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Exclusive: 7 things we learned from Alex Turner about new Arctic Monkeys album The Car
Exclusive: 7 things we learned from Alex Turner about new Arctic Monkeys album The Car
What has Alex Turner been reading? How will it sound? Why did they record in an old monastery? The Big Issue went to Budapest with Arctic Monkeys as they prepare to release new LP The Car. Here’s what we learned
Jarvis Cocker to raise money for NHS with new This Is Going To Hurt soundtrack LP
Jarvis Cocker to raise money for NHS with new This Is Going To Hurt soundtrack LP
A pound from every sale of the vinyl LP will raise money for NHS charities. “It’s our love song to the NHS,” said Jarvis Cocker
Blue Note Re:imagined II goes back in time to forge future paths
Blue Note Re:imagined II goes back in time to forge future paths
The acclaimed label is once more protecting its legacy by allowing modern artists to bring it up to date
Stone Club: The most literal rock tour you’ll ever see
Stone Club: The most literal rock tour you’ll ever see
How opera is giving a powerful voice to migrants
How opera is giving a powerful voice to migrants
Arcade Fire tour: ‘Just some humans doing our best’
Arcade Fire tour: ‘Just some humans doing our best’
Self Esteem’s righteous reinvention should lead to Mercury Prize glory
Self Esteem’s righteous reinvention should lead to Mercury Prize glory
Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner talks The Car and 20 years of the band with Martin Compston
Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner talks The Car and 20 years of the band with Martin Compston
Muse: Will of the People review – ‘Mad, bad, dangerous, and unreasonably good fun’
Muse: Will of the People review – ‘Mad, bad, dangerous, and unreasonably good fun’
Martin Compston on Arctic Monkeys: ‘There are no egos’
Martin Compston on Arctic Monkeys: ‘There are no egos’
Let this 99-year-old nun be your introduction to Ethio-jazz
Let this 99-year-old nun be your introduction to Ethio-jazz
Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner shares details of new album The Car in Big Issue exclusive
Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner shares details of new album The Car in Big Issue exclusive
‘The Taliban scare me, but not as much as I scare them’
‘The Taliban scare me, but not as much as I scare them’
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Fragile: The Taiwanese protest song that China couldn’t silence
Fragile: The Taiwanese protest song that China couldn’t silence
P.P. Arnold: ‘I was in a relationship with a white boy that just happened to be Mick Jagger’
P.P. Arnold: ‘I was in a relationship with a white boy that just happened to be Mick Jagger’
Born to run riot with surge pricing – ticket agencies have become the ticket touts
Born to run riot with surge pricing – ticket agencies have become the ticket touts
Gary Numan: ‘Fame is like jumping onto a speeding train. At some point you lose your grip’
Gary Numan: ‘Fame is like jumping onto a speeding train. At some point you lose your grip’
This Is The Modern World: New exhibition showcases Paul Weller from The Jam to The Style Council
This Is The Modern World: New exhibition showcases Paul Weller from The Jam to The Style Council
The Recycling Concerto creating a smash out of trash
The Recycling Concerto creating a smash out of trash
Ultimate Thunder: The most punk-rock band in Britain
Ultimate Thunder: The most punk-rock band in Britain
Lucy Sweet: Glastonbury – ‘the maddest masterclass of sensory overload’
Lucy Sweet: Glastonbury – ‘the maddest masterclass of sensory overload’
Six things we learned from Phoebe Bridgers live at Glasgow Barrowland
Six things we learned from Phoebe Bridgers live at Glasgow Barrowland
Calum Scott: ‘Pouring my heart out is the only way I can write’
Calum Scott: ‘Pouring my heart out is the only way I can write’
The enduring friendship between George Michael and The Big Issue
The enduring friendship between George Michael and The Big Issue
In opera Violet, time becomes elastic and society crumbles
