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Mark Ronson: "George Michael was one of pop's all-time greats"
George Michael live on stage
Music

Mark Ronson: "George Michael was one of pop's all-time greats"

The Smiths, The Queen is Dead reissue – some albums are bigger than others
Music

The Smiths, The Queen is Dead reissue – some albums are bigger than others

Metallica, SSE Hydro, Glasgow review
Music

Metallica, SSE Hydro, Glasgow review

Shostakovich battles Britten and Mozart meets Haydn in a celebrity clef-match
Music

Shostakovich battles Britten and Mozart meets Haydn in a celebrity clef-match

Five things we learned from George Michael: Freedom
Music

Five things we learned from George Michael: Freedom

Paolo Nutini: New music, new ideas and how Paisley "shaped my life"
Paolo Nutini
Music

Paolo Nutini: New music, new ideas and how Paisley "shaped my life"

Beck, Colors – shiny primary coloured poptimism from an all-time great
Music

Beck, Colors – shiny primary coloured poptimism from an all-time great

Liam Gallagher: 'The only regret I have is that our kid became a dickhead'
Music

Liam Gallagher: 'The only regret I have is that our kid became a dickhead'

Liam Gallagher, As You Were – drinking soothers but still a rock'n'roll star
Music

Liam Gallagher, As You Were – drinking soothers but still a rock'n'roll star

Pussy Riot: "In Russia, to dream is now against the law"
Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina
Music

Pussy Riot: "In Russia, to dream is now against the law"

Classical music – a flag-waving farewell to summer and a look ahead to autumn
Music

Classical music – a flag-waving farewell to summer and a look ahead to autumn

Rudimental: Live in a living room to 'tell refugees they are welcome'
Amir Amor from Rudimental
Music

Rudimental: Live in a living room to 'tell refugees they are welcome'

Tom Morello: We're applying to be the soundtrack for the revolution
Music

Tom Morello: We're applying to be the soundtrack for the revolution

Brandon Flowers: Back on the Brightside
Brandon Flowers
Music

Brandon Flowers: Back on the Brightside

On perfect endings, legacy and new albums by LCD Soundsystem and The National
Music

On perfect endings, legacy and new albums by LCD Soundsystem and The National

Oxfam to sell first 1000 copies of electronic producer Four Tet's new album
Music

Oxfam to sell first 1000 copies of electronic producer Four Tet's new album

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Don Letts: my life in food and music
Music

Don Letts: my life in food and music

Multi-Story Orchestra – stacks of good music in a repurposed Peckham car park
Music

Multi-Story Orchestra – stacks of good music in a repurposed Peckham car park

The War on Drugs, A Deeper Understanding – a classic rock comfort blanket?
Music

The War on Drugs, A Deeper Understanding – a classic rock comfort blanket?

Shania Twain: "It was the most difficult period of my life..."
Shania Twain
Music

Shania Twain: "It was the most difficult period of my life..."

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