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These are Bruce Springsteen's 5 essential political albums
Bruce Springsteen performs at the Olympic Stadium in Munich in 2013. Photo: LUKAS BARTH/dpa/Alamy Live News
The Boss

These are Bruce Springsteen's 5 essential political albums

Bez: 'I'm balancing on a blade's edge but it doesn't worry me'
Happy Mondays dancer Bez
Music

Bez: 'I'm balancing on a blade's edge but it doesn't worry me'

Pattie Boyd reveals final moments with ex-husband George Harrison
Pattie Boyd with then-husband George Harrison
The Beatles

Pattie Boyd reveals final moments with ex-husband George Harrison

Merch wars kick off as venues take up to 45% from band T-shirt sales
The Lovely Eggs hit out at their venue for taking a cut of band T-shirt and merch sales
fair pay

Merch wars kick off as venues take up to 45% from band T-shirt sales

Iranian ‘gangster’ regime must change, says refugee pop star Shab
Iranian pop star Shab
political pop

Iranian ‘gangster’ regime must change, says refugee pop star Shab

Polygamy to Dunkin' Donuts: 7 insights from Bob Dylan's new book The Philosophy of Modern Song
The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan

Polygamy to Dunkin' Donuts: 7 insights from Bob Dylan's new book The Philosophy of Modern Song

Ludovico Einaudi: A meditative balm to the daily grind
Ludovico Einaudi
classical music

Ludovico Einaudi: A meditative balm to the daily grind

The enduring influence of American original Elizabeth Cotten
Elizabeth Cotten
Music

The enduring influence of American original Elizabeth Cotten

Paul Heaton: 'If you told me I was going to become famous I'd have said: pull the other leg'
Paul Heaton
Music

Paul Heaton: 'If you told me I was going to become famous I'd have said: pull the other leg'

Eurovision 2023: Sam Ryder says ‘birthplace of pop’ Liverpool great pick to host
The BBC 2022 Eurovision team: L-R Rylan, AJ Odudu, Sam Ryder, Graham Norton, Scott Mills.
Music

Eurovision 2023: Sam Ryder says ‘birthplace of pop’ Liverpool great pick to host

The BBC is the repository of our cultural memory. Protect it at all costs
John Peel
Music

The BBC is the repository of our cultural memory. Protect it at all costs

Pixies frontman Black Francis: 'I tend to be somewhat isolationist'
Black Francis
Music

Pixies frontman Black Francis: 'I tend to be somewhat isolationist'

The Queen's funeral: The soundtrack to a sendoff
Piper at the Queen's funeral
Music

The Queen's funeral: The soundtrack to a sendoff

Exclusive: 7 things we learned from Alex Turner about new Arctic Monkeys album The Car
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys

Exclusive: 7 things we learned from Alex Turner about new Arctic Monkeys album The Car

Jarvis Cocker to raise money for NHS with new This Is Going To Hurt soundtrack LP 
Jarvis Cocker has written a love letter to the NHS. Photo: Tom Jackson
Music

Jarvis Cocker to raise money for NHS with new This Is Going To Hurt soundtrack LP 

Blue Note Re:imagined II goes back in time to forge future paths
Theon Cross is featured on Blue Note Re:imagined II
Music

Blue Note Re:imagined II goes back in time to forge future paths

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Stone Club: The most literal rock tour you'll ever see
Lally MacBeth and Matthew Shaw
Music

Stone Club: The most literal rock tour you'll ever see

How opera is giving a powerful voice to migrants
Natasha Agarwal as Neera and Jamal Andreas as Jai in WNO’s Migrations
Music

How opera is giving a powerful voice to migrants

Arcade Fire tour: ‘Just some humans doing our best'
Arcade Fire in Glasgow
Review

Arcade Fire tour: ‘Just some humans doing our best'

Self Esteem's righteous reinvention should lead to Mercury Prize glory
Self Esteem live
Music

Self Esteem's righteous reinvention should lead to Mercury Prize glory

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