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Smithfield150 and The Relaxed Prom are helping keep culture accessible to all
Smithfield150 and The Relaxed Prom are helping keep culture accessible to all
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival: tears, love and laughs
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival: tears, love and laughs
Vorsprung durch technik – revisiting U2's last truly great album 25 years on
Vorsprung durch technik – revisiting U2's last truly great album 25 years on
This all girls summer music camp is tackling mental health problems head on
This all girls summer music camp is tackling mental health problems head on
A class act – in memory of composer and conductor Oliver Knussen
A class act – in memory of composer and conductor Oliver Knussen
Now 100! The best and worst of Britain's favourite music compilation
Now 100! The best and worst of Britain's favourite music compilation
Rock me Amadeus! Does a bit of Mozart in the womb lead to a bright future?
Rock me Amadeus! Does a bit of Mozart in the womb lead to a bright future?
The Cure at BST Hyde Park: Charm, majesty and 40 years of genius
The Cure at BST Hyde Park: Charm, majesty and 40 years of genius
The Downs Festival is not just good times, it's doing good too
The Downs Festival is not just good times, it's doing good too
Get back! Macca's Carpool Karaoke return to Liverpool is balm for the soul
Get back! Macca's Carpool Karaoke return to Liverpool is balm for the soul
Big Narstie tells us about his very black, very urban new TV show
Big Narstie tells us about his very black, very urban new TV show
Music's a matter of taste, so is it ever a good idea to take on the critics?
Music's a matter of taste, so is it ever a good idea to take on the critics?
Glasgow's 'Generation DIY' is dominating the city's new night culture
Glasgow's 'Generation DIY' is dominating the city's new night culture
Let's think before we rip up and start again – on the tactile legacy of pop
Let's think before we rip up and start again – on the tactile legacy of pop
Police have banned a London rap group from making drill music
Police have banned a London rap group from making drill music
Four decades into his career Nick Cave shows no sign of decline
Four decades into his career Nick Cave shows no sign of decline
Classical activists are fighting to keep music in the school system
Classical activists are fighting to keep music in the school system
Ska legend Jimmy Cliff: "It was difficult when I first came to England"