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Here are 10 questions to sort the seasoned welly-wearers from the first-timers in flip-flops
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The lauded R&B artist, who has stayed out of the public eye since coming out on Tumblr in 2012, wrote a mournful piece about the Pulse nightclub shooting
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The opulent harmonies of these five suburban Californians in hits like Aquarius made every song they covered pure joy
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She has two law degrees and works for the international war crimes tribunal. But Annelotte de Graaf’s Fading Lines has seen her compared to Broadcast and Mazzy Star
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The American lo-fi rocker is celebrated for angsty satire on teen life but she insists her music is more than just confessional
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In a letter, Eno has highlighted the vested interests of campaigners who want Britain to exit the EU, while Johnny Marr has decried the ‘Nazi tactics’ of UKIP
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Lead singer took the stand during the copyright trial in which he and fellow songwriter Jimmy Page are accused of stealing a riff from Spirit’s song Taurus
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The 33-year-old rapper also faces four counts of criminal possession of a weapon over incident at New York City’s Irving Plaza that left his bodyguard dead
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Petrol spillage believed to be cause of blaze that left man in his 20s severely burned before being airlifted to hospital, where he died
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Guy Garvey’s Meltdown festival sees the nu-folk siren with a newfound ease, her voice beautifully matured, growing in versatility and authority -
The world’s biggest musical battle saw DJs and MCs go several rounds of genre-bending sounds, but the dancehall label Mixpak proved to be master of the form
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This debut by a supergroup of female country stars is steeped in yearning and devastation
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The twisted, off-centre vision of Mvula’s debut, Sing to the Moon, is everywhere in this rich and seductive follow-up
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When festival-goers find themselves overwhelmed by the jostling crowds and high-energy partying, help is at hand in a quiet corner
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They sound good, the fans still love them, and they matter – even if the world they sing about has changed beyond recognition
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The footage, shot by an Australian woman, shows The Beatles getting their make-up done for the special The Music of Lennon & McCartney in November 1965
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Fans in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Francisco and the artist’s home city of Minneapolis pay tribute
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Eagles of Death Metal play live in Paris on Tuesday for first time since their gig at the Bataclan was the scene of a massacre in November’s terrorist attacks
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The singer wows the crowd at Levi’s Stadium with her performance of the US national anthem before kick-off
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Adele has objected after frontrunning Republican candidate Donald Trump was introduced in Iowa by Sarah Palin with Adele’s Rolling in the Deep playing
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Fans lay flowers and leave messages for David Bowie in central London at the site where the photo was taken for Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust album
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Ringtones are evil. Islamic countries are fun. The internet is like 'a carjacking', where there are no boundaries. Prince on being pop's 'loving tyrant'
interviews
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The punk-poet genius behind Horses is finally fulfilling her wish to play Hyde Park next month. She talks about life as an outsider, New York’s scuzzy past and why she loves Peter Pan
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After scoring an unexpected smash with Ho Hey, the pressure was on for the Denver folk-rockers’ second album. Singer Wesley Schultz explains how he avoided the sophomore slump
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From the ashes of Swedish House Mafia rose Axwell /\ Ingrosso, the EDM duo coming to a festival near you this summer. First stop, Las Vegas
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Electronic musician Anthony Gonzalez shares the five albums that have inspired him most, from Brian Eno and krautrock to the power of Polish composer Henryk Górecki
quizzes
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After this year’s Grammy’s and ahead of the Brits, see how many of these famous speeches you can match to the probably sozzled winner as we plough into the heart of awards season
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With the rocktastic festivals taking place this weekend, it’s time to see how much you know about their history
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There’s more to boybands than One Direction. But do you know how many members Menudo had? Or in which paper Lou Pearlman advertised for the members of Backstreet Boys?
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We’ve cut out the faces of 12 axemen with distinctive guitars, so you have to identify the guitarist from their instrument …
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The vinyl revival continues. Founded in 1978, Music Matters Jazz is dedicated to re-releasing new pressings of historic Blue Note jazz titles. Each of the reissued albums is restored and remastered from the original analogue master tapes
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A new exhibition in London celebrates the cultural boom of the 60s, as captured by photographer Stanley Bielecki. Shooting Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and the Supremes, the Polish refugee who arrived in Britain after the second world war worked for titles including Pop Weekly, Teen Beat and Melody Maker
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Charlie peeing in the sink, Brian fixing his hair and Mick meeting Bo Diddley ... how did the band fill the long hours between stage-time on their 1965 and 1967 tours? Photographer Gered Mankowitz shares his album – and memories
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To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the platinum selling 1996 record which scored the Welsh rock group their first commercial success, a special box set will be released. Taken from the EMG reissue, here’s a preview of the book, featuring Nicky Wire’s lyric sheets and photos from the era
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She was subjected to decades of vilification. Now everyone from Gaga to Sparks are lining up to pay tribute. How does the 83-year-old artist feel about the world catching up to the Yoko Ono sound?
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Why did these two men hang around Huddersfield railway station asking young people what they did today? Electronic duo Darkstar explain their most daring LP yet
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In 1969, Rolling Stone shocked the world with an issue about the rock ‘supergroupie’. A new book tells all
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At 71, the Rolling Stones legend is proud of his cartoon image as a rock outlaw. He’s back now with his first solo album in 23 years. But some days, the wildman reputation feels like a ball and chain – he just wants to visit an art gallery or water the garden
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Atlanta’s Young Thug is the gender-fluid, surrealist rapper who’s being anointed as hip-hop’s next titan. Don’t know what to make of him? You’re not the only one
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Back in Hong Kong, where they recorded their album The Magic Whip, Damon, Graham, Alex and Dave talk about falling out and making up, the state of British pop music and why 90s Britpop was a wasted opportunity
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Amy being alive meant there was hope for my heroin-addicted younger sister. When the singer died, my world caved in. What chance did we have now?
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