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End of the Road festival review – a beautifully-curated feast for music lovers

End of the Road festival review – a beautifully-curated feast for music lovers
Oedipus Rex and the emerging trend of operas using a mix of amateur and pro voices

Oedipus Rex and the emerging trend of operas using a mix of amateur and pro voices
Hip-hop pioneers Kneecap on peace, Super Noodles and bringing Irish into the modern day

Hip-hop pioneers Kneecap on peace, Super Noodles and bringing Irish into the modern day
Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons’ deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time

Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons’ deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time
Nick Cave: ‘The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver’

Nick Cave: ‘The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver’
Fontaines DC, TikTok crazes and trouser chains: The unsettling return of nu metal, explained

Fontaines DC, TikTok crazes and trouser chains: The unsettling return of nu metal, explained
Vulfpeck at Montreux Jazz Festival: ‘It’s probably the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen’

Vulfpeck at Montreux Jazz Festival: ‘It’s probably the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen’
From Oasis to… who? Why we need help nurturing our next generation of northern music stars 

From Oasis to… who? Why we need help nurturing our next generation of northern music stars
Karl Jenkins: ‘I’m still not respected in some quarters of classical music’

Karl Jenkins: ‘I’m still not respected in some quarters of classical music’
Jayda G went from environmental toxicology to the Grammys. Now she’s creating ‘science you can dance to’

Jayda G went from environmental toxicology to the Grammys. Now she’s creating ‘science you can dance to’
How classical music is taking cues from pop’s taste for retro

How classical music is taking cues from pop’s taste for retro
How to make the perfect running playlist, according to science

How to make the perfect running playlist, according to science
Marc Almond on being the antidote to Thatcher and why he’s probably a queer icon after all

Marc Almond on being the antidote to Thatcher and why he’s probably a queer icon after all
Glastonbury 2024: There’s a place for everyone on Worthy Farm

Glastonbury 2024: There’s a place for everyone on Worthy Farm
Travis frontman Fran Healy on unfinished business and why being working class is a superpower

Travis frontman Fran Healy on unfinished business and why being working class is a superpower
‘The Jazz Bar is too important to fail’ says the couple who saved an Edinburgh institution

‘The Jazz Bar is too important to fail’ says the couple who saved an Edinburgh institution
Who is composer Fanny Mendelssohn? The musical sister finally being given her due

Who is composer Fanny Mendelssohn? The musical sister finally being given her due
Walt Disco: ‘Politicians would rather talk about trans people than things affecting everyone’

Walt Disco: ‘Politicians would rather talk about trans people than things affecting everyone’
Spades, moustaches and 3D Tetris: The secrets of Glastonbury’s legendary Block9 revealed

Spades, moustaches and 3D Tetris: The secrets of Glastonbury’s legendary Block9 revealed
‘It’s not boring s**t for old people’: How Glastonbury is trying to get festivalgoers to use their vote
