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

Britpop’s returning heroes remain a different class 
Britpop

Britpop’s returning heroes remain a different class 

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

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

The Howl & The Hum: How we rewrote a future we thought was lost
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The Howl & The Hum: How we rewrote a future we thought was lost

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

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

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

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

Pulp at TRNSMT, Glasgow: Class anger made transcendent
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Pulp at TRNSMT, Glasgow: Class anger made transcendent

Sincerity or cynicism? The captivating slipperiness of Ben Folds
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Sincerity or cynicism? The captivating slipperiness of Ben Folds

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

Joseph Bologne and Karl Jenkins: Misrepresented composers, centuries apart
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Joseph Bologne and Karl Jenkins: Misrepresented composers, centuries apart

Dolly Parton: ‘I’m not an activist. I’m not a feminist. I’m not any of that and yet I’m all of that’
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Dolly Parton: ‘I’m not an activist. I’m not a feminist. I’m not any of that and yet I’m all of that’

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

Summer songs 2023: Anthems to soundtrack sunny days
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Summer songs 2023: Anthems to soundtrack sunny days

George Michael’s incredible generosity went far beyond Band Aid
George Michael

George Michael’s incredible generosity went far beyond Band Aid

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Chi-chi Nwanoku: ‘It should not be a novelty that there’s more than one Black face on stage’
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Chi-chi Nwanoku: ‘It should not be a novelty that there’s more than one Black face on stage’

‘Pavement is as viable today as we were in the mid-90s’
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‘Pavement is as viable today as we were in the mid-90s’

Chi-chi Nwanoku: ‘I was not interested in just playing music by our dead white friends’
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Chi-chi Nwanoku: ‘I was not interested in just playing music by our dead white friends’

Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders on their Sheffield shows: ‘It feels like a victory lap’
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Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders on their Sheffield shows: ‘It feels like a victory lap’