I loved performing again, but it reminded me to keep one foot in normal life
Our gigs went better than I could have hoped; even the things that went wrong added to the magic.
By Tracey Thorn
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The music of resistance
When my Polish great-grandfather was arrested for defying the Nazis and sent to Auschwitz, he took two things with him:…
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Capitalism (Taylor’s Version)
Swift is a self-made billionaire and the most profitable live musician in history. What can her ascendance teach us?
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Ben and I are preparing for our first live gig together in 25 years – and I’m terrified
In our basement studio, we’re surrounded by our own history, our own inspirations.
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Listening through my father’s ears
The bond between me and my dad is too deep for words – but music comes close to expressing it.
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The Yoko Ono problem
As David Sheff’s new biography reveals, decades of suspicion aimed at the provocative artist, musician and widow have obscured her…
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The fascist afterlife of The Four Seasons
Vivaldi’s masterwork, forgotten after his death, found new popularity when it was co-opted by Italian nationalists.
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Paul Brady’s songs of conflict
The Northern Irish songwriter – Bob Dylan’s “secret hero” – on making morally complex music in the time of the…
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