music
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TV adverts are uniquely positioned to ruin a good song, or force a terrible one deep into your consciousness. Here are some of the most memorable, for all the wrong reasons
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For one weekend in November, the Minehead Butlins turns into an idyll for forgotten indie tribes, with performances from the Bluetones, Ash, Dodgy, the Wonder Stuff, Black Grape, Shed 7, er, the Clone Roses, and more
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Gary Oldman will lead a huge cast of artists, bandmates and friends of the late musician in a worldwide series of benefit concerts
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A week after his father’s death, Adam Cohen has written a Facebook post acknowledging the musician’s kindness, work and fans
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The Nutty Boys and the oldest ravers in town pull out all the stops for a seasonal smackdown
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The rising folk star’s songs may be desolate but her live shows are bewitching. She explains how her dark past and determination possess her onstage
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From squat rock to laptop futurism, 2016’s most creative music is being made away from focus groups, major labels and publicists. Meet the most exciting independent minds in music
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Singer announces stadium shows on Twitter: ‘I was wondering if after 10 years in the game you’d finally like to meet?’
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee played on dozens of pop hits and was Elton John’s ‘biggest influence as a piano player, a singer and a songwriter’
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A group of bikers from the American Legion helped the rock star get home after his motorcycle broke down
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The opening weekend of the festival featured a virtuosic set from Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau, an audiovisual tribute to comics by Art Spiegelman and Silent Six, plus the poised 13-year-old piano prodigy Joey Alexander
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The Scottish Ensemble brought a nimble energy to Anna and Eleanor Meredith’s playful, occasionally menacing audiovisual remix of The Four Seasons
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Recorded before Phife Dawg’s death, the rappers’ first album since 1998 stays loyal to the values they have long espoused
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This exhaustive document of Pink Floyd’s sonic explorations contains some tantalising glimpses of the different paths they could have taken – as well as 15 versions of Careful With That Axe, Eugene
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When you listen to the lyrics Cohen wrote, you realise how alive his language is – and how much he was seeking the light
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When nightlife expert Tim Lawrence came to the city to promote his book about the early 80s, the clubs he went to revealed how much has (and hasn’t) changed
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On the final day of the election campaign, Madonna performs at a surprise concert in New York’s Washington Square
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Craig David and Lady Leshurr were among the winners at the annual Mobo awards in Glasgow on Friday night
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Pop superstar Beyoncé helped celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Country Music Awards with a secret and boisterous performance of her song Daddy Lessons with the Dixie Chicks
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What happens in Laura Mvula’s brain when she hears her favourite song?
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Adele tells a crowd at Miami’s American Airlines Arena on Wednesday night that she is backing Hillary Clinton, while also rejecting republican candidate Donald Trump
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James Corden lets Lady Gaga take the wheel in the latest clip of Carpool Karaoke from The Late Late Show aired on Tuesday evening
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Big Star's chaotic album Third is so shrouded in mystery it doesn't have an official title or running order.
interviews
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Slated, then feted, pop magpies the 1975 are riding high. Their frontman talks about ignoring critics, his Messiah complex and what really happened with Taylor Swift
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As the far-out psych band with a wild work ethic gear up to release five albums in 2017, we find out what fuels them
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The pop-punk legends – back with a new album, Revolution Radio – discussed everything from starting out in music to their all-time favourite albums. Read their responses here
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In Tranny, the Against Me! singer writes a memoir about transitioning while in a successful punk band and the slow, difficult journey towards self-acceptance
quizzes
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It’s our weekly test of your knowledge of pop arcania – come and have a go if you think you know enough
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A delinquent Door; a rapping Ramone; a generation of Whitesnakes; and a TV dispatch from our own correspondent
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As the 25th-annual event approaches, test how well you know the past winners, losers and all-round award show bothers
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Test your pop knowledge with our Friday quiz
in pictures
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A pair of graphic designers and self-confessed Beatles geeks have mapped Fab Four trivia including the instruments they played, the outfits they wore and even some of their most famous press-conference quips
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Since the 1970s, Ross Halfin has photographed the biggest names in rock and pop, capturing seminal shows by the Who, AC/DC and Led Zeppelin. Shots from his career will be exhibited at The Indulgence Show in London
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The Guardian goes backstage at the Royal Opera’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia and follows baritone Vito Priante, who sings Figaro
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With Prince’s Paisley Park complex due to open to the public, here’s a whistlestop tour of locations known for their musical significance – from the evocative Joshua Tree to the miserable M5 motorway near Portishead
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Last week she was widely attacked for apologising to refugees on the UK’s behalf. But, just as her candour and directness mark her music, she has never been afraid to speak her mind
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His return to live performance will infuriate as many as it delights, but only a hardened bete noire can haul today’s pop out of cheery mediocrity. And maybe those derided solo hits weren’t so bad after all…
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Appearing on the most streamed track of all time, Lean On, made the Danish singer an instant global star. But is she ready to abandon her anarcho roots?
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Some songwriters can turn any subject into gold. Most aren’t so fortunate, so here are some subjects best steered clear of – and feel free to add more
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Bon Iver joins the pantheon of music number nerds fascinated by figures and their occult connections, from Mozart and the Beatles to Led Zep and Wu Tang
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Denmark’s Agnes Obel takes music where it has never gone before, layering 250 tracks on top of each other, and duetting with a male cyborg version of herself. Where does it all come from?
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A generation of jazz musicians has grown up with hip-hop in its blood. The result is the thrilling reinvention of a genre that has been guilty of fixating on its past
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