Music
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
How British composer Karl Jenkins brought the world together

How British composer Karl Jenkins brought the world together
‘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
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
The Coral co-founder Bill Ryder-Jones on beauty, sorrow and psychedelic new album Iechyd Da

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

‘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’

Rick Astley: ‘Too much power in the hands of very rich individuals doesn’t feel right’
Five Star’s Deniece Pearson: ‘I kissed Smokey Robinson’s lips off’

Five Star’s Deniece Pearson: ‘I kissed Smokey Robinson’s lips off’
The unusual story of how one Lancashire venue rose like a phoenix: ‘It’s a place for everybody’

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’

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’
