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

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

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

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

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Classical music

Odyssey Ensemble soundtracks journeys of asylum seekers and refugees

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Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times

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Sunderland

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Brandi Carlile: 'Getting married felt radical. Now my wife and I are very afraid about our future'

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A still from Pulp's Common People video
Pulp

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Record Store Day

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Black Country, New Road on 'playing the game' and why you won't see them eating lunch on TikTok

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Music

Saxophonist Alabaster DePlume: 'I want to make music that the world invents a special insult for'

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Billy Mahonie live on stage
Music

'The record is a snapshot': Inside Billy Mahonie’s unlikely comeback and the evolution of post-rock

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Women of the Windrush review – a carefully crafted operatic tribute of true stories

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Music

This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head

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Classical Music

Celebrating 100 years of composer Pierre Boulez, a provocative musical thinker

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Letter To My Younger Self

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Music

'A vital cog in 20th century music': Celebrating Brian Auger, the nexus of Swinging London

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Music

Loud music ruined my ears – but it doesn't mean I can't still enjoy a Mogwai gig

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Letter to my Younger Self

Bros star Matt Goss: 'Me and my brother Luke should get on with having a good time together'

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Letter To My Younger Self

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