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'There's no magic bullet': The battle to keep Cardiff's vital music scene from dying out
Grassroots music venues

'There's no magic bullet': The battle to keep Cardiff's vital music scene from dying out

Cardiff’s music scene is close-knit, passionate and bursting with talent. But for venues, it’s still an uphill climb
Pulp! Oasis! Robbie Williams! Why it feels like we're back in 1995
Alan Woodhouse

Pulp! Oasis! Robbie Williams! Why it feels like we're back in 1995

Beyoncé's stunning Cowboy Carter tour reclaims country and proves history can't be erased
Music

Beyoncé's stunning Cowboy Carter tour reclaims country and proves history can't be erased

Pulp's Jarvis Cocker: 'We only have a finite amount of time to do the things we do'
Exclusive

Pulp's Jarvis Cocker: 'We only have a finite amount of time to do the things we do'

DD Records: The remarkable story behind the 'chaotic, eccentric but heartfelt' Japanese DIY label
Music

DD Records: The remarkable story behind the 'chaotic, eccentric but heartfelt' Japanese DIY label

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason: 'Britishness should be something that we all have a part in'
Music

Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason: 'Britishness should be something that we all have a part in'

Kim Wilde: 'There's no avoiding getting your heart broken'
Letter To My Younger Self

Kim Wilde: 'There's no avoiding getting your heart broken'

End of the Road founder on the secret to a good festival and the act you can't afford to miss in 2025
Music festivals

End of the Road founder on the secret to a good festival and the act you can't afford to miss in 2025

The music that kept London going through the blackouts and bombings of the Second World War
Music

The music that kept London going through the blackouts and bombings of the Second World War

From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025's best music festivals
Festival guide 2025

From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025's best music festivals

Bowie Odyssey 75 by Simon Goddard review – utterly riveting and beautifully written
Books

Bowie Odyssey 75 by Simon Goddard review – utterly riveting and beautifully written

Billy Nomates on her MS diagnosis, nearly quitting music and why online trolls only make her stronger
Music

Billy Nomates on her MS diagnosis, nearly quitting music and why online trolls only make her stronger

Grief made me angry with music – I had to learn how to love it again
Music

Grief made me angry with music – I had to learn how to love it again

Eurovision and Måneskin star Damiano David: 'I'm still waiting to feel like I've hit the big time'
Big Questions

Eurovision and Måneskin star Damiano David: 'I'm still waiting to feel like I've hit the big time'

Rising pop star Jessica Winter: 'It can be tough doing music with a disability'
Music

Rising pop star Jessica Winter: 'It can be tough doing music with a disability'

I couldn't find a decent music festival – so I created my own
Jess Lardner

I couldn't find a decent music festival – so I created my own

'We get communities dancing': How Bradford's brass heritage still brings people together
Music

'We get communities dancing': How Bradford's brass heritage still brings people together

No, Kneecap shouldn't be cancelled – but they shouldn't go unchallenged, either
Eamonn Forde

No, Kneecap shouldn't be cancelled – but they shouldn't go unchallenged, either

Inside the Big Issue: Summer of Music special
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Summer of Music special

Electronic music pioneer Mark Pritchard on obsessive fans, fame and the genius of Thom Yorke
Music

Electronic music pioneer Mark Pritchard on obsessive fans, fame and the genius of Thom Yorke

Covent Garden's iconic street artists were born from resistance. Now they face an uncertain future
Covent Garden street performers pose together
Melvyn Altwarg and Peter Kolofsky

Covent Garden's iconic street artists were born from resistance. Now they face an uncertain future

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Why Louis Armstrong is the defining figure of the 20th century
Music

Why Louis Armstrong is the defining figure of the 20th century

Tim Minchin: 'I'd choose this career over a billion dollars 100 times over'
Letter To My Younger Self

Tim Minchin: 'I'd choose this career over a billion dollars 100 times over'

Femi Kuti on Afrobeat, protest and his legendary father: 'The trumpet felt like an Uzi'
Music

Femi Kuti on Afrobeat, protest and his legendary father: 'The trumpet felt like an Uzi'

Odyssey Ensemble soundtracks journeys of asylum seekers and refugees
Classical music

Odyssey Ensemble soundtracks journeys of asylum seekers and refugees

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