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Sincerity or cynicism? The captivating slipperiness of Ben Folds
Ben Folds sitting on a piano
Interview

Sincerity or cynicism? The captivating slipperiness of Ben Folds

Tony Allen: Inventor of Afrobeat was both technically remarkable and irresistibly funky
jazz is dead: drummer Tony Allen
review

Tony Allen: Inventor of Afrobeat was both technically remarkable and irresistibly funky

Joseph Bologne and Karl Jenkins: Misrepresented composers, centuries apart
Kelvin Harrison Jr as Joseph Bologne playing a violin
classical

Joseph Bologne and Karl Jenkins: Misrepresented composers, centuries apart

Dolly Parton: 'I'm not an activist. I'm not a feminist. I'm not any of that and yet I'm all of that'
Dolly Parton playing an electric guitar
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Dolly Parton: 'I'm not an activist. I'm not a feminist. I'm not any of that and yet I'm all of that'

Andrew Ridgeley 'was never envious' of Wham! friend George Michael's success
Wham! in 1984: George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
pop

Andrew Ridgeley 'was never envious' of Wham! friend George Michael's success

Summer songs 2023: Anthems to soundtrack sunny days
Music summer songs
bangers

Summer songs 2023: Anthems to soundtrack sunny days

George Michael's incredible generosity went far beyond Band Aid
George Michael onstage in 2011
George Michael

George Michael's incredible generosity went far beyond Band Aid

George Michael’s death left ‘a void’ says Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley
Wham! in 1986: George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
pop

George Michael’s death left ‘a void’ says Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley

Chi-chi Nwanoku: 'It should not be a novelty that there's more than one Black face on stage'
Chi-chi Nwanoku CBE.
Letter To My Younger Self

Chi-chi Nwanoku: 'It should not be a novelty that there's more than one Black face on stage'

‘Pavement is as viable today as we were in the mid-90s’
Pavement
interview

‘Pavement is as viable today as we were in the mid-90s’

Chi-chi Nwanoku: 'I was not interested in just playing music by our dead white friends'
Chi-chi Nwanoku
Music

Chi-chi Nwanoku: 'I was not interested in just playing music by our dead white friends'

Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders on their Sheffield shows: ‘It feels like a victory lap’
Matt Helders, Arctic Monkeys drummer
Arctic Monkeys x Big Issue

Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders on their Sheffield shows: ‘It feels like a victory lap’

First western band to play war-torn Ukraine The Tiger Lillies say it’s their ‘duty’
Martyn Jacques of The Tiger Lillies in his stage makeup
protest music

First western band to play war-torn Ukraine The Tiger Lillies say it’s their ‘duty’

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary
Shirley Collins
Letter to my Younger Self

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary

How classical music is finally taking Pride in its LGBT+ composers
Pears and Britten outside Crag House with their dog Jove as a puppy. Photographer: unknown
pride

How classical music is finally taking Pride in its LGBT+ composers

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Kitchen disco heroine challenges what it means to be a working mum
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Interview

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Kitchen disco heroine challenges what it means to be a working mum

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Arctic Monkeys team up with Big Issue to produce unique tour programme
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Arctic Monkeys team up with Big Issue to produce unique tour programme

Shirley Collins tells how 'heartbreaking' divorce stole her singing voice
Shirley and Dolly Collins
Sexism

Shirley Collins tells how 'heartbreaking' divorce stole her singing voice

‘There’s no rules’: Le Tigre bring feminist protest back to the dancefloor
Feminist electroclash band Le Tigre (l-r Kathleen Hanna, JD Samson, Johanna Fateman) in 2004
Interview

‘There’s no rules’: Le Tigre bring feminist protest back to the dancefloor

WITCH: Zamrock pioneers still soundtracking toil and trouble
WITCH band members today
New album

WITCH: Zamrock pioneers still soundtracking toil and trouble