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WITCH: Zamrock pioneers still soundtracking toil and trouble
New album

WITCH: Zamrock pioneers still soundtracking toil and trouble

Decades after fusing African music and rock, Zamrock pioneers WITCH have returned with a new album as raw and impactful as ever

Paul Simon reveals he has ‘lost the hearing’ in his left ear
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Paul Simon reveals he has ‘lost the hearing’ in his left ear

In a Big Issue exclusive, the legendary singer Paul Simon talks candidly with celebrated poet Paul Muldoon

Paul Simonon: ‘The Clash never had a holiday – we were on a mission’
Letter to my Younger Self

Paul Simonon: ‘The Clash never had a holiday – we were on a mission’

Punk icon Paul Simonon’s world opened up when he went to art school, and he realised creativity could help him through the darkest times

Enter Shikari: Doing their bit to keep live music venues open
Live music venues

Enter Shikari: Doing their bit to keep live music venues open

Why politics fans have more in common with the Swifties than they think
Opinion

Why politics fans have more in common with the Swifties than they think

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Linton Kwesi Johnson: ‘It wasn’t easy for the Windrush generation’
Letter To My Younger Self

Linton Kwesi Johnson: ‘It wasn’t easy for the Windrush generation’

How the Twist ignited Cambodia’s musical golden age
Music

How the Twist ignited Cambodia’s musical golden age

Paris Paloma’s Labour: The story behind the viral soundtrack to ‘female rage’
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Paris Paloma’s Labour: The story behind the viral soundtrack to ‘female rage’

Why goth captures the spirit of our age
subculture

Why goth captures the spirit of our age

Charity shop vinyl tells the story of our musical journey
Music

Charity shop vinyl tells the story of our musical journey

Is Lydia Tár based on a real person?
Film

Is Lydia Tár based on a real person?

Alan Lomax created a ‘global jukebox’ for us all
Alan Lomax

Alan Lomax created a ‘global jukebox’ for us all

Meet Me In The Bathroom: nostalgic retelling of a New York moment
Film

Meet Me In The Bathroom: nostalgic retelling of a New York moment

This food bank with a DJ is helping London’s homeless and vulnerable
Cost of living crisis

This food bank with a DJ is helping London’s homeless and vulnerable

As Ken Bruce signs off from Radio 2, what will fill the PopMaster shaped hole in our lives?
Popmaster

As Ken Bruce signs off from Radio 2, what will fill the PopMaster shaped hole in our lives?

The pop culture milestones that helped shape LGBTQ+ history
LGBTQ+ History Month

The pop culture milestones that helped shape LGBTQ+ history

Keith Brymer Jones: ‘I get emotional about pottery’
Throw down

Keith Brymer Jones: ‘I get emotional about pottery’

KSI: ‘I just had a dream, self-belief and a huge work ethic’
Culture

KSI: ‘I just had a dream, self-belief and a huge work ethic’

Artificial Intelligence is no match for the human heart
Opinion

Artificial Intelligence is no match for the human heart

Crying in public is ‘a sign of strength’ says Great Pottery Throw Down judge Keith Brymer Jones
pottery

Crying in public is ‘a sign of strength’ says Great Pottery Throw Down judge Keith Brymer Jones

Shaun Keaveny on life after 6 Music: ‘It’s about the most free I’ve ever felt’
interview

Shaun Keaveny on life after 6 Music: ‘It’s about the most free I’ve ever felt’

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The Creative Act review: Legendary music producer Rick Rubin has advice for us all
Creativity

The Creative Act review: Legendary music producer Rick Rubin has advice for us all

Harry Styles’s jumpsuits and the Jubilee: It’s the cultural moments of the year
best of the year

Harry Styles’s jumpsuits and the Jubilee: It’s the cultural moments of the year

Why Faith, Hope and Carnage is The Big Issue Book of the Year 2022
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Why Faith, Hope and Carnage is The Big Issue Book of the Year 2022

This festive season we should let Tom Waits call the tune
Opinion

This festive season we should let Tom Waits call the tune