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

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Robin Ince – eavesdrop and learn from Radio 3 Late Junction with Robert Wyatt

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

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

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

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

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

Brandon Flowers: Back on the Brightside
Brandon Flowers
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Brandon Flowers: Back on the Brightside

On perfect endings, legacy and new albums by LCD Soundsystem and The National
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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
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Oxfam to sell first 1000 copies of electronic producer Four Tet's new album

Win Mercury Prize albums!
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Win Mercury Prize albums!

Don Letts: my life in food and music
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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?
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The War on Drugs, A Deeper Understanding – a classic rock comfort blanket?

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Frank Turner shines light on homelessness in Manchester Street Noise gig

The Musicity app will help you see cities in a whole new way through sound
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The Musicity app will help you see cities in a whole new way through sound

Radio with Robin Ince – how I learned to stop worrying and love jazz
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Radio with Robin Ince – how I learned to stop worrying and love jazz

Win tickets to House of Common festival
Madness
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Win tickets to House of Common festival

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