing protests, has Bob’s time come again?
Punk band The Molotovs stun Christmas shoppers with on-street show to back Big Issue
Punk band The Molotovs stun Christmas shoppers with on-street show to back Big Issue
Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor celebrate Bohemian Rhapsody: ‘It really is Freddie’s master work’
Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor celebrate Bohemian Rhapsody: ‘It really is Freddie’s master work’
Dead Man Walking review – superbly dark opera, but light is around the corner
Dead Man Walking review – superbly dark opera, but light is around the corner
I was homeless on the streets of London. The public piano at St Pancras station saved me
I was homeless on the streets of London. The public piano at St Pancras station saved me
Queen explore ABBA Voyage-style show: ‘I’m taken with the idea we can be the original Queen again’
Queen explore ABBA Voyage-style show: ‘I’m taken with the idea we can be the original Queen again’
Why are we so obsessed with surrounding ourselves with music?
Why are we so obsessed with surrounding ourselves with music?
The brass band bringing the cracking tunes of Wallace & Gromit to life
The brass band bringing the cracking tunes of Wallace & Gromit to life
This metal song perfectly sums up the anger felt by disabled people towards the benefits system
This metal song perfectly sums up the anger felt by disabled people towards the benefits system
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure by Keith Cameron review – an uplifting Manic Street Preachers saga
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure by Keith Cameron review – an uplifting Manic Street Preachers saga
How did Lin-Manuel Miranda become a global superstar?
How did Lin-Manuel Miranda become a global superstar?
Meet James B Partridge, the man who made school assembly bangers cool
Meet James B Partridge, the man who made school assembly bangers cool
Eurovision winner Nemo: ‘Social media is harming us – but I have a big idea to change that’
Eurovision winner Nemo: ‘Social media is harming us – but I have a big idea to change that’
Lang Lang: ‘People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career’
Lang Lang: ‘People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career’
For Those I Love: ‘I totally understand why people in Ireland feel so disheartened’
For Those I Love: ‘I totally understand why people in Ireland feel so disheartened’
Homelessness ‘should not exist in a country that values human life’, says Alt-J star Gus Unger-Hamilton
Homelessness ‘should not exist in a country that values human life’, says Alt-J star Gus Unger-Hamilton
Tosca’s Russian soprano row sees politics replace performance for Royal Opera
Tosca’s Russian soprano row sees politics replace performance for Royal Opera
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘It was hard to get artists to take part in Gig for Gaza’
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘It was hard to get artists to take part in Gig for Gaza’
Charlotte Church: ‘The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin’
