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This new opera influenced by homeless children shines light on UK’s housing crisis

This new opera influenced by homeless children shines light on UK’s housing crisis
Garsington Youth Company puts the spotlight on homelessness and its effects on children
Notes on Stereophonics, nostalgia and why you can’t keep a good banger down

Notes on Stereophonics, nostalgia and why you can’t keep a good banger down
Stereophonics played London’s Finsbury Park as part of the Stadium Anthems tour. It may as well been called the Bangers tour
Bruce Springsteen’s Tracks II is 83 songs long – and proves sometimes less is more

Bruce Springsteen’s Tracks II is 83 songs long – and proves sometimes less is more
The new Springsteen rarities collection brings the Boss’s skill as a self-editor into focus, says Malcolm Jack
Frenetic, angry and urgent: Kneecap show they’ve no intention of shutting up during Glasgow show
Frenetic, angry and urgent: Kneecap show they’ve no intention of shutting up during Glasgow show
Lana Del Rey’s stadium show is strange, beguiling and brilliant
Lana Del Rey’s stadium show is strange, beguiling and brilliant
Before Oasis, Radio 1 were as likely to play a guitar band as they were a badger being strangled

Before Oasis, Radio 1 were as likely to play a guitar band as they were a badger being strangled
Cigarettes, alcohol and sunsheeeeeine: How the UK has changed since Oasis first hit the big time

Cigarettes, alcohol and sunsheeeeeine: How the UK has changed since Oasis first hit the big time
Meet the man who captured Oasis as they went supersonic: ‘It went beyond my wildest dreams’

Meet the man who captured Oasis as they went supersonic: ‘It went beyond my wildest dreams’
The history of Oasis, through five iconic Big Issue interviews: ‘Liam’s an idiot… But he’s my idiot’

The history of Oasis, through five iconic Big Issue interviews: ‘Liam’s an idiot… But he’s my idiot’
Jazz pianist Oscar Peterson’s 100th birthday is a chance to reinstate his legacy

Jazz pianist Oscar Peterson’s 100th birthday is a chance to reinstate his legacy
Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil by Harry Freedman review – other Dylan books are available

Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil by Harry Freedman review – other Dylan books are available
Team Noel or Team Liam? Choose a brother to back when you buy our Oasis special collector’s edition

Team Noel or Team Liam? Choose a brother to back when you buy our Oasis special collector’s edition
School in its traditional form didn’t work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself

School in its traditional form didn’t work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself
James Arthur gets candid about mental health with young superfan: ‘I struggled with fame’

James Arthur gets candid about mental health with young superfan: ‘I struggled with fame’
Kneecap fans fly to UK to back band in court – as experts say terror case is ‘pivotal’ for free speech

Kneecap fans fly to UK to back band in court – as experts say terror case is ‘pivotal’ for free speech
From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now

From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now
From the utterly profane to the thoroughly sacred: How football chants became the folk music of today

From the utterly profane to the thoroughly sacred: How football chants became the folk music of today
Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’

Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’
‘There’s no magic bullet’: The battle to keep Cardiff’s vital music scene from dying out

‘There’s no magic bullet’: The battle to keep Cardiff’s vital music scene from dying out
Beyoncé’s stunning Cowboy Carter tour reclaims country and proves history can’t be erased

Beyoncé’s stunning Cowboy Carter tour reclaims country and proves history can’t be erased
Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker: ‘We only have a finite amount of time to do the things we do’

Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker: ‘We only have a finite amount of time to do the things we do’
DD Records: The remarkable story behind the ‘chaotic, eccentric but heartfelt’ Japanese DIY label

DD Records: The remarkable story behind the ‘chaotic, eccentric but heartfelt’ Japanese DIY label
Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason: ‘Britishness should be something that we all have a part in’
