Why brass music has such a special relationship with Christmas
There is something particularly cheering about horns playing festive favourites as the temperature drops.
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The rise and fall of the British music press
In their glory days magazines such as NME and Melody Maker defined youth culture – but the quality of the…
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Twenty years since the release of their debut single, it’s clear that this talent show girl group rewrote the rulebook…
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Will there be a great CD revival?
Forty years after their launch, compact discs remain cheaper and more sonically reliable than vinyl.
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Bach’s accidental masterpiece
The keyboard works of The Well-Tempered Clavier sound more novel and luminous 300 years later than in their composer’s day.
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Caitlin Rose: “I’ve never been embarrassed of who I am”
The Nashville-born musician on trauma, getting older and taking nine years away from music.
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Wilko Johnson’s long goodbye
The late musician on embracing terminal illness, being kicked out of Dr Feelgood and the “soap opera” of his life.
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Nick Cave: “I don’t think art should be in the hands of the virtuous”
The musician on why Morrissey matters, his deepening faith and grieving for his sons.
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