Music

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Venue Watch

Hot Box, Chelmsford: Possibly the only UK venue to puts on funk nights and a chess club

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Classical

Stravinsky rite of passage is worth protecting

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Letter to my Younger Self

Midge Ure: ‘Music kept me away from gangs’

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Exclusive

From warehouses to Wembley: A day with Sleaford Mods, voice of a troubled nation

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addiction

Midge Ure on alcoholism and recovery: ‘After I saw my daughter’s reaction, I never touched it again’

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Britpop

Britpop’s returning heroes remain a different class

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opera

Just Stop Oil targeted Glyndebourne, but their aim could be better

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Review

Blur live at the BBC’s Radio Theatre: An up-close communion with a shared past

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Interview

How Matthew Halsall enticed new ears to Manchester’s magical jazz scene

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Susanna Hoffs

Susanna Hoffs: The Bangles were scrappy and we protected each other

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singing together

Watch Supergrass star Gaz Coombes’ new single with choir for homeless people

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Manic Monday

Prince would blast me with his charm, says Bangles singer Susanna Hoffs

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review

Pulp at TRNSMT, Glasgow: Class anger made transcendent

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Interview

Sincerity or cynicism? The captivating slipperiness of Ben Folds

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review

Tony Allen: Inventor of Afrobeat was both technically remarkable and irresistibly funky

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classical

Joseph Bologne and Karl Jenkins: Misrepresented composers, centuries apart

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pop

Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success

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bangers

Summer songs 2023: Anthems to soundtrack sunny days

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George Michael

George Michael’s incredible generosity went far beyond Band Aid

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pop