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

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

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 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
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
‘We had hardly any money but a lot of fun’: Morten Harket talks Take On Me and the early days of A-ha
Ed Sheeran says his new album will open ‘the trapdoor into my soul’

Ed Sheeran says his new album will open ‘the trapdoor into my soul’
Morten Harket: ‘Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being’

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

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

‘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’

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?

Behind the wild man of Vienna: Who was the real Beethoven?
Pitchfork’s viral Måneskin review reminds us music criticism can be savagely entertaining

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

Burt Bacharach: What the world needs now is a celebration of his best songs
Grammys 2023: Why Harry Styles beating Beyoncé isn’t really a surprise

Grammys 2023: Why Harry Styles beating Beyoncé isn’t really a surprise
Finding an entry point to the fabulously weird world of Frank Zappa

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

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’

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

Music education: Private schools take initiative in face of government indifference
Sex Pistols reunion would be ‘like riding a bike’ says bassist Glen Matlock

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

Sam Smith is an unequivocal force for good… by being brilliantly themselves
‘We’re all Tory MPs now’: Sleaford Mods take aim at Jeremy Clarkson, Piers Morgan and Nadine Dorries in new video

‘We’re all Tory MPs now’: Sleaford Mods take aim at Jeremy Clarkson, Piers Morgan and Nadine Dorries in new video
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Soweto Kinch, Say She She: Jazz to see us through dark days

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?
