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Voyager 1’s galactic mixtape, extending a hand of welcome to the universe 
Paul McNamee

Voyager 1’s galactic mixtape, extending a hand of welcome to the universe 

Olly Murs relives finding X Factor fame and losing Caroline Flack in Big Issue exclusive
Press Release

Olly Murs relives finding X Factor fame and losing Caroline Flack in Big Issue exclusive

Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’
Mental health

Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’

Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’
Letter To My Younger Self

Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’

Weighted Down: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence review – sensitive portrait of a free spirit
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Weighted Down: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence review – sensitive portrait of a free spirit

‘When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno’: Why is music so important to us?
Music

‘When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno’: Why is music so important to us?

Jingoism of Rule, Britannia! has long felt shameful. Is it finally time for BBC Proms to axe it?
Music

Jingoism of Rule, Britannia! has long felt shameful. Is it finally time for BBC Proms to axe it?

“I’m a very Northern man”: Zayn on Bradford roots and forging his own path in Big Issue exclusive
Press Release

“I’m a very Northern man”: Zayn on Bradford roots and forging his own path in Big Issue exclusive

This Town cast and crew on how unrest and disruption forges creative genius: ‘Music is the heart’
TV

This Town cast and crew on how unrest and disruption forges creative genius: ‘Music is the heart’

‘It’s always a good time for music somewhere’: Kae Tempest talks 80s unrest and new drama This Town
Music

‘It’s always a good time for music somewhere’: Kae Tempest talks 80s unrest and new drama This Town

Gig ticket prices are extortionate now – but there’s still hope for live music
Music

Gig ticket prices are extortionate now – but there’s still hope for live music

Yungblud on ‘ignorant’ politicians, his own affordable festival and how music can change the world
Music

Yungblud on ‘ignorant’ politicians, his own affordable festival and how music can change the world

How the world finally caught up with music pioneer Alice Coltrane
Music

How the world finally caught up with music pioneer Alice Coltrane

Eric Cantona on getting older, Manchester United and why we must tell people we love how we feel
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Eric Cantona on getting older, Manchester United and why we must tell people we love how we feel

‘We are heartbroken’: Hull group loses hip-hop bus which fights poverty and changes lives
Community

‘We are heartbroken’: Hull group loses hip-hop bus which fights poverty and changes lives

Eric Cantona teases Manchester United return: ‘With Jim Ratcliffe I think we come back at the best’
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Eric Cantona teases Manchester United return: ‘With Jim Ratcliffe I think we come back at the best’

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How a swanky London townhouse links composer Handel with Jimi Hendrix
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How a swanky London townhouse links composer Handel with Jimi Hendrix

Kool & the Gang’s Robert Bell on music, politics and the secret to a happy marriage
Letter to my younger self

Kool & the Gang’s Robert Bell on music, politics and the secret to a happy marriage

Composer Cassie Kinoshi: ‘Understanding one’s own mental health is of utmost importance to me’
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Composer Cassie Kinoshi: ‘Understanding one’s own mental health is of utmost importance to me’

Freaks Out! by Luke Haines review – a righteous celebration of gloriously weird rock ‘n’ rollers
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Freaks Out! by Luke Haines review – a righteous celebration of gloriously weird rock ‘n’ rollers