Before we begin, I can’t recommend enough that any England-based readers catch La Tène and Sourdure, two outliers of the French radical folk scene, at their forthcoming Cafe OTO show this Saturday (26...

Having burst into the mainstream when they scooped the 2023 Mercury Prize, Ezra Collective - and their superlative live shows - are nothing less than joy incarnate. But that’s not to say it’s always b...

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Before we begin, I can’t recommend enough that any England-based readers catch La Tène and Sourdure, two outliers of the French radical folk scene, at their forthcoming Cafe OTO show this Saturday (26...

Before we begin, I can’t recommend enough that any England-based readers catch La Tène and Sourdure, two outliers of the French radical folk scene, at their forthcoming Cafe OTO show this Saturday (26...

Beneath the church of Saint-Aignan is a crypt, once an ancient promontory. Stumbling upon it while wandering on the first of my five days in this small and pretty town in the Loire valley, I’m drawn b...

På Socialdemokraternas slutspurtsrally framförde Abba-medlemmen Benny Andersson klassikern ”Mamma mia” med ny text.

Nuhara · album · 2026 · 9 songs

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He grew up in the ghetto, became a global superstar – then gave it all up. Why did he step away from the spotlight?

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Music History Podcast · Series · In this intensely divided moment, one of the few things everyone still seems to agree on is Dolly Parton—but why? That simple question leads to a deeply personal, hist...

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