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Live review Pusha T – ratcheting energy turns drug raps into art
5 out of 5 stars.The rapper moves through his back catalogue with a confidence that suggests his best years might just lie ahead of him -
Radiohead, the Cure and Def Leppard among new recipients of US honour
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Live review Paul McCartney – Lennon, Wings, Quarrymen and more in wide-ranging homecoming
4 out of 5 stars.Beatles hits, particularly those rooted in McCartney’s home city, get a predictably loving response – but there’s power in overlooked Wings material, too -
The Rose Bowl venue didn’t inform concert-goers that their image might be collected at a special kiosk showing Taylor Swift rehearsal clips -
Talented pirate station DJ who was a champion of house, garage and hip-hop music
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Avicii: True Stories was initially given a small release before the death of the EDM star but now the director discusses its uneasy relevance -
The 90s grunge icon talks about how Gianni Versace got her out of slips, Karl Lagerfeld got her out of tutus and why naming her clothes helps her get dressed -
‘I started getting letters from pub landlords saying that people were jumping on tables to it. I don’t know if many listeners realised it’s about women being harassed’ -
She defined girl power with the Spice Girls, but Melanie Brown felt unable to tell the truth about her unhappy marriage – until now
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Skengdo x AM UK drill duo bring harsh reality to the moshpit
4 out of 5 stars.Two of the biggest stars of the demonised drill scene tease out the sound’s hedonistic side while paying tribute to fallen peers -
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Popcaan Lordly dancehall with a motivational zing
4 out of 5 stars.Wembley Arena, London
One of the progressive new generation of dancehall stars lives up to his reputation, with upgraded production values and a confident, sinuous presence
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Madness Baggy bangers with a British pop institution
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Courtney Marie Andrews – Americana star has audience in ecstasy
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James – a decadent banquet of guitar-pop glories
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XXXTentacion Skins – a toxic legacy
2 out of 5 stars.Shot dead in June, the rapper has since stormed the chart. This posthumous album contains evidence of a maverick talent – and a grim contribution from Kanye West -
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Alexis Petridis's album of the week Bruce Springsteen: Springsteen on Broadway – magical myth-busting with the Boss
4 out of 5 stars.Springsteen uses an unlikely venue to puncture his own stage persona, in an enthralling recording of wit and wisdom -
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To honour the passing of Pete Shelley, we revisit Dave Simpson's feature on 40 years since the Manchester band’s first release reshaped pop music with one of the first ever independent releases
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Her songs are streamed in the millions and her music is beloved by Janet Jackson. But who is HER, the songwriter who hides her identity with a pair of sunglasses? -
Steven Ellison, otherwise known as Flying Lotus, on unearthing new talent, LA beat, ‘difficult’ Tyler, the Creator and ten years of Brainfeeder records -
The Rose Bowl venue didn’t inform concert-goers that their image might be collected at a special kiosk showing Taylor Swift rehearsal clips
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Sheeran’s single Shape of You is the music platform’s most-streamed song since it launched
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The band have rocked up to York Art Gallery to mount an exhibition that contrasts paintings they admire with sound art and songs. They explain how it came about -
With its blend of dancehall, afro bashment, UK funky and experimentalism, Swing Ting has spent 10 years diversifying Manchester’s club scene -
Talented pirate station DJ who was a champion of house, garage and hip-hop music
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Copyright battle with Marvin Gaye estate that began in 2013 draws to a close -
The best album of the Duluth band’s career sounds familiarly glacial and hymn-like – but recorded all wrong. It’s the sound of the world collapsing -
The most isolated metal band in the world, Southeast Desert Metal, take on everything from genocide to climate change
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Nowadays, even Noel Gallagher takes it to the dancefloor. But from Rod Stewart to the Beach Boys, moving with the times has had its highs and lows -
With its blend of dancehall, afro bashment, UK funky and experimentalism, Swing Ting has spent 10 years diversifying Manchester’s club scene
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The Throbbing Gristle provocateur is being hymned as she nears the end of her life. But accusations of abuse, all denied, complicate her legacy -
‘When the song became a hit my mum tracked me down, but I thought: “My dad was there for me every day. You think you can just walk back into my life and it be OK?”’ -
As internet horror Assassination Nation arrives, the ‘darkwave’ musician-turned-actor talks about digital recklessness and why she’s not making R&B
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