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Celebrating 100 years of composer Pierre Boulez, a provocative musical thinker
Classical Music

Celebrating 100 years of composer Pierre Boulez, a provocative musical thinker

Strictly star JB Gill: 'Pigs all have their own character. Same with the turkeys'
Farming

Strictly star JB Gill: 'Pigs all have their own character. Same with the turkeys'

Classical music star André Rieu: 'My parents couldn't cope with me being happy. They were jealous'
Letter To My Younger Self

Classical music star André Rieu: 'My parents couldn't cope with me being happy. They were jealous'

'A vital cog in 20th century music': Celebrating Brian Auger, the nexus of Swinging London
Music

'A vital cog in 20th century music': Celebrating Brian Auger, the nexus of Swinging London

The Futureheads star Barry Hyde on mining's 'brutal' heritage: 'I don't think anyone misses the mines'
Music

The Futureheads star Barry Hyde on mining's 'brutal' heritage: 'I don't think anyone misses the mines'

Cher: The Memoir, Part One review – pop icon turns back time
Books

Cher: The Memoir, Part One review – pop icon turns back time

Jason Donovan: 'I enjoyed fame initially – until I left Neighbours'
Letter To My Younger Self

Jason Donovan: 'I enjoyed fame initially – until I left Neighbours'

Loud music ruined my ears – but it doesn't mean I can't still enjoy a Mogwai gig
Music

Loud music ruined my ears – but it doesn't mean I can't still enjoy a Mogwai gig

Jason Donovan on 'first love' Kylie Minogue: 'It's a very difficult relationship to escape'
Music

Jason Donovan on 'first love' Kylie Minogue: 'It's a very difficult relationship to escape'

The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin's Russia
Books

The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin's Russia

Bros star Matt Goss: 'Me and my brother Luke should get on with having a good time together'
Letter to my Younger Self

Bros star Matt Goss: 'Me and my brother Luke should get on with having a good time together'

World's most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: 'Music was the only way for me to survive'
Letter To My Younger Self

World's most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: 'Music was the only way for me to survive'

There's a tragic inevitability with Angelina Jolie's Maria Callas
Music

There's a tragic inevitability with Angelina Jolie's Maria Callas

Dear men, it's not a weakness to be vulnerable or ask for help
Natty
Music

Dear men, it's not a weakness to be vulnerable or ask for help

This UK music festival is building homes and tackling homelessness: 'It's a festival of giving'
metal band Evil Scarecrow at UK music festival Beat the Streets
Homelessness

This UK music festival is building homes and tackling homelessness: 'It's a festival of giving'

Independent venues are the backbone of the live music scene – we must look after them
Sybil Bell

Independent venues are the backbone of the live music scene – we must look after them

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Plea to save UK's grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: 'We'll all be poorer for it'
Images of musicians performing live in Hot Box, Chelmsford
Grassroots music venues

Plea to save UK's grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: 'We'll all be poorer for it'

Pete Doherty: 'Living without heroin was very hard to imagine'
Letter To My Younger Self

Pete Doherty: 'Living without heroin was very hard to imagine'

Rising Icelandic star Elín Hall on how her homeland is leading the way in music: 'The benefits are clear'
Music

Rising Icelandic star Elín Hall on how her homeland is leading the way in music: 'The benefits are clear'

Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero
Books

Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero

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