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Ahead of the Mercury prize showdown, the London rock four-piece will answer your questions in a Guardian webchat on 11 September from 12.30pm BST -
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Festival review Festival No 6 – au revoir to an eccentric, magical gem
4 out of 5 stars.The last Festival No 6 ‘for now’ has awkward cultural copyists, but is saved by Franz Ferdinand, The The and Anna Calvi
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How to Be Invisible, a collection of lyrics from across the singer’s 40-year career, will be published in December by Faber -
From the clock in High Noon to the watch in Pulp Fiction, the US artist turned thousands of film clips into a 24-hour epic that tells the actual time. As the cult work returns to London, the place of its birth, he relives three years of toil -
The son of a middle-class Jewish photographer and architect, Miller took a dogged approach to pushing his sound
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End of the Road Intimate, adventurous fest steals the summer
5 out of 5 stars.In lieu of glittery students, the esoteric festival’s lineup does the sparkling – from Vampire Weekend’s afro-indie hits to St Vincent’s visceral synth-rock -
4 out of 5 stars.
Wysing Polyphonic Explosions in the sonic inventing shed
4 out of 5 stars.Moor Mother and Paul Purgas curate an inspirational gathering where electronic artists, dancers and poets freely test the boundaries of expression
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4 out of 5 stars.
Reading and Leeds festival review Glittery GCSE blowout has most diverse lineup yet
4 out of 5 stars.From Dua Lipa’s choreographed pop to Kendrick Lamar’s rap blitzkreig, R&L expanded beyond the indie faithful – but Sex on Fire still got the biggest singalong -
4 out of 5 stars.
Creamfields festival review Inhibitions shed for sensory EDM overload
4 out of 5 stars.With Eric Prydz, the Chainsmokers and Annie Mac providing beats from breakfast to bedtime, hedonistic energy was needed for the 20th anniversary of the dance festival – and the audience delivered -
5 out of 5 stars.
Review Green Man – cosmic rock and communal wonderment
5 out of 5 stars.An eclectic bill of everything from psych rock to alt-folk proved again why Green Man is one of the UK’s most beloved festivals -
Headliner Janet Jackson’s set began with a message on social issues while Florence and the Machine called for unity
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The musician and writer, 63, tells Juliana Piskorz about being in the Slits, the wisdom of older mothers and the genius of Vivienne Westwood -
‘I’d watched the Brixton riots. People felt they were being left behind and there was a potential for violence. The song was intended as a wake-up call’ -
The south London MC on using beats and rhymes to get children interested in words, and the problem with gentrification in his native Peckham -
When he got a surprise invite to perform for President Emmanuel Macron, the musician, DJ and dancer faced down his critics with a bold and provocative statement
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3 out of 5 stars.
Live review Soccer Mommy – teenage torment set to bittersweet jangles
3 out of 5 stars.The Nashville songwriter has an easy, everyday charm – but her winning songs are full of venom and romantic angst -
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Live review Garbage – scrappy cyberpunks make a strident homecoming
4 out of 5 stars.Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Version 2.0, Shirley Manson’s ‘mongrel pop’ band channel robotic beats into an endearingly human performance -
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4 out of 5 stars.
Live review Ariana Grande – intimate comeback is a frothy family affair
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Barry Manilow – fine, funny farewell to a titan of schmaltz
4 out of 5 stars.
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3 out of 5 stars.
Eminem: Kamikaze review Middle-aged gripes aired with blazing skill
3 out of 5 stars.The hooks are middling and the moans at his critics get tedious – but a flurry of brutal potshots at witless SoundCloud rappers prove Eminem can still hit exhilarating heights -
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Alexis Petridis's album of the week Troye Sivan: Bloom – out and proud pop in full flower
4 out of 5 stars.Sivan’s second album targets the mainstream – with songs about Grindr and post-coital languor, wrapped in goth reverb -
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Anna Calvi: Hunter – a filmic pop dreamscape
5 out of 5 stars.
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On what would have been Michael Jackson's 60th birthday, we revisit Sean O'Hagan's look at the life, death and legacy of one of the greatest entertainers the world has ever known
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In music, the joy of sex has been supplanted by nihilism and melancholy. Has the digital age made pop lose its loving feeling? -
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Kendrick Lamar Reading and Leeds festival review – glittery GCSE blowout has most diverse lineup yet
4 out of 5 stars.From Dua Lipa’s choreographed pop to Kendrick Lamar’s rap blitzkreig, R&L expanded beyond the indie faithful – but Sex on Fire still got the biggest singalong -
With a big-screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s feline musical under way, here’s how #MeToo, Zac Efron and DJ Khaled could make purrfect movie memories -
3 out of 5 stars.
Eminem Eminem: Kamikaze review – in full rabid underdog mode
3 out of 5 stars.(Aftermath/Interscope)
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Indie Festival No 6 review – au revoir to an eccentric, magical gem
4 out of 5 stars.The last Festival No 6 ‘for now’ has awkward cultural copyists, but is saved by Franz Ferdinand, The The and Anna Calvi -
3 out of 5 stars.
Dance MNEK: Language review – people-pleasing pop and camp braggadocio
3 out of 5 stars.Part infectious pop, part moody R&B, The south Londoner’s debut offers a multifaceted introduction to his talents -
Paramore have axed their hit Misery Business at their live shows due to its slut-shaming lyrics. But which other tracks should never make it on to another playlist?
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The Jamaican-American sax player is shaking things up with a mix of hip-hop, electronica and breezy romanticism -
From the clock in High Noon to the watch in Pulp Fiction, the US artist turned thousands of film clips into a 24-hour epic that tells the actual time. As the cult work returns to London, the place of its birth, he relives three years of toil
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From Empress Of’s modern classic to the magnificent angst of Boygenius, here are 50 new tracks you shouldn’t miss – read about our ten favourites below, and subscribe to the playlists
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For gay men, ‘stanning’ – being a super fan of – female pop stars can be a valuable part of your identity. But too often this fandom lapses into misogyny and body shaming -
A tune loved by children and hated by adults, released in South Korea in 2016, has finally made it into the UK Top 40. What is the secret of its slow-burn success? -
A plan to use ‘hostile’ music to clear the homeless from the city’s S-Bahn trains has been forced off the rails by concerned musicians
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After misidentifying a body part on the Strokes’ Is This It, I realised I was the victim of the modern age where the LP sleeve has become irrelevant to most -
The Northampton rapper’s diaristic grime is bold, vital and brilliantly theatrical -
Europe’s largest street festival takes place this weekend: a cross-cultural celebration that has defied racial tensions and dodgy generators for decades. Luminaries from across carnival history pick the tracks they couldn’t imagine it without
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