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Ex-Black Midi star Geordie Greep: ‘You don’t have to get every bit of toothpaste out of the tube’
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Ex-Black Midi star Geordie Greep: ‘You don’t have to get every bit of toothpaste out of the tube’

The UK needed Bronski Beat in 1984. Forty years on, their pop and politics remind us to be strong
Lucy Robinson

The UK needed Bronski Beat in 1984. Forty years on, their pop and politics remind us to be strong

Introducing Mustache Funk: The underground sounds that flourished in Soviet-controlled Ukraine
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Introducing Mustache Funk: The underground sounds that flourished in Soviet-controlled Ukraine

William Blake gave voice to the nation. The least we can do is save his cottage
John Higgs

William Blake gave voice to the nation. The least we can do is save his cottage

Singer and TV star Daniel O’Donnell: ‘I don’t want yesterday back – I love today’
Letter To My Younger Self

Singer and TV star Daniel O’Donnell: ‘I don’t want yesterday back – I love today’

Yes, live music can change your life
Sam Delaney

Yes, live music can change your life

Music is everywhere, including in our heads. So why is it so hard to describe?
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Music is everywhere, including in our heads. So why is it so hard to describe?

Rising music star Henry Moodie: ‘Andrew Tate shows how dangerous social media can be’
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Rising music star Henry Moodie: ‘Andrew Tate shows how dangerous social media can be’

Hundreds brave rain for Tom Grennan’s Big Issue busk in Coventry – including his nan
Tom Grennan

Hundreds brave rain for Tom Grennan’s Big Issue busk in Coventry – including his nan

Hooray Henry! BBC Proms embraces Mancini magic
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Hooray Henry! BBC Proms embraces Mancini magic

Tom Grennan on faith, helping people and paying his parents’ mortgage with Gillette song money
Tom Grennan

Tom Grennan on faith, helping people and paying his parents’ mortgage with Gillette song money

How David Bowie’s time spent in Berlin became the stuff of myth and legend
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How David Bowie’s time spent in Berlin became the stuff of myth and legend

Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma
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Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma

Never Understood: The Jesus and Mary Chain by William and Jim Reid review – brotherly love
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Never Understood: The Jesus and Mary Chain by William and Jim Reid review – brotherly love

Tom Grennan on wake-up call after finding himself in a ‘bad place’: ‘I was doing all sorts of s**t’
Tom Grennan

Tom Grennan on wake-up call after finding himself in a ‘bad place’: ‘I was doing all sorts of s**t’

Wah Wah 45s record label turns 25. From breaking new acts to releasing great songs, this is its legacy
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Wah Wah 45s record label turns 25. From breaking new acts to releasing great songs, this is its legacy

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Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody: ‘I’d tell my younger self to just be happier’
Letter To My Younger Self

Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody: ‘I’d tell my younger self to just be happier’

Labour MP Rupa Huq looks back (not in anger) on interviewing Noel Gallagher for Big Issue in 1999
Rupa Huq

Labour MP Rupa Huq looks back (not in anger) on interviewing Noel Gallagher for Big Issue in 1999

Oasis tickets row highlights how music fans are ‘taken advantage of’ amid a cost of living crisis
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Oasis tickets row highlights how music fans are ‘taken advantage of’ amid a cost of living crisis

End of the Road festival review – a beautifully-curated feast for music lovers
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End of the Road festival review – a beautifully-curated feast for music lovers