Music

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Lucy Sweet: Glastonbury – ‘the maddest masterclass of sensory overload’

The BBC’s televised coverage of Glastonbury reminded Lucy Sweet how much she loves a festival – just as long as the cameras are not on her

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Music biz legend Barbara Charone lifts the lid on an incredible career

From helping Madonna launch her career to being careful about who you’re friends with, Barbara Charone talks about having Access All Areas

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Six things we learned from Phoebe Bridgers live at Glasgow Barrowland

As the singer-songwriter heads back out on tour, we find out just how cathartic it is to scream in a room full of 2,000 strangers.

Calum Scott: ‘Pouring my heart out is the only way I can write’

The enduring friendship between George Michael and The Big Issue

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classical music

In opera Violet, time becomes elastic and society crumbles

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The legendary Brian Auger has a goldmine of tracks and rock anecdotes

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Beware, playlist connoisseurs – these well-known musicians deleted their own albums from existence

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Bruce Hornsby: ‘Having a laugh or 20 is an enjoyable and healthy way to live’

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Ensemble 360: A dawn chorus worth getting out of bed for

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Festival Guide 22

The Big Issue 2022 festival guide

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Six months on, as music festivals begin again, it’s like the Astroworld disaster never happened

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Kathy Sledge: ‘Seeing everyone come together for Black Lives Matter meant so much to me’

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Muse and Razorlight complete triumphant return with electrifying live show in support of The Big Issue

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Razorlight’s Johnny Borrell: ‘Homelessness is like this collective blind spot’

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Muse star Matt Bellamy has been buying The Big Issue for 25 years

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Muse’s Matt Bellamy: ‘The will of the people can be something to be frightened of’

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How the National Youth Orchestra is levelling the playing field

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The music that made me

Mike Scott of The Waterboys: ‘Taylor Swift made me cry’

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Here’s how you can win tickets to see rock titans Muse at their comeback show

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After the musical Six comes SVN – meet the group redefining girl power in 2022

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How Manchester became the UK’s jazz capital

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Jimmy Webb: ‘I came pretty close to the edge of the abyss on a number of occasions’

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Reggae has become an international language, synonymous with peace, love and justice

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Call Me: Johnny Marr in conversation with Debbie Harry and Chris Stein

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Why classical club night concerts are now the hottest ticket

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Paddy Considine: ‘I feel like my life is a series of beautiful interventions’

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Will Young: ‘I worked out that nothing really matters, then found simplistic joy in everything’

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Musicians record fundraiser protest song in support of Ukraine

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The messy magic of The Beatles and Ben Corrigan’s fascinating podcast

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Muse to play show in support of The Big Issue

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Cymande – the most influential band you’ve never heard of

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The Music That Made Me

Skunk Anansie’s Skin: ‘Rage Against the Machine gave me permission to be political’

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