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It's time to redefine classical music
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It's time to redefine classical music

Sheku Kanneh-Mason is tuned into education and opportunity
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason is tuned into education and opportunity

My brother George Michael and The Big Issue by Melanie Panayiotou
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My brother George Michael and The Big Issue by Melanie Panayiotou

Meet the man fighting for the royalties due to the unsung heroes of Christmas
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Meet the man fighting for the royalties due to the unsung heroes of Christmas

"We're provisionally booked for the Albert Hall!" Chris Kamara on his Xmas LP
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"We're provisionally booked for the Albert Hall!" Chris Kamara on his Xmas LP

Noel Gallagher: 'I should be in politics'
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Noel Gallagher: 'I should be in politics'

Coldplay honour 'beautiful music' of Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison
Tiny Changes was set up to carry on the legacy of Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison
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Coldplay honour 'beautiful music' of Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison

Seven things we learnt from our explosive Noel Gallagher interview
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Seven things we learnt from our explosive Noel Gallagher interview

What HG Wells has to say about the shape of things to come
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What HG Wells has to say about the shape of things to come

Peggy Seeger recounts when she "realised men had destroyed the Earth"
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Peggy Seeger recounts when she "realised men had destroyed the Earth"

Songs of freedom: how the fall of the Berlin Wall opened the musical frontier
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Songs of freedom: how the fall of the Berlin Wall opened the musical frontier

Modern life is painful – but YolanDa Brown has music to soothe the soul
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Modern life is painful – but YolanDa Brown has music to soothe the soul

Pete Townshend: I've never really liked performing
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Pete Townshend: I've never really liked performing

Elephant in the room: the messy excess of Fleetwood Mac's misunderstood Tusk
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Elephant in the room: the messy excess of Fleetwood Mac's misunderstood Tusk

Tobias Forge is reflecting on Ghost's spooky success
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Tobias Forge is reflecting on Ghost's spooky success

How rave culture is helping youth workers to empower disadvantaged kids
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How rave culture is helping youth workers to empower disadvantaged kids

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The gospel truth
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The gospel truth

Andrea Bocelli: the "evangelical emissary" comes to Glasgow – live review
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Andrea Bocelli: the "evangelical emissary" comes to Glasgow – live review

Brian May: All-boys and all-girls schools are a terrible idea
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Brian May: All-boys and all-girls schools are a terrible idea

Richard Dawson: "The illusion of stability has been stripped back"
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Richard Dawson: "The illusion of stability has been stripped back"

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