The story of musician Phil Miller, king of the Canterbury scene
As a talented improvising guitarist Miller stood out in an unusual scene, but he was even more distinguished as a…
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How George Michael’s “Last Christmas” captures the loneliness of living in the closet
Wham! released the iconic song in 1984. It would be another 14 years before Michael publicly came out as gay.
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The night that changed my life: Frank Cottrell-Boyce on seeing The Pogues by accident
Their performance showed me that sincerity always beats irony.
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The night that changed my life: Philip Hoare on a lifetime shared with David Bowie
It’s one long performance, one long evening shading into brilliant night.
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The night that changed my life: Eimear McBride on Romeo Castellucci’s take on the Divine Comedy
I was finishing the first draft of my second novel and hoping to see something that might improve the mess…
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The night that changed my life: Musa Okwonga on a game-changing hip-hop night
A whole gang of us had gone to 333 in Old Street check out the music – but my friend Nick…
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The night that changed my life: Simon Callow on his first opera
It was 1965; I was a 16-year-old schoolboy besotted by classical music but only, so far, on record.
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The night that changed my life: Sarah Hall on seeing Eric Clapton live
It didn’t make me a rock convert: but it hooked me on live music.
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