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Two years after being kicked out of a similar facility, the Libertines frontman is hoping once more to quit heroin and ‘help other struggling addicts’
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Foos singer Dave Grohl says that Emily Eavis has yet to call the group about playing Glastonbury, despite them being favourites to headline
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The Fleetwood Mac kingpin on getting the old crew back together, sharing his feelings about his wife and Stevie Nicks, and his patent method for making lucky wooden testicles
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Our first playlist covering the sounds of Latin America includes a dembow diss track, a sophisticated take on 3Ball and some Chilean synth pop
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Segall and his band attack these garage-rock nuggets with wild glee, joyriding them like stolen cars, writes Stevie Chick
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To mark the 30th anniversary of Like A Virgin, a new book entitled Madonna: Ambition. Music. Style will be released – it features images that chart the singer’s journey from her first photo session to the Sticky & Sweet stadium tour
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Public rows almost eclipsed her music, but with her debut album finally out, Azealia Banks is happy, she tells Paul Lester. Although she’d still like to punch the small guy in Disclosure
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Producer annoys singer by tweeting that ‘someone should make a Kickstarter to get Taylor Swift a booty’
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He had the biggest album of the noughties and has dabbled in musicals, movies and mentoring. But could the R&B star be at a career crossroads? ‘Music is being used as free goods,’ he tells us, before announcing that his next single will be free with Cheerios
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Andrea Marcon and his singers grapple bravely with this difficult, odd and sycophantic hymn to the Holy Roman Empress Elizabeth Christine, writes Tim Ashley
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Ariel Pink can write genuinely melodic tunes when he wants to. The trouble is he just wants to get on your wick
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Much of the evening fell in that dodgy hinterland where classical musicians try for louche Americana but fail to pull it off, writes Kate Molleson
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Pieces by Mantovani, Schoenberg and Dallapiccola were unsweetened by anything resembling a comfort zone in a bracing, exhilarating evening, writes Erica Jeal
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RR regular saneshane’s sorts through last week’s suggestions for an impassioned selection of songs about anti-war and peace
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The folk singer’s St James Infirmary revives the spirit of 1950s Greenwich Village on Stephen Moss’s trip to New York, despite the investment bankers and tourists
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Apartheid exiles Dedication Orchestra, the sound of the Indian streets, and three-quarters of a century for Blue Note records - our critics pick the best of this year’s London jazz festival
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Chet Faker, Client Liaison and Sia are among the nominees for the radio station’s J award for music video of the year
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Even Rihanna seemed subdued at a concert that, Metallica and the Black Keys apart, was more like a memorial service than a tribute to the troops, writes Joshua Alston
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War Cry, by the rapper turned activist, references Missouri governor Jay Nixon and other authority figures in song about Ferguson protests
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The singer, author and crowdfunding advocate will be online at 12pm ET on Friday to answer your questions
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A gig commemorating the life of Martland showed how his work was about subtle persuasion as much as confrontation, writes Andrew Clements
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War Cry, by the rapper turned activist, references Missouri governor Jay Nixon and other authority figures in song about Ferguson protests
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The actor’s music project Daddy to release Let Me Get What I Want, based on Franco’s Morrissey-motivated poetry
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Rapper says she would never condone Nazism, but clip’s director refuses to apologise for film that is ‘not a sappy tearjerker’
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One third of the group responsible for hip-hop’s first hit, Rapper’s Delight, dies from cancer complications
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Supporters rush to defend ‘beacon of social justice’ as study shows project fails to reach disadvantaged youth
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Opera company’s first project outside London in 15 years is pulled
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Famed producer Glyn Johns, who worked with both bands, says Dylan asked him to sound them about in 1969 about a collaboration
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I Don’t Care sees the singer overtake the two artists she previously shared the record for most No 1s with – Rita Ora and Geri Halliwell
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Report about former Zeppelin singer rejecting offer from Richard Branson is not true, says his PR representative
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Pulitzer prize-winning novelist wrote the lyrics for Uptown Special, the acclaimed music producer’s long-awaited return
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Lollapalooza Berlin will take place at the German capital’s Tempelhof airport in September 2015
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Singer will record an entire album of Wonder covers, with tenor Bocelli featuring on Isn’t She Lovely
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New Zealand prosecutors withdraw charge against drummer due to lack of evidence, his lawyer says
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Broke With Expensive Taste, an album originally expected in 2012, has been given a surprise rush release by the artist
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Much of the evening fell in that dodgy hinterland where classical musicians try for louche Americana but fail to pull it off, writes Kate Molleson
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Pieces by Mantovani, Schoenberg and Dallapiccola were unsweetened by anything resembling a comfort zone in a bracing, exhilarating evening, writes Erica Jeal
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A gig commemorating the life of Martland showed how his work was about subtle persuasion as much as confrontation, writes Andrew Clements
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Thurston Moore’s ability to wring crooked melodies and guttural riffs out of his battered guitar remains undimmed, writes Graeme Virtue
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The Who celebrate their fifth decade by rocking out with a host of guest vocalists from the Strypes to Liam Gallagher, writes Ian Gittins
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The 51-year-old singer projects playfulness and power, and clearly takes delight in playing live
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Infectiously incisive brilliance, tonal balance and expressiveness featured strongly in this Beethoven and Mozart recital, writes Martin Kettle
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The long-established duo’s Beethoven sonatas felt alive and risky, beginning with a thrilling opening to the Kreutzer, writes Erica Jeal
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With his mighty bass, Wobble is like an old-fashioned band leader, barking out instructions within a cavernous, space-echoey dub mix, writes Dave Simpson
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St Petersburg Phil/Temirkanov review – it’s hard to imagine Shostakovich’s 10th performed better
4 / 5 starsVengerov’s Tchaikovsky was scrupulous rather than dramatic, but it was a privilege to hear this orchestra play Shostakovich, writes Tim Ashley -
Spirited and sometimes mesmeric, the tireless US composer’s retrospective has an emphatically contemporary feel, writes Rian Evans
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Encased in a futuristic cube, the sonic sorcerer blends gut-churning bass and trippy hip-hop for a thrillingly immersive spectacle, writes Danny Wright
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It’s hard to inject much new life into such well-worn songs, but Washington storms through a set of blues standards, writes Dave Simpson
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Wrapped in leather and soaked in nostalgia, the punk zealot serves up hard riffs with attitude, writes Caroline Sullivan
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Conductor Mark Wigglesworth furthered his credentials as a Wagnerian with his excellently mystic interpretation of Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius, writes Rian Evans
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Black humour and charm aplenty leavened the feedback-soundtracked emotional self-critique at this fantastic solo gig, writes Ian Gittins
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At the start of their first tour with instrumentalists in tow, Harry Christophers’ outfit made Monteverdi’s great choral monument come alive, writes Andrew Clements
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Celebrating a quarter-century of sprucing up the 19th-century repertoire, John Eliot Gardiner’s Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique showed their mettle with Beethoven and Berlioz, writes Martin Kettle
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Yearning, bittersweet songs and an unignorable frontman make this Baltimore-based trio utterly compelling, writes Kitty Empire
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Classical music Caldara: La Concordia de’ Pianeti CD review – bravura arias by a first-rate cast
3 / 5 starsAndrea Marcon and his singers grapple bravely with this difficult, odd and sycophantic hymn to the Holy Roman Empress Elizabeth Christine, writes Tim Ashley -
Alexis Petridis's album of the week Ariel Pink: Pom Pom review – pop music by someone who thinks it’s beneath him
2 / 5 starsAriel Pink can write genuinely melodic tunes when he wants to. The trouble is he just wants to get on your wick -
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Even Rihanna seemed subdued at a concert that, Metallica and the Black Keys apart, was more like a memorial service than a tribute to the troops, writes Joshua Alston
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The leading lady of R&B and hair-raising displays of melisma admits to feeling bleak, but still hits all the high notes, writes Shuk-Wah Chung
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Azealia Banks Azealia Banks: Broke With Expensive Taste review – the album she wanted to make
3 / 5 starsBroke With Expensive Taste shows why people got excited about Banks in the first place, even if it remains a niche concern, writes Alex Macpherson -
Pink Floyd’s swansong is understated, but packs a lot into its 53 minutes, writes Molloy Woodcraft
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Jazz Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet: The 21st Century Trad Band review – an engaging, tuneful set
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Norwegian duo Röyksopp’s fifth and final album is a dark and largely powerful farewell, writes Corinne Jones
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Azealia Banks Azealia Banks: Broke With Expensive Taste review – Azealia delivers… at long last
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These poignant pieces by Duruflé, Vaughan Williams, Tavener and others are beautifully executed by the Choir of Westminster Abbey, writes Stephen Pritchard
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JS Bach JS Bach: Köthener Trauermusik BWV 244a CD review – lost funeral work springs back to life
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The punk roots of this Leeds-based band is apparent, but they have a unique quirky sound, writes Paul Mardles
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The US rockers’ style is uncorrupted by the experience of recording eight songs in eight US cities, writes Ally Carnwath
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Folk music Piers Faccini & Vincent Segal: Songs of Time Lost review – intimate vocals and plaintive cello in perfect balance
4 / 5 starsSinger-guitarist Faccini and cellist Segal combine tradition and innovation as they drift across genres, writes Neil Spencer -
Jazz Andy Milne and Dapp Theory: Forward in All Directions review – lyricism and variety
3 / 5 starsMilne finds willing partners for his jazz inventiveness in Dapp Theory’s funk, world and hip-hop outlook, writes John Fordham -
‘Alsina has decided to write an ode to monogamy and the beauty of joint Ikea trips. Only joking. It’s about take-it-or-leave-it infidelity’
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Foo Fighters Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways review – a high-concept tour with middling music
2 / 5 starsDave Grohl and crew set up shop in US musical meccas, but the diversity of American rock gets lost in the mix, writes Tim Jonze -
An assured, confident debut album draws from the actor’s genuinely appealing voice and a who’s-who of New Zealand sidemen
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Public rows almost eclipsed her music, but with her debut album finally out, Azealia Banks is happy, she tells Paul Lester. Although she’d still like to punch the small guy in Disclosure
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He had the biggest album of the noughties and has dabbled in musicals, movies and mentoring. But could the R&B star be at a career crossroads? ‘Music is being used as free goods,’ he tells us, before announcing that his next single will be free with Cheerios
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A trip to investigate the Berlin dance music scene in November 1989 went awry with the fall of the Wall, in this piece from Rock’s Backpages, originally published in New Music News
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Already a master of one discipline, what made the Australian actor release a self-penned album? Only a 30-year backlog of songs, he tells Monica Tan
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According to research by Cambridge University psychologists, the rags-to-riches stories and ‘positive visual imagery’ of rap music could provide the key to better mental health. Here’s Pete Cashmore’s therapeutic playlist …
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Faraway oceans, cannibals, life-or-death struggles with sea monsters … songs that chronicled the lost culture of whaling are finding a new audience, thanks to Kings of the South Seas. Author Philip Hoare looks at their legacy
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The percussionist Colin Currie, whose Metal Wood Skin festival continues in London, explains how music became a lifelong love and inspiration
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Priya Elan: The promo for her track Only has been accused of employing Nazi imagery, but the visual symbolism isn’t quite what it seems
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Sam Wolfson: The singer explains why he always Googles his reviews and his ‘sadness that people have stopped being horrible’
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Pulitzer prize-winning novelist wrote the lyrics for Uptown Special, the acclaimed music producer’s long-awaited return
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A stark Arabic chant is emerging as the anthem of the Islamic State. And it’s just the tip of a booming industry turning out songs of bloodshed and devotion. Alex Marshall investigates the rise of the jihadi ‘nasheed’
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Martin Kušej’s new Idomeneo caused a storm at Covent Garden, but something about it worked for Fiona Maddocks
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The singer-songwriter has found love and inspiration in California, but her new album still floats a cloud across the sun, says Laura Barnett
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Her decision to quit the streaming service has seen Taylor Swift hailed as the standard-bearer for assertive women in a deeply sexist business. Does she merit the accolades? Insiders, artists and critics give us their view
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Common | Thurston Moore | Kate Tempest | Valerio Tricoli | Branford Marsalis | Philip Glass Ensemble: Retrospective
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Want to raise some prize veg? Here are some tunes to help, says our musical agony aunt, Dr Crotchety
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The underground Brooklynite behind label Proibito empties the contents of his psychic record bag
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M-nus | Selective Hearing | Dirtytalk Presents Sex Tags Mania Part 2 | Talaboman | Ben UFO
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Savages and Bo Ningen discuss their collaboration Words to the Blind, a 37-minute 'simultaneous sonic poem' inspired by the dadaist movement
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Alexis Petridis recommends you give a spin to the second album from the Leeds-based noiseniks Hookworms
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Five-piece psyche band Hookworms perform On Leaving at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds
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Combining socially charged lyrical sophistication with a gritty sound, this is one of the best hip-hop releases in recent years, says Alexis Petridis
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Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kiesza reveals her love for a Brazilian martial art said to have been invented by African slaves
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Robbie Williams has uploaded a video of himself singing Let it Go from the Disney film Frozen as his wife goes through labour
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Sting joins the cast on stage at the opening night on Broadway of his musical The Last Ship
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Alexis Petridis recommends Soused, the new collaborative album by Scott Walker and Sunn O)))
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The Brit award-winning, platinum-selling artist tells Tim Jonze about his Orthodox Jewish faith and his passion for cooking
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Alexis Petridis recommends Tough Love, the new album by Jessie Ware, which he describes as classy and sophisticated
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Kacey Underwood of guitar-pop band Big Deal shows us around his home in Dalston, east London, before performing their song Sakura in the garden
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Exclusive footage of U2 at work on Songs of Innocence in Electric Lady Studio, New York
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As they release a deluxe edition of their debut album, Alexis Petridis reflects on the alchemy that took Underworld overground.
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Monchan Monna, drummer of Japanese acid-punk band Bo Ningen, shares his love of calligraphy – and demonstrates the drum style upon which he's built a career
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The world's largest playable guitar goes on display at the Liberty Science Center in New Jersey
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Alexis Petridis recommends The Breaks, an album written by one of the great lost figures of 90s alt-rock, Martin Carr - the main songwriter of the Boo Radleys
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Alexis Petridis recommends producer Aphex Twin's latest album, Syro
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Soul singer Kwabs gives us a tour of his home in Camberwell, south-east London, and performs a version of his single Walk live in his living room
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The Preatures' Izzy Manfredi and Jack Moffitt sit down to talk about how the band met, keeping a sense of mystery and the 'Medusa head' of modern celebrity
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Alexis Petridis recommends Acid Thunder, a collection of house classics compiled by club aficionado Terry Farley
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Producer annoys singer by tweeting that ‘someone should make a Kickstarter to get Taylor Swift a booty’
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RR regular saneshane’s sorts through last week’s suggestions for an impassioned selection of songs about anti-war and peace
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The folk singer’s St James Infirmary revives the spirit of 1950s Greenwich Village on Stephen Moss’s trip to New York, despite the investment bankers and tourists
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Apartheid exiles Dedication Orchestra, the sound of the Indian streets, and three-quarters of a century for Blue Note records - our critics pick the best of this year’s London jazz festival
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Other cities have Occupy. But Brisbane bands seem willing to take part in the Campbell Newman G20 sideshow, says Everett True. A case of feeding the hand that bites them?
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Chet Faker, Client Liaison and Sia are among the nominees for the radio station’s J award for music video of the year
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Mixing prog-rock, jazz, showtunes, Krautrock and indian classical music, this San Francisco band’s unloved masterpiece sounds like it was recorded only last week
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With a new Queen album out, and a tour in the new year, let’s celebrate some of the tracks that weren’t all over the singles charts for months on end
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We’ve got a previously unreleased mix of this Velvet Underground classic for you – have a listen and let us know what you think
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Thelma Plum is Australia’s answer to Lorde, Ani DiFranco gets happy, and Jack Ladder sings for all the goth lovers
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Originally published in the Guardian on 12 November 1968: At the end of the live album there is an official announcement: “Please hold your seats until released by the officer.” Then the bang of bolts driven back
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The 51-year-old singer projects playfulness and power, and clearly takes delight in playing live
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A bunch of pop stars are recording a cheesy ballad for charity. Save your derision for those politicians who say helping others is a luxury we cannot afford, says Myf Warhurst
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The missing verses and rock arrangement diminish the antiwar message. Glorifying war? No. But sentimentalising it – maybe
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US rapper defends appearance in new Play-N-Skillz video as ‘satirical’ as pressure builds to sack him from Australia’s X Factor
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Far from the shining example of how classical music can change vulnerable young lives many claim it to be, Venezuala’s El Sistema fails the country’s most deprived children, says Geoff Baker
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His latest violent rap in CXVPHER Freestyle shows how little our attitudes to women have changed in the 15 years since he shot to fame, writes Britt Julious
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The late 90s was the era of Ibiza residencies and weekenders – which nearly bankrupted Bugged Out, despite support from Daft Punk and other dance stars
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Understandable as English National Opera’s need is to cut costs, to cancel their first project outside London in 15 years is the wrong way to save money
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Infectiously incisive brilliance, tonal balance and expressiveness featured strongly in this Beethoven and Mozart recital, writes Martin Kettle
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The long-established duo’s Beethoven sonatas felt alive and risky, beginning with a thrilling opening to the Kreutzer, writes Erica Jeal
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Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has become the first British solo female artist to have five number one UK singles – so which other UK chart trivia can you recall?
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From surreal animations to Thom Yorke's jittering choreography, how well do you know Radiohead's videos?
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As Opera North open a new production of L'Incoronazione di Poppea – whose best-known final aria was most probably not even written by Monteverdi – we ask if you know the real guiding hands behind these other well-known bits of classical music?
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Can you identify the normally masked musician from their photograph?
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Can you match the pop artist to their stance on feminism?
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Michael Hogan asks how much you know about the talent behind hit singles
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Aphex Twin could teach most musicians a thing or two about creating a striking publicity image. So can you tell which artists below have undergone a freaky Aphex-style transformation?
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With Xerxes back at English National Opera, find out if you're up to speed on Handel's many, many operas
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Bowie's releasing a single and huge compilation album in November, but how many of his classic videos do you recognise?
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In an era of digital downloads, B-sides are pretty much dead. Can you match these vintage flipsides to their A-sides?
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Can you tell which artists these Guardian and Observer album reviews are describing?
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There are artists other than Liam Gallagher who have been known to hurl an insult or two. Who is behind each of these rock insults?
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Liam Gallagher is as well known for his ability to insult other musicians as he is for his singing. Which 10 bands or artists is he talking about in the quotes below?
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Poll: Albums sales are in steep decline, with listeners favouring playlists that cherrypick hits. Is the long player format now irrelevant?
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Have a go at matching video stills from these Gondry-directed videos to their songs
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From André Romelle Young to Amethyst Kelly, try to match these given names to their hip-hop alter egos
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To mark the 45th anniversary of them recording Come Together at Abbey Road Studios, here's a Beatles quiz
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The Proms, the world's biggest classical-music festival, opens this Friday at the Royal Albert Hall. Celebrate some of the concerts' less expected moments from the last few decades with our quiz
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They're often overlooked, hiding at the back in music videos – but can you match the bassist to the band?
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Test your knowledge to discover whether you are a Worthy winner, or not fit to clean Michael Eavis's wellies
And the G20 band played on: where is Brisbane's culture of protest?