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Summer is upon us, and here are 42 albums we can't wait to hear this season, including Blur, Slowdive, PJ Harvey, Aphex Twin, The Hives, Fiddlehead, The Armed, Girl Ray, Jorja Smith, and more...

. the advantage of making white people feel guilty is thente you can define the police. you can put dangerous criminals out. you can leave the southern border unguarded and nobody will say anything that is hanging their head and hope youe dont call them a nasty name.d these are notot things that should be going on . you know, in america they just arent the right kinds of things to happen. and you know, when you look at advantages of this nation, i have a friends, a neighbor in florida. he was bo...

THE Penderyn Music Book Prize – once called The Mercury Prize of Books by the NME – has just announced its 2022 longlist for the years best…

, Updated 25 May 2021, 11:58 BST In his new autobiography, There and Black Again, legendary DJ Don Letts documents the arc of his life, from his childhood as the Brixton-born son of Jamaican parents to his friendships with punk and reggae heavyweights including Joe Strummer and Bob Marley. Photograph by Don Letts When the dub-reggae scene collided with the punk in 1970s London, a new subculture was born whose influence has reverberated through the city to this day. And filmmaker and DJ Don...

Each show will welcome live audiences in line with the current government roadmap out of lockdown. The opening programme of socially distanced gigs kicks off with BBC Folk Awards Best Duo nominees, Belshazzer’s Feast on Thursday, May 27. Other programme highlights include Mercury Prize nominee and I Am Kloot frontman John Bramwell, who takes to the stage on Friday 28 May, performing tracks from his debut solo album and Kloot classics. Director, DJ, author and broadcaster Don Letts loo...

(Photo: The Met/Facebook) THE PANDEMIC brought the world to a standstill and many events, gigs and concerts had to be cancelled or rescheduled last year. However, lockdown restrictions are gradually easing and live music and theatre will return in May, but only “if strict conditions are met”. Today, (22 April) The Met on Market Street, Bury announced plans for shows with live audiences, in line with the current government roadmap out of lockdown.  What shows are lined up at The Me...