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Richard Hawley: ‘Thatcher defined my youth. She gave us something to fight against’
Letter to my younger self

Richard Hawley: ‘Thatcher defined my youth. She gave us something to fight against’

‘We haven’t done enough’: Why arenas need to step up and support grassroots music venues
Venue Watch

‘We haven’t done enough’: Why arenas need to step up and support grassroots music venues

How The Specials and 2 Tone empowered a generation to believe in a multicultural future
Music

How The Specials and 2 Tone empowered a generation to believe in a multicultural future

Building careers from U2 to Self Esteem, The Horn is a haven for ‘people a little bit outside normal’
Venue Watch

Building careers from U2 to Self Esteem, The Horn is a haven for ‘people a little bit outside normal’

Earworms are the internal soundtrack of our lives. What’s yours?
Gavin Bryars

Earworms are the internal soundtrack of our lives. What’s yours?

As ABBA Voyage sails on – who’s still bringing in the money, money, money?
Music

As ABBA Voyage sails on – who’s still bringing in the money, money, money?

Richard Hawley: ‘Thatcher’s Britain was a time of fear. If you were northern, you were f**ked’
Music

Richard Hawley: ‘Thatcher’s Britain was a time of fear. If you were northern, you were f**ked’

David Duchovny: ‘I dare you not to be moved by Puff, the Magic Dragon’
The Music That Made Me

David Duchovny: ‘I dare you not to be moved by Puff, the Magic Dragon’

Firebrand cellist Abel Selaocoe: ‘Classical music is about telling a great story’
Music

Firebrand cellist Abel Selaocoe: ‘Classical music is about telling a great story’

Atherton ‘had everything taken away’. The Snug brought back music and community
venue watch

Atherton ‘had everything taken away’. The Snug brought back music and community

‘Being over-sexualised as a teen has grave consequences’: NXKXTA on grooming and the Lolita myth
NXKXTA

‘Being over-sexualised as a teen has grave consequences’: NXKXTA on grooming and the Lolita myth

Duran Duran on critics, escapism and why AI can actually be a useful tool for artistry
Interview

Duran Duran on critics, escapism and why AI can actually be a useful tool for artistry

Inside the grassroots music venue where Oasis, Pulp and Ed Sheeran cut their teeth
Venue Watch

Inside the grassroots music venue where Oasis, Pulp and Ed Sheeran cut their teeth

Madonna’s Celebration tour proves this is the Material Girl’s world – we’re all just living in it
Music

Madonna’s Celebration tour proves this is the Material Girl’s world – we’re all just living in it

Soul II Soul’s Jazzie B: ‘As a kid, I was always in Finsbury Park. Now I’ve got a statue there’
Letter to my younger self

Soul II Soul’s Jazzie B: ‘As a kid, I was always in Finsbury Park. Now I’ve got a statue there’

Why renowned conductor John Eliot Gardiner has drawn comparisons with Lydia Tár
Classical music

Why renowned conductor John Eliot Gardiner has drawn comparisons with Lydia Tár

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Stop Making Sense review – a once in a lifetime Talking Heads show
Music

Stop Making Sense review – a once in a lifetime Talking Heads show

This Scottish music venue changed a disabled teen’s life – but may run out of money in months
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This Scottish music venue changed a disabled teen’s life – but may run out of money in months

‘Love is the fing’: IDLES frontman Joe Talbot on what’s at the heart of new album TANGK
Joe Talbot

‘Love is the fing’: IDLES frontman Joe Talbot on what’s at the heart of new album TANGK

Steve Lamacq: ‘This music venue changed my life… it’s now a carpark’
Venue Watch

Steve Lamacq: ‘This music venue changed my life… it’s now a carpark’