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Sly Stone on addiction, ageing and changing music for ever
‘I never lived a life I didn’t want to live’  
Sly Stone on addiction, ageing and changing music for ever
The immeasurably influential, infamously erratic soul star has written an unlikely autobiography. In a rare interview, Stone opens up on drugs, feuds and his treasure trove of unreleased tracks
Joan Baez  
I talk to trees to get answers. They give it to you cold turkey
Soft sandwiches, street fights and surrealism  
Marlene Marder’s memoir of Swiss punks Kleenex/Liliput
Singer-songwriter Kara Jackson  
So much of the way we grieve is formed by capitalism
Jónsi from Sigur Rós makes a volcano  
It goes straight up the arse to rattle your bones
Reviews
Alexis Petridis's album of the week  
Sufjan Stevens: Javelin – the triumphant culmination of an unpredictable career
Sufjan Stevens: Javelin – the triumphant culmination of an unpredictable career
Nines  
Crop Circle 3 – possible swansong for a UK rap great
Jazz album of the month  
Angelika Niescier/ Tomeka Reid/ Savannah Harris: Beyond Dragons – immense improv
Animal Collective  
Isn’t It Now? – jams that don’t quite gel
 
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Don’t play the hits! Rarities are one of the great joys of live music
Music  
Don’t play the hits! Rarities are one of the great joys of live music
Laura Snapes
From the National to U2 and Taylor Swift, artists are digging beyond their best-known songs to affirm the connection they share with their loyal fans
Classical
Classical album of the week  
Fantasia: Works by Bach, Liszt, Berg and Busoni album – Igor Levit reaches his final destination
Fantasia: Works by Bach, Liszt, Berg and Busoni album – Igor Levit reaches his final destination
‘An encyclopedia of how to think and dream on the piano’  
Víkingur Ólafsson on Bach’s Goldberg Variations
Víkingur Ólafsson on Bach’s Goldberg Variations
Album review  
Ravel: Piano Concertos album – Tharaud spreads glitter and fizz
Ravel: Piano Concertos album – Tharaud spreads glitter and fizz
LSO/Pappano  
Drama, colour and fun as orchestra embraces the new
Drama, colour and fun as orchestra embraces the new
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‘When I sang La Da Dee, La Da Da, they fell off their chairs’  
Crystal Waters on making Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless)
Crystal Waters on making Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless)
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Lisa Simone on loving and fearing her mother Nina  
On my 16th, she cursed the day I was born
As the only child of the legendary musician and civil rights activist, Lisa Simone experienced her mother’s brilliance – and her rage. She talks about the joy, the pain and how they finally made peace
‘The catwalk is our riot'  
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‘I thought: how hard can it be?’  
Mike Skinner on making a film – and the first Streets album in a decade
The era-defining musician spent a decade making his first feature film almost entirely by himself. He discusses creativity, avoiding musical nostalgia – and why he loves the National Trust
Fleetwood Mac decided to go their own ways. How do bands know when to quit, and shouldn’t more do so?
Michael Hann
After the death of Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks has called time. There is an art to timing it right – just look at the Beatles, says music writer Michael Hann
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