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'Last Christmas is woven in the fabric of Christmas': Celebrating 40 years of Wham!'s festive classic
'Last Christmas is woven in the fabric of Christmas': Celebrating 40 years of Wham!'s festive classic
Exclusive Andrew Ridgeley interview – four decades after its release, the appeal of Wham!'s festive hit shows no sign of dimming
Laura Mvula: 'I don't know if I'd be a singer without my family'
Laura Mvula: 'I don't know if I'd be a singer without my family'
Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie: 'I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix'
Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie: 'I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix'
The Selecter's Pauline Black: 'I had an uncle who thought Enoch Powell was the way to go'
The Selecter's Pauline Black: 'I had an uncle who thought Enoch Powell was the way to go'
The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie: 'I'd rather not be remembered for Three Lions'
The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie: 'I'd rather not be remembered for Three Lions'
Colin Greenwood: 'I never let my brother Jonny forget it was me that got him into Radiohead'
Colin Greenwood: 'I never let my brother Jonny forget it was me that got him into Radiohead'
Ex-Black Midi star Geordie Greep: 'You don't have to get every bit of toothpaste out of the tube'
Ex-Black Midi star Geordie Greep: 'You don't have to get every bit of toothpaste out of the tube'
Singer and TV star Daniel O'Donnell: 'I don't want yesterday back – I love today'
Singer and TV star Daniel O'Donnell: 'I don't want yesterday back – I love today'
Tom Grennan on faith, helping people and paying his parents' mortgage with Gillette song money
Tom Grennan on faith, helping people and paying his parents' mortgage with Gillette song money
Wah Wah 45s record label turns 25. From breaking new acts to releasing great songs, this is its legacy
Wah Wah 45s record label turns 25. From breaking new acts to releasing great songs, this is its legacy
From the archive – Noel Gallagher on Oasis, Blair and the death of rock 'n' roll
From the archive – Noel Gallagher on Oasis, Blair and the death of rock 'n' roll
Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody: 'I'd tell my younger self to just be happier'
Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody: 'I'd tell my younger self to just be happier'
Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons' deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time
Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons' deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time
Nick Cave: 'The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver'
Nick Cave: 'The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver'
Karl Jenkins: 'I'm still not respected in some quarters of classical music'
Karl Jenkins: 'I'm still not respected in some quarters of classical music'
Travis frontman Fran Healy on unfinished business and why being working class is a superpower
Travis frontman Fran Healy on unfinished business and why being working class is a superpower
'Music is an important creative outlet': IDLES answer questions from superfan with Angelman syndrome
'Music is an important creative outlet': IDLES answer questions from superfan with Angelman syndrome
John Cale on The Velvet Underground, teaching Bowie the viola and why drugs aren't the creative stimulant
John Cale on The Velvet Underground, teaching Bowie the viola and why drugs aren't the creative stimulant
'This country is run by idiots and fools': Paul Weller on politics, God and the state of everything
'This country is run by idiots and fools': Paul Weller on politics, God and the state of everything
Paul Weller: 'Keir Starmer's just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn't he?'
Paul Weller: 'Keir Starmer's just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn't he?'
Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: 'I was singing to my younger self on Bikini Kill's early songs'
Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: 'I was singing to my younger self on Bikini Kill's early songs'
Bob Vylan: 'Is it OK for me to cry? As a man you can feel there's not space to be vulnerable'
Bob Vylan: 'Is it OK for me to cry? As a man you can feel there's not space to be vulnerable'
Sananda Maitreya: 'You don't have to suffer. You can just choose happiness'
Sananda Maitreya: 'You don't have to suffer. You can just choose happiness'
Olly Murs: 'As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me'
Olly Murs: 'As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me'
'I've done awful things – but I try to be better': Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness
