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From our very first step, humans have been slaves to the rhythm
Replicas of prehistoric Wall Paintings on the wall of a sample ancient house of Catalhoyuk in Konya, Turkey. Photo: Bonampak Temple Wall Painting (© DEA G. DAGLI ORTIDe Agostini via Getty Images)
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From our very first step, humans have been slaves to the rhythm

‘You can almost smell it’: How music moves us during lockdown
Music can move us, writes Malcolm Jack. Image credit: InHouse illustration
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‘You can almost smell it’: How music moves us during lockdown

Gabrielle: 'Dreams definitely can come true!'
Gabrielle has spoken to The Big Issue in a new interview. Image credit: Supplied
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Gabrielle: 'Dreams definitely can come true!'

Gabrielle: 'There was no one like me in pop music'
Gabrielle has spoken to The Big Issue in a new interview. Image credit: Supplied
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Gabrielle: 'There was no one like me in pop music'

The lyrics of sea shanties are dated but the melodies and rhythms persist
The Big Issue's crystal ball has been reliable as of late, writes Claire Jackson. Illustration: In house
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The lyrics of sea shanties are dated but the melodies and rhythms persist

Imelda May on the music that made her: 'Gigs are like making love'
Imelda May The Music That Made Me
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Imelda May on the music that made her: 'Gigs are like making love'

Russell Watson: The Big Singalong offers hope after a hard year
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Russell Watson: The Big Singalong offers hope after a hard year

Olivia Newton-John and Chloe Lattanzi on acceptance and not being divided
Olivia Newton-John and daughter Chloe Lattanzi moved in together during lockdown. Image credit: Michelle Day
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Olivia Newton-John and Chloe Lattanzi on acceptance and not being divided

Time for a manifesto for the post-pandemic gig goers
A smoky, sweaty live music venue with people's hands thrown in the air
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Time for a manifesto for the post-pandemic gig goers

How Taylor Swift has had to fight for control of her own work
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How Taylor Swift has had to fight for control of her own work

Olivia Newton-John still tells daughter Chloe Lattanzi to tidy her room
Olivia Newton-John and daughter Chloe Lattanzi moved in together during lockdown. Image credit: Michelle Day
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Olivia Newton-John still tells daughter Chloe Lattanzi to tidy her room

Russell Watson wants you to join him for The Big Singalong
Russell Watson: The Big Singalong
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Russell Watson wants you to join him for The Big Singalong

Inside Mogwai's number one week: 'I've had no sleep'
Mogwai number one
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Inside Mogwai's number one week: 'I've had no sleep'

English National Opera: How music can help you breathe
Image credit: Inhouse illustration
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English National Opera: How music can help you breathe

Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite: 'Bands like us don’t normally get to number one'
Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite with his dog Prince
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Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite: 'Bands like us don’t normally get to number one'

Feeling good: How music helps us heal
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Feeling good: How music helps us heal

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Nancy Sinatra: 'I had to work hard to get beyond my name'
Nancy Sinatra has penned her Big Issue Letter To My Younger Self.
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Nancy Sinatra: 'I had to work hard to get beyond my name'

Nancy Sinatra: I was too shy to pursue a big career
Nancy Sinatra has penned her Big Issue Letter To My Younger Self.
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Nancy Sinatra: I was too shy to pursue a big career

Britain’s best-known conductor is off to Germany. But he’s not going quietly
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Britain’s best-known conductor is off to Germany. But he’s not going quietly

Dave Grohl: 'I smashed cymbals like they were teacups'
Dave Grohl is a very nice man. Credit: Danny Clinch
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Dave Grohl: 'I smashed cymbals like they were teacups'

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