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

Singer songwriter Paris Paloma has whipped up a fury of vengeful women online who are done with the inequality at the heart of heterosexual relationships

Charity shop vinyl tells the story of our musical journey
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Charity shop vinyl tells the story of our musical journey

Charity shop record-hunting is cheap, uncomplicated fun and a nice history lesson too, says avid collector Jonathan Scott

Alan Lomax created a ‘global jukebox’ for us all
Alan Lomax

Alan Lomax created a ‘global jukebox’ for us all

Pioneering ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax travelled the world to find the sounds that would help created the modern musical landscape.

Meet Me In The Bathroom reminds me how lucky I was to live through a proper epoch in music
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Meet Me In The Bathroom reminds me how lucky I was to live through a proper epoch in music

‘We had hardly any money but a lot of fun’: Morten Harket talks Take On Me and the early days of A-ha
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‘We had hardly any money but a lot of fun’: Morten Harket talks Take On Me and the early days of A-ha

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Ed Sheeran says his new album will open ‘the trapdoor into my soul’
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Ed Sheeran says his new album will open ‘the trapdoor into my soul’

Morten Harket: ‘Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being’
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Morten Harket: ‘Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being’

They Might Be Giants is not a cult: How they built a birdhouse in your soul… and a 40-year sustainable creative enterprise
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They Might Be Giants is not a cult: How they built a birdhouse in your soul… and a 40-year sustainable creative enterprise

‘I was scammed for £500’ – 90% of music fans say ticketing industry needs to be safer
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‘I was scammed for £500’ – 90% of music fans say ticketing industry needs to be safer

Sam Smith’s Brit Awards look is part of a long tradition of brilliant pop ‘attention seeking’
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Sam Smith’s Brit Awards look is part of a long tradition of brilliant pop ‘attention seeking’

Behind the wild man of Vienna: Who was the real Beethoven?
Classical music

Behind the wild man of Vienna: Who was the real Beethoven?

Pitchfork’s viral Måneskin review reminds us music criticism can be savagely entertaining
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Pitchfork’s viral Måneskin review reminds us music criticism can be savagely entertaining

Burt Bacharach: What the world needs now is a celebration of his best songs
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Burt Bacharach: What the world needs now is a celebration of his best songs

What ABBA tells us about the sound of being human
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What ABBA tells us about the sound of being human

Grammys 2023: Why Harry Styles beating Beyoncé isn’t really a surprise
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Grammys 2023: Why Harry Styles beating Beyoncé isn’t really a surprise

Finding an entry point to the fabulously weird world of Frank Zappa
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Finding an entry point to the fabulously weird world of Frank Zappa

Beyoncé fans enraged as some tickets cost more than a month’s rent
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Beyoncé fans enraged as some tickets cost more than a month’s rent

Glen Matlock: ‘I wish John Lydon stood by Anarchy In The UK’s words’
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Glen Matlock: ‘I wish John Lydon stood by Anarchy In The UK’s words’

Music education: Private schools take initiative in face of government indifference
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Music education: Private schools take initiative in face of government indifference

Sex Pistols reunion would be ‘like riding a bike’ says bassist Glen Matlock
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Sex Pistols reunion would be ‘like riding a bike’ says bassist Glen Matlock

Sam Smith is an unequivocal force for good… by being brilliantly themselves
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Sam Smith is an unequivocal force for good… by being brilliantly themselves

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‘We’re all Tory MPs now’: Sleaford Mods take aim at Jeremy Clarkson, Piers Morgan and Nadine Dorries in new video
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‘We’re all Tory MPs now’: Sleaford Mods take aim at Jeremy Clarkson, Piers Morgan and Nadine Dorries in new video

The Kennedy dynasty’s darkest secret
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The Kennedy dynasty’s darkest secret

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Soweto Kinch, Say She She: Jazz to see us through dark days
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Ryuichi Sakamoto, Soweto Kinch, Say She She: Jazz to see us through dark days

Can the BRIT Awards honestly say George Ezra is better than every female musician in the UK?
BRIT Awards

Can the BRIT Awards honestly say George Ezra is better than every female musician in the UK?