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Blue Note Records opens first ever Glasgow store as jazz festival fever hits town

Blue Note Records opens first ever Glasgow store as jazz festival fever hits town
John Cale on The Velvet Underground, teaching Bowie the viola and why drugs aren’t the creative stimulant

John Cale on The Velvet Underground, teaching Bowie the viola and why drugs aren’t the creative stimulant
Blur: To The End review – poignant new music film shows a band of brothers reunited

Blur: To The End review – poignant new music film shows a band of brothers reunited
‘This country is run by idiots and fools’: Paul Weller on politics, God and the state of everything

‘This country is run by idiots and fools’: Paul Weller on politics, God and the state of everything
This is what happens to a local economy when Taylor Swift comes to town

This is what happens to a local economy when Taylor Swift comes to town
How the UK’s jazz explosion led to a rebirth of cool

How the UK’s jazz explosion led to a rebirth of cool
Paul Weller: ‘Keir Starmer’s just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn’t he?’

Paul Weller: ‘Keir Starmer’s just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn’t he?’
Washed Out music video controversy shows the hardest part is accepting AI is here to stay 

Washed Out music video controversy shows the hardest part is accepting AI is here to stay
Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: ‘I was singing to my younger self on Bikini Kill’s early songs’

Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: ‘I was singing to my younger self on Bikini Kill’s early songs’
Beat the Streets music festival funds new homes for rough sleepers: ‘If we could do more, we would’

Beat the Streets music festival funds new homes for rough sleepers: ‘If we could do more, we would’
Bob Vylan: ‘Is it OK for me to cry? As a man you can feel there’s not space to be vulnerable’

Bob Vylan: ‘Is it OK for me to cry? As a man you can feel there’s not space to be vulnerable’
‘Whose voices have the right to be heard?’: Censorship of Black culture has existed for decades

‘Whose voices have the right to be heard?’: Censorship of Black culture has existed for decades
Soweto Kinch on ripping up the jazz rulebook and how his new BBC show is building community

Soweto Kinch on ripping up the jazz rulebook and how his new BBC show is building community
How the Northern Ballet’s empty orchestra pit perfectly sums up UK’s arts crisis 

How the Northern Ballet’s empty orchestra pit perfectly sums up UK’s arts crisis
“I knew I was miserable but to say I’d rather be dead? It hurts me that my younger self didn’t see a future.” Actor Liz Carr’s lightbulb moment that changed her life

“I knew I was miserable but to say I’d rather be dead? It hurts me that my younger self didn’t see a future.” Actor Liz Carr’s lightbulb moment that changed her life
Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson: ‘You don’t need some rock star saying war is a bad thing’

Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson: ‘You don’t need some rock star saying war is a bad thing’
Grassroots music venues need your help to survive now more than ever. Here’s why

Grassroots music venues need your help to survive now more than ever. Here’s why
Dannii Minogue on I Kissed a Girl, family and ‘busting the door open’ for other queer allies

Dannii Minogue on I Kissed a Girl, family and ‘busting the door open’ for other queer allies
Olivia Rodrigo GUTS World Tour review – the voice of Gen Z girlhood makes it looks easy

Olivia Rodrigo GUTS World Tour review – the voice of Gen Z girlhood makes it looks easy
‘Pinkwashing’ or ‘unifying’? Why fans are boycotting Eurovision – and why some are watching anyway
