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DJ Charlie Sloth: ‘Our elders spent their lives in and out of jail. I’ve always thought I’m worth more’
Culture

DJ Charlie Sloth: ‘Our elders spent their lives in and out of jail. I’ve always thought I’m worth more’

John Prine wrote about everyday American life. He left behind a legacy of love and empathy
Music

John Prine wrote about everyday American life. He left behind a legacy of love and empathy

Superstar DJ James Hype is turning house music into homes: ‘Let’s see what we can do’
Music

Superstar DJ James Hype is turning house music into homes: ‘Let’s see what we can do’

Belinda Carlisle: ‘I never felt like I was good enough or that I was worthy’
Letter To My Younger Self

Belinda Carlisle: ‘I never felt like I was good enough or that I was worthy’

Leona Lewis: ‘I would tell young Leona, I see your pain and I feel you – but you’ll be OK’
Letter To My Younger Self

Leona Lewis: ‘I would tell young Leona, I see your pain and I feel you – but you’ll be OK’

Opera performers are using Palestinian flags to make a stand. And why shouldn’t they?
Classical music

Opera performers are using Palestinian flags to make a stand. And why shouldn’t they?

How the Trainspotting soundtrack changed the world
Music

How the Trainspotting soundtrack changed the world

Rising star Gordi: ‘Love can be a complicated thing. Especially for a queer person’
Music

Rising star Gordi: ‘Love can be a complicated thing. Especially for a queer person’

Monster of Jazz Festival founder Wojtek Mazolewski: ‘Jazz is freedom. That’s how I see and feel it’
Music

Monster of Jazz Festival founder Wojtek Mazolewski: ‘Jazz is freedom. That’s how I see and feel it’

I bought Brixton Academy for £1
Live music

I bought Brixton Academy for £1

The prison piano project striking a chord: ‘Music expresses how much we all have in common’
Music

The prison piano project striking a chord: ‘Music expresses how much we all have in common’

How the late, great Ozzy Osbourne supported Big Issue with blockbuster farewell gig
Ozzy Osbourne

How the late, great Ozzy Osbourne supported Big Issue with blockbuster farewell gig

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

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

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

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

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