Music
Marc Almond on being the antidote to Thatcher and why he's probably a queer icon after all
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Marc Almond on being the antidote to Thatcher and why he's probably a queer icon after all
Marc Almond speaks to Big Issue on the heels of his 27th solo LP – yes, really
Glastonbury 2024: There's a place for everyone on Worthy Farm
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Glastonbury 2024: There's a place for everyone on Worthy Farm
Travis frontman Fran Healy on unfinished business and why being working class is a superpower
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Travis frontman Fran Healy on unfinished business and why being working class is a superpower
'The Jazz Bar is too important to fail' says the couple who saved an Edinburgh institution
'The Jazz Bar is too important to fail' says the couple who saved an Edinburgh institution
RuPaul's Drag Race star Thorgy Thor on injecting stuffy symphony orchestras with big queer energy
RuPaul's Drag Race star Thorgy Thor on injecting stuffy symphony orchestras with big queer energy
Who is composer Fanny Mendelssohn? The musical sister finally being given her due
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Who is composer Fanny Mendelssohn? The musical sister finally being given her due
Walt Disco: 'Politicians would rather talk about trans people than things affecting everyone'
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Walt Disco: 'Politicians would rather talk about trans people than things affecting everyone'
Spades, moustaches and 3D Tetris: The secrets of Glastonbury's legendary Block9 revealed
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Spades, moustaches and 3D Tetris: The secrets of Glastonbury's legendary Block9 revealed
'It's not boring s**t for old people': How Glastonbury is trying to get festivalgoers to use their vote
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'It's not boring s**t for old people': How Glastonbury is trying to get festivalgoers to use their vote
'Music is an important creative outlet': IDLES answer questions from superfan with Angelman syndrome
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'Music is an important creative outlet': IDLES answer questions from superfan with Angelman syndrome
'No song written about football is actually any good': The best and worst Euro 2024 songs, ranked
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'No song written about football is actually any good': The best and worst Euro 2024 songs, ranked
Blue Note Records opens first ever Glasgow store as jazz festival fever hits town
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Blue Note Records opens first ever Glasgow store as jazz festival fever hits town
John Cale on The Velvet Underground, teaching Bowie the viola and why drugs aren't the creative stimulant
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John Cale on The Velvet Underground, teaching Bowie the viola and why drugs aren't the creative stimulant
After the pandemic years, audience are more appreciative of intimate musical experiences than ever
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After the pandemic years, audience are more appreciative of intimate musical experiences than ever
'This country is run by idiots and fools': Paul Weller on politics, God and the state of everything
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'This country is run by idiots and fools': Paul Weller on politics, God and the state of everything
This is what happens to a local economy when Taylor Swift comes to town
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This is what happens to a local economy when Taylor Swift comes to town
How the UK's jazz explosion led to a rebirth of cool
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How the UK's jazz explosion led to a rebirth of cool
Paul Weller: 'Keir Starmer's just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn't he?'
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Paul Weller: 'Keir Starmer's just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn't he?'
Washed Out music video controversy shows the hardest part is accepting AI is here to stay
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Washed Out music video controversy shows the hardest part is accepting AI is here to stay
'Queer women aren't for the male gaze': Girli on queerness and why Tories 'don't give a s**t' about Gen Z
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'Queer women aren't for the male gaze': Girli on queerness and why Tories 'don't give a s**t' about Gen Z
Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: 'I was singing to my younger self on Bikini Kill's early songs'
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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'
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Bob Vylan: 'Is it OK for me to cry? As a man you can feel there's not space to be vulnerable'
Soweto Kinch on ripping up the jazz rulebook and how his new BBC show is building community
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Soweto Kinch on ripping up the jazz rulebook and how his new BBC show is building community
Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson: 'You don’t need some rock star saying war is a bad thing'
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Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson: 'You don’t need some rock star saying war is a bad thing'
How a band formed in an asylum hotel is giving refugees hope: 'Each note comes from the heart'
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