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The solution to racism controversy in opera is staring us in the face
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The solution to racism controversy in opera is staring us in the face

Fragile: The Taiwanese protest song that China couldn't silence
Namewee and Kimberley Chen sit at a pink table with a dancing panda bear behind them
Protest

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'
Letter to my Younger Self

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
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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
Letter To My Younger Self

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
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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
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The Recycling Concerto creating a smash out of trash

Ultimate Thunder: The most punk-rock band in Britain
Ultimate Thunder
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Ultimate Thunder: The most punk-rock band in Britain

Lucy Sweet: Glastonbury – 'the maddest masterclass of sensory overload'
Glastonbury 2022
Music

Lucy Sweet: Glastonbury – 'the maddest masterclass of sensory overload'

Music biz legend Barbara Charone lifts the lid on an incredible career
Barbara Charone and Keith Richards
Music

Music biz legend Barbara Charone lifts the lid on an incredible career

Six things we learned from Phoebe Bridgers live at Glasgow Barrowland
Phoebe Bridgers at the Barras
Music

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. Credit: Tom Cockram
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Calum Scott: 'Pouring my heart out is the only way I can write'

The enduring friendship between George Michael and The Big Issue
george michael
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The enduring friendship between George Michael and The Big Issue

In opera Violet, time becomes elastic and society crumbles
violet anna dennis
classical music

In opera Violet, time becomes elastic and society crumbles

The legendary Brian Auger has a goldmine of tracks and rock anecdotes
Steampacket
Music

The legendary Brian Auger has a goldmine of tracks and rock anecdotes

Beware, playlist connoisseurs – these well-known musicians deleted their own albums from existence
jens lekman
music history

Beware, playlist connoisseurs – these well-known musicians deleted their own albums from existence

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Bruce Hornsby: 'Having a laugh or 20 is an enjoyable and healthy way to live'
Bruce Hornsby
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Bruce Hornsby: 'Having a laugh or 20 is an enjoyable and healthy way to live'

Ensemble 360: A dawn chorus worth getting out of bed for
Music in the Round
Music

Ensemble 360: A dawn chorus worth getting out of bed for

The Big Issue 2022 festival guide
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The Big Issue 2022 festival guide

Six months on, as music festivals begin again, it’s like the Astroworld disaster never happened
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Six months on, as music festivals begin again, it’s like the Astroworld disaster never happened