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John Fogerty on Creedence, contracts and control
‘I tried to be nice. Sometimes I would explode’  
John Fogerty on Creedence, contracts and control
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Chiedu Oraka, the Hull rapper handpicked to support Coldplay
Can’t pay, won’t pay  
Impoverished streaming services are driving viewers back to piracy
Taylor Swift  
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Reviews
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Cass McCombs: Interior Live Oak – double album doubles the pleasures of one of indie-rock’s finest
Cass McCombs: Interior Live Oak – double album doubles the pleasures of one of indie-rock’s finest
Folk album of the month  
Benedicte Maurseth: Mirra – hardanger fiddle captures the fleeting magic of the fjordlands
Rise Against  
Ricochet – slick shift doesn’t skimp on righteous anger
 

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Kevin Rowland: ‘If I could bring something extinct back to life it would be the Labour party’
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Kevin Rowland: ‘If I could bring something extinct back to life it would be the Labour party’
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