Jason Donovan on how Kylie inspired his pop career and Joseph opened the door to the stage
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The Music That Made Me

Jason Donovan on how Kylie inspired his pop career and Joseph opened the door to the stage

Rick Astley: 'Too much power in the hands of very rich individuals doesn't feel right'
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Rick Astley: 'Too much power in the hands of very rich individuals doesn't feel right'

Five Star's Deniece Pearson: 'I kissed Smokey Robinson's lips off'
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The Music that made me

Five Star's Deniece Pearson: 'I kissed Smokey Robinson's lips off'

Hozier on being authentic, Ireland and speaking out for queer youth: 'All I can do is be honest'
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Hozier on being authentic, Ireland and speaking out for queer youth: 'All I can do is be honest'

Meet Museum of Homelessness poet Surfing Sofas: 'There's a special kind of love on the streets'
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Meet Museum of Homelessness poet Surfing Sofas: 'There's a special kind of love on the streets'

Richard Hawley: 'Thatcher defined my youth. She gave us something to fight against'
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Letter to my younger self

Richard Hawley: 'Thatcher defined my youth. She gave us something to fight against'

Richard Hawley: 'Thatcher's Britain was a time of fear. If you were northern, you were f**ked'
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Richard Hawley: 'Thatcher's Britain was a time of fear. If you were northern, you were f**ked'

David Duchovny: 'I dare you not to be moved by Puff, the Magic Dragon'
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The Music That Made Me

David Duchovny: 'I dare you not to be moved by Puff, the Magic Dragon'

Firebrand cellist Abel Selaocoe: 'Classical music is about telling a great story'
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Firebrand cellist Abel Selaocoe: 'Classical music is about telling a great story'

Duran Duran on critics, escapism and why AI can actually be a useful tool for artistry
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Duran Duran on critics, escapism and why AI can actually be a useful tool for artistry

Joshua Luke Smith: Meet the rapper helping prisoners process their past through poetry
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Joshua Luke Smith: Meet the rapper helping prisoners process their past through poetry

Bex Burch: Jazz musician compares building her own xylophone with Ant-Man in the Quantum Realm
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Bex Burch: Jazz musician compares building her own xylophone with Ant-Man in the Quantum Realm

Pulp star Nick Banks explains how Jarvis Cocker incident with Michael Jackson changed everything
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Pulp star Nick Banks explains how Jarvis Cocker incident with Michael Jackson changed everything

'Music is very close to my soul': Ex-Big Issue seller Stephen Woodhouse on cycling across Europe and recording his debut album
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'Music is very close to my soul': Ex-Big Issue seller Stephen Woodhouse on cycling across Europe and recording his debut album

'Everybody deserves shelter': Chat Pile mount heavy challenge to homelessness crisis
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'Everybody deserves shelter': Chat Pile mount heavy challenge to homelessness crisis

‘It’s not fun to be right’: How new wave pioneers Devo predicted Trump and our ‘bankrupt materialism’
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Interview

‘It’s not fun to be right’: How new wave pioneers Devo predicted Trump and our ‘bankrupt materialism’

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
From warehouses to Wembley: A day with Sleaford Mods, voice of a troubled nation
Sleaford Mods at Wembley Stadium
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From warehouses to Wembley: A day with Sleaford Mods, voice of a troubled nation

How Matthew Halsall enticed new ears to Manchester's magical jazz scene
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How Matthew Halsall enticed new ears to Manchester's magical jazz scene

Susanna Hoffs: The Bangles were scrappy and we protected each other
Former lead singer of The Bangles Susanna Hoffs in a pink shirt and suit jacket
Susanna Hoffs

Susanna Hoffs: The Bangles were scrappy and we protected each other

Sincerity or cynicism? The captivating slipperiness of Ben Folds
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Sincerity or cynicism? The captivating slipperiness of Ben Folds