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In praise of re-issues, the musical goldmines which never run dry
Songwriter and original hippie eden ahbez, right, with Nat King Cole and Fred Allen, left, in 1948.
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In praise of re-issues, the musical goldmines which never run dry

ABBA's comeback is set to make money, money, money
A virtual ABBA will perform seven shows a week for six months in London’s 3,000-capacity ABBA Arena Image: Keystone Press / Alamy Stock Photo
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ABBA's comeback is set to make money, money, money

'Godfather of hip-hop' Gil Scott-Heron played by his own rules
Gil Scott-Heron in 1975. Image: Gilles Petard/Redferns
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'Godfather of hip-hop' Gil Scott-Heron played by his own rules

You don't need a penis to be a music producer: the women breaking barriers
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You don't need a penis to be a music producer: the women breaking barriers

Pioneering opera about a transgender woman comes to the UK
A still from trans opera As One.
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Pioneering opera about a transgender woman comes to the UK

From Coldplay to COP26: Is a greener music industry possible?
Coldplay singer Chris Martin performs surrounded by streamers
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From Coldplay to COP26: Is a greener music industry possible?

Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Our home was rich with music
Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason The Music That Made Me
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Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Our home was rich with music

The Jazz is Dead label avoids being a vanity project to create something entirely new
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The Jazz is Dead label avoids being a vanity project to create something entirely new

Fab films: The best documentaries about The Beatles
Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison playing their famous gig on a London rooftop
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Fab films: The best documentaries about The Beatles

Billy Bragg: 'There’s nothing worse than giving in to your own cynicism'
Billy Bragg. Image: Jill Furmanovsky
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Billy Bragg: 'There’s nothing worse than giving in to your own cynicism'

Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds reveals the music that saved his life
Dan Reynolds and Imagine Dragons
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Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds reveals the music that saved his life

Roger Taylor on Elvis, Freddie Mercury's belief in Queen and his weekend with Bowie
Queen drummer Roger Taylor. Image: Xavier Vila
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Roger Taylor on Elvis, Freddie Mercury's belief in Queen and his weekend with Bowie

Roger Taylor: ‘I just wish I’d got to say goodbye to Freddie’
Queen drummer Roger Taylor. Image: Lola Leng Taylor
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Roger Taylor: ‘I just wish I’d got to say goodbye to Freddie’

Terry Hall: 'The Specials have always been about protest'
Terry Hall of The Specials. Photo: Richard Saker/Shutterstock
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Terry Hall: 'The Specials have always been about protest'

Shaun Ryder: 'It will always be one rule for them and another rule for us'
Shaun Ruder holds a face mask up which says call the cops
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Shaun Ryder: 'It will always be one rule for them and another rule for us'

Jake Bugg X Jamal Edwards in Nottingham: 'Younger people are suffering'
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Jake Bugg X Jamal Edwards in Nottingham: 'Younger people are suffering'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Nathan Evans: Wellerman star says Ed Sheeran made him want to sing
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Nathan Evans: Wellerman star says Ed Sheeran made him want to sing

Gilles Peterson is excited about the British jazz explosion
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Gilles Peterson is excited about the British jazz explosion

Musician buries the only copy of his album and urges fans to find it
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Musician buries the only copy of his album and urges fans to find it

Greentea Peng: 'Music has been a healing experience'
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Greentea Peng: 'Music has been a healing experience'

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