Music
This grassroots venue brings ‘astonishing’ music and mental wellbeing to rural Wales

This grassroots venue brings ‘astonishing’ music and mental wellbeing to rural Wales
Paloma Faith: ‘How many left-wing people like me get to be a national treasure? None’

Paloma Faith: ‘How many left-wing people like me get to be a national treasure? None’
Photographer Dennis Morris on capturing legend Bob Marley – and how the reggae icon changed his life

Photographer Dennis Morris on capturing legend Bob Marley – and how the reggae icon changed his life
Grassroots venue Off the Cuff is home to UK’s biggest youth open mic – and it needs your help

Grassroots venue Off the Cuff is home to UK’s biggest youth open mic – and it needs your help
The Smile just made the best Radiohead album Radiohead never made

The Smile just made the best Radiohead album Radiohead never made
Big Issue’s Venue Watch helps save Woking’s only grassroots music venue: ‘It’s a big win’

Big Issue’s Venue Watch helps save Woking’s only grassroots music venue: ‘It’s a big win’
English Teacher on the power of diversity and how grassroots venues keep music from becoming boring

English Teacher on the power of diversity and how grassroots venues keep music from becoming boring
Independent Venue Week 2024: Without grassroots music venues, there’d be no Madonna

Independent Venue Week 2024: Without grassroots music venues, there’d be no Madonna
‘No mean feat’: How Leeds grassroots venue The Wardrobe defied the odds to celebrate 25 years

‘No mean feat’: How Leeds grassroots venue The Wardrobe defied the odds to celebrate 25 years
At least two grassroots music venues closing each week

At least two grassroots music venues closing each week
This is everything to look out for in the world of jazz in 2024

This is everything to look out for in the world of jazz in 2024
LeAnn Rimes on powerful women, making mistakes and giving voice to her late gay uncle

LeAnn Rimes on powerful women, making mistakes and giving voice to her late gay uncle
Why English National Opera relocating to Manchester will be more complicated than it looks

Why English National Opera relocating to Manchester will be more complicated than it looks
Save Luna: London venue fights to survive in face of crippling costs and founder’s tragic passing

Save Luna: London venue fights to survive in face of crippling costs and founder’s tragic passing
Reading Robert Smith’s diary made me fall in love with The Cure

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

Morton Feldman at the Tate Modern – an elegy for pioneering artist Philip Guston
‘You can have a life-changing experience for the price of pizza’: Why Sneaky Pete’s is vital to Scottish music

‘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

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

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’
