Merch wars kick off as venues take up to 45% from band T-shirt sales
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Merch wars kick off as venues take up to 45% from band T-shirt sales
The BBC is the repository of our cultural memory. Protect it at all costs
![John Peel](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1534_Music_2F5TN68.jpg?w=768)
The BBC is the repository of our cultural memory. Protect it at all costs
Self Esteem's righteous reinvention should lead to Mercury Prize glory
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Self Esteem's righteous reinvention should lead to Mercury Prize glory
Muse: Will of the People review – 'Mad, bad, dangerous, and unreasonably good fun'
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Muse: Will of the People review – 'Mad, bad, dangerous, and unreasonably good fun'
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
Ultimate Thunder: The most punk-rock band in Britain
![Ultimate Thunder](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1521_Music.jpg?w=768)
Ultimate Thunder: The most punk-rock band in Britain
Top songs: a guide to Tom Cruise singing cheesy tunes in movies
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Top songs: a guide to Tom Cruise singing cheesy tunes in movies
Beware, playlist connoisseurs – these well-known musicians deleted their own albums from existence
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Beware, playlist connoisseurs – these well-known musicians deleted their own albums from existence
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
The story of Chervona Ruta – Ukraine's pop song of resistance
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The story of Chervona Ruta – Ukraine's pop song of resistance
The messy magic of The Beatles and Ben Corrigan's fascinating podcast
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