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Reading Robert Smith’s diary made me fall in love with The Cure
Simon Price

Reading Robert Smith’s diary made me fall in love with The Cure

Morton Feldman at the Tate Modern – an elegy for pioneering artist Philip Guston
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Morton Feldman at the Tate Modern – an elegy for pioneering artist Philip Guston

The Coral co-founder Bill Ryder-Jones on beauty, sorrow and psychedelic new album Iechyd Da
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The Coral co-founder Bill Ryder-Jones on beauty, sorrow and psychedelic new album Iechyd Da

‘You can have a life-changing experience for the price of pizza’: Why Sneaky Pete’s is vital to Scottish music
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‘You can have a life-changing experience for the price of pizza’: Why Sneaky Pete’s is vital to Scottish music

2023 was brutal for UK music venues with at least one closing per week. We must fight to save them
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2023 was brutal for UK music venues with at least one closing per week. We must fight to save them

Jason Donovan on how Kylie inspired his pop career and Joseph opened the door to the stage
The Music That Made Me

Jason Donovan on how Kylie inspired his pop career and Joseph opened the door to the stage

Rick Astley: ‘Too much power in the hands of very rich individuals doesn’t feel right’
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Rick Astley: ‘Too much power in the hands of very rich individuals doesn’t feel right’

I was lost, uncomfortable in my own skin and using drugs to escape – until music saved my life
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I was lost, uncomfortable in my own skin and using drugs to escape – until music saved my life

The unusual story of how one Lancashire venue rose like a phoenix: ‘It’s a place for everybody’
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The unusual story of how one Lancashire venue rose like a phoenix: ‘It’s a place for everybody’

Aled Jones: ‘My parents gave up so much to let me follow my dreams’
Letter to my younger self

Aled Jones: ‘My parents gave up so much to let me follow my dreams’

How tiny music venue The Pit at Newstead revived a former mining community: ‘It’s a lifeline’
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How tiny music venue The Pit at Newstead revived a former mining community: ‘It’s a lifeline’

Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody crowns Bangor music venue National Lottery Project of the Year
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Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody crowns Bangor music venue National Lottery Project of the Year

Hits, flops and Kylie Minogue: How NOW That’s What I Call Music! endured for 40 long years
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Hits, flops and Kylie Minogue: How NOW That’s What I Call Music! endured for 40 long years

Hozier on being authentic, Ireland and speaking out for queer youth: ‘All I can do is be honest’
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Hozier on being authentic, Ireland and speaking out for queer youth: ‘All I can do is be honest’

Vendor André Rostant records ‘Big Issue anthem’ to raise awareness of homelessness this Christmas
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Vendor André Rostant records ‘Big Issue anthem’ to raise awareness of homelessness this Christmas

Folk music venue fights for survival after ‘unfair’ £99k bill from billionaire landlords
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Folk music venue fights for survival after ‘unfair’ £99k bill from billionaire landlords

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Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation
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Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation

Merry Xmas Everybody at 50: How a mother-in-law and John Lennon inspired Slade’s festive cracker
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Merry Xmas Everybody at 50: How a mother-in-law and John Lennon inspired Slade’s festive cracker

Deck the halls with hits and follies: The greatest Christmas albums of 2023, ranked
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Deck the halls with hits and follies: The greatest Christmas albums of 2023, ranked

Sparky Deathcap on September, Los Campesinos! and becoming an overnight TikTok phenomenon
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Sparky Deathcap on September, Los Campesinos! and becoming an overnight TikTok phenomenon