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Midge Ure: 'Music kept me away from gangs'
Midge Ure in a black shirt against a white background
Letter to my Younger Self

Midge Ure: 'Music kept me away from gangs'

How Sinéad O’Connor risked it all to speak truth to power – and inspired a new generation
A young Sinéad O’Connor
Film

How Sinéad O’Connor risked it all to speak truth to power – and inspired a new generation

Midge Ure on alcoholism and recovery: ‘After I saw my daughter’s reaction, I never touched it again’
Midge Ure has opened up about the impact of his alcoholism
addiction

Midge Ure on alcoholism and recovery: ‘After I saw my daughter’s reaction, I never touched it again’

Arts funding in schools must be protected, or we all lose 
Campaigners against cuts to education funding march to Parliament
Victoria Jaquiss

Arts funding in schools must be protected, or we all lose 

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

Metallica give UK homeless charity £40,000 grant after headlining Download Festival
Homelessness

Metallica give UK homeless charity £40,000 grant after headlining Download Festival

Jayde Adams on how Take That movie Greatest Days captures the 'intensity of fandom'
Greatest Days
Greatest Days

Jayde Adams on how Take That movie Greatest Days captures the 'intensity of fandom'

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

WITCH: Zamrock pioneers still soundtracking toil and trouble

Paul Simon reveals he has ‘lost the hearing’ in his left ear
Paul Simon performing in his native New York on the final concert of his farewell tour in 2018. Image: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Exclusive

Paul Simon reveals he has ‘lost the hearing’ in his left ear

Paul Simonon: 'The Clash never had a holiday – we were on a mission'
Paul Simonon
Letter to my Younger Self

Paul Simonon: 'The Clash never had a holiday – we were on a mission'

Enter Shikari: Doing their bit to keep live music venues open
Enter Shikari
Live music venues

Enter Shikari: Doing their bit to keep live music venues open

Why politics fans have more in common with the Swifties than they think
Fans image, fandom
Michael Bond

Why politics fans have more in common with the Swifties than they think

Linton Kwesi Johnson: 'It wasn’t easy for the Windrush generation'
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Letter To My Younger Self

Linton Kwesi Johnson: 'It wasn’t easy for the Windrush generation'

How the Twist ignited Cambodia's musical golden age
Touch Chhattha
Music

How the Twist ignited Cambodia's musical golden age

Paris Paloma's Labour: The story behind the viral soundtrack to 'female rage'
paris paloma
Exclusive

Paris Paloma's Labour: The story behind the viral soundtrack to 'female rage'

Why goth captures the spirit of our age
Goth legend Siouxsie Sioux.
subculture

Why goth captures the spirit of our age

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Charity shop vinyl tells the story of our musical journey
Charity shop vinyl
Music

Charity shop vinyl tells the story of our musical journey

Is Lydia Tár based on a real person?
Cate Blanchett as Lydia Tár
Film

Is Lydia Tár based on a real person?

Alan Lomax created a 'global jukebox' for us all
Alan Lomax
Alan Lomax

Alan Lomax created a 'global jukebox' for us all

Meet Me In The Bathroom: nostalgic retelling of a New York moment
The Strokes band
Film

Meet Me In The Bathroom: nostalgic retelling of a New York moment

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