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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

Billy Nomates on her MS diagnosis, nearly quitting music and why online trolls only make her stronger
Music

Billy Nomates on her MS diagnosis, nearly quitting music and why online trolls only make her stronger

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

Why Louis Armstrong is the defining figure of the 20th century
Music

Why Louis Armstrong is the defining figure of the 20th century

Femi Kuti on Afrobeat, protest and his legendary father: ‘The trumpet felt like an Uzi’
Music

Femi Kuti on Afrobeat, protest and his legendary father: ‘The trumpet felt like an Uzi’

Odyssey Ensemble soundtracks journeys of asylum seekers and refugees
Classical music

Odyssey Ensemble soundtracks journeys of asylum seekers and refugees

Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times
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Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times

Inside Public Record, a joyful celebration of the sound of Sunderland: ‘We’re all in it together’
Sunderland

Inside Public Record, a joyful celebration of the sound of Sunderland: ‘We’re all in it together’

Brandi Carlile: ‘Getting married felt radical. Now my wife and I are very afraid about our future’
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Brandi Carlile: ‘Getting married felt radical. Now my wife and I are very afraid about our future’

E’s, discos and studying sculpture: How Britain has changed since Pulp last released an album
Pulp

E’s, discos and studying sculpture: How Britain has changed since Pulp last released an album

Would you buy a record sleeve without the vinyl inside? It’s one way to reduce plastic
Record Store Day

Would you buy a record sleeve without the vinyl inside? It’s one way to reduce plastic

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Black Country, New Road on ‘playing the game’ and why you won’t see them eating lunch on TikTok
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Black Country, New Road on ‘playing the game’ and why you won’t see them eating lunch on TikTok

Saxophonist Alabaster DePlume: ‘I want to make music that the world invents a special insult for’
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Saxophonist Alabaster DePlume: ‘I want to make music that the world invents a special insult for’

‘The record is a snapshot’: Inside Billy Mahonie’s unlikely comeback and the evolution of post-rock
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‘The record is a snapshot’: Inside Billy Mahonie’s unlikely comeback and the evolution of post-rock

Women of the Windrush review – a carefully crafted operatic tribute of true stories
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Women of the Windrush review – a carefully crafted operatic tribute of true stories