Susheela Raman imaginatively reinterprets Bowie’s song Golden Years to mark the golden jubilee of his album Station To Station.

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Radie Peat is one of the voices of two of Ireland’s most interesting experimental folk groups, Lankum and ØXN, and is about to release her debut solo album.

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The Rat was the first single by The Walkmen and went on to become their signature song, with a great lyric, a great tune and some superlative drumming.

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The Fabulous Thunderbirds played stripped-back blues-rock with roots that showed, and briefly broke through to the mainstream in the 1980s.

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Koko Taylor lived up to her title as “the Queen of Chicago blues” by keeping the spirit of big-voiced brassy blues belters alive in a new era.

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Dope Lemon is the alter-ego of Australian artist Angus Stone, who started the project after a decade in an indie duo with his sister.

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So sad to hear of the death of the second of Television’s two guitarists, Richard Lloyd, who succumbed to bile duct cancer on Saturday.

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León Gieca is a new name to me, and no doubt to you, but in his South American homeland he is a legend, revered as “the Argentine Bob Dylan.”

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“Here Comes The Bride” has become such a cliche at weddings. But this adaptation would be perfect for a walk down the aisle. And probably is in Jamaica.

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