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Rock Chic
By Jonathan Wingate
As she prepares for her hotly-anticipated Boisdale debut, KT Tunstall speaks to Jonathan Wingate about her long journey from poverty to stardom, and why it’s just the music that matters
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Money From Heaven
By Charles Donovan
Maintaining the legacies of our favourite stars is a painstaking but essential task. Charles Donovan talks to author Eamonn Forde and the family of Joe Strummer to discover what goes into running a great music estate
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A Taste for Tradition
By Tom Parker Bowles
In this extract from the official Platinum Jubilee Pageant Commemorative Album, Tom Parker Bowles charts celebratory Royal dining across the centuries, from joyful Jubilee luncheons to lavish state banquets
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All That Jazz
By Mary Ann Haslam
As a Patron of Music at Bosidale for just over a decade, Jools Holland has been at the forefront of some of the venue's biggest events. We dig deeper into his passion for music
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The Lowdown - From The Jam
Since 2007, The Jam’s original guitarist, Bruce Foxton, and Russell Hastings on vocals, have performed 125 shows a year as From The Jam, taking glorious tracks such as ‘The Eton Rifles’, ‘Town Called Malice’ and ‘In The City’ all over the world for legions of fans
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At The Bar With Chris Blackwell
By Jonathan Wingate
From fighting with Errol Flynn to making superstars out of Bob Marley and U2, Island Records founder Chris Blackwell is a true original. Now owning hotels in Jamaica and selling rum, he talks to Jonathan Wingate about a life lived like no other
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Staying Power
By Con Coughlin & Sir Peter Wall
Post-Brexit, this is the moment to rebuild Britain to take a central place on the world stage, say Con Coughlin and Sir Peter Wall
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Blinky's Time to Shine
By Charles Donovan
In one of the great musical miscarriages of justice, the wonderful Motown singer, Blinky, missed out on stardom. Now her moment has come, and not a minute to soon, says Charles Donovan
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Soul Brothers of Funk
The Brand New Heavies have just released their finest album since their early-nineties heyday. Jonathan Wingate meets the irrepressible band to discover the secrets behind their unique sound
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The road to war
In light of a brilliant new book on the subject, Bruce Anderson considers the complexities of the argument around appeasing Hitler 81 years ago
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The Player's Player
Gary Player is one of golf’s all-time greats. The South African superstar tells Robin Swithinbank why, at 84, he’s still lifting weights, doing high-kicks, sinking putts – and admiring Donald Trump
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Rock Chic
By Jonathan Wingate
As she prepares for her hotly-anticipated Boisdale debut, KT Tunstall speaks to Jonathan Wingate about her long journey from poverty to stardom, and why it’s just the music that matters
- Features
Money From Heaven
By Charles Donovan
Maintaining the legacies of our favourite stars is a painstaking but essential task. Charles Donovan talks to author Eamonn Forde and the family of Joe Strummer to discover what goes into running a great music estate
- Features
A Taste for Tradition
By Tom Parker Bowles
In this extract from the official Platinum Jubilee Pageant Commemorative Album, Tom Parker Bowles charts celebratory Royal dining across the centuries, from joyful Jubilee luncheons to lavish state banquets
- Features
All That Jazz
By Mary Ann Haslam
As a Patron of Music at Bosidale for just over a decade, Jools Holland has been at the forefront of some of the venue's biggest events. We dig deeper into his passion for music
- Features
Highland Bling
Up in the Scottish Highlands, Britain’s only gold mine has sprung quietly into life. Avril Groom reports on an unlikely tale of panning and perseverance, whose first fruits are being turned into jewellery of unique provenance
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The glossy posse & me
Britain’s magazine publishing supremo, Nicholas Coleridge, talks to Paddy Renouf about his new memoir and life amid the A-list
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The Lowdown - From The Jam
Since 2007, The Jam’s original guitarist, Bruce Foxton, and Russell Hastings on vocals, have performed 125 shows a year as From The Jam, taking glorious tracks such as ‘The Eton Rifles’, ‘Town Called Malice’ and ‘In The City’ all over the world for legions of fans
- Features
At The Bar With Chris Blackwell
By Jonathan Wingate
From fighting with Errol Flynn to making superstars out of Bob Marley and U2, Island Records founder Chris Blackwell is a true original. Now owning hotels in Jamaica and selling rum, he talks to Jonathan Wingate about a life lived like no other
- Features
Staying Power
By Con Coughlin & Sir Peter Wall
Post-Brexit, this is the moment to rebuild Britain to take a central place on the world stage, say Con Coughlin and Sir Peter Wall
- Features
Blinky's Time to Shine
By Charles Donovan
In one of the great musical miscarriages of justice, the wonderful Motown singer, Blinky, missed out on stardom. Now her moment has come, and not a minute to soon, says Charles Donovan
- Features
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Soul Brothers of Funk
The Brand New Heavies have just released their finest album since their early-nineties heyday. Jonathan Wingate meets the irrepressible band to discover the secrets behind their unique sound
- Features
The road to war
In light of a brilliant new book on the subject, Bruce Anderson considers the complexities of the argument around appeasing Hitler 81 years ago
- Features
The Player's Player
Gary Player is one of golf’s all-time greats. The South African superstar tells Robin Swithinbank why, at 84, he’s still lifting weights, doing high-kicks, sinking putts – and admiring Donald Trump
- Features
Highland Bling
Up in the Scottish Highlands, Britain’s only gold mine has sprung quietly into life. Avril Groom reports on an unlikely tale of panning and perseverance, whose first fruits are being turned into jewellery of unique provenance
- Features
The glossy posse & me
Britain’s magazine publishing supremo, Nicholas Coleridge, talks to Paddy Renouf about his new memoir and life amid the A-list
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