‘The Wall’ cemented Pink Floyd’s fame – but destroyed the band
It marked the last time the four members of the band would record an album together
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Tory and Labour cultural policies leave arts organisations squeezed
Neither party’s pledges offer much hope to organisations that actually produce art
Beatles: Abbey Road at 50 is a marker of how pop music grew up in the 1960s
Even at the end, they continued to point the way forward
Festivals can transform cities by making space for overlooked people and cultures
Beyond economic or environmental benefits
Steff Humm on the UK Comics Industry
Steff Humm is completing a PhD on value in the UK comics industry with University of Nottingham.
Music festivals: how to get more women on stage
(and it’s not just 50/50 quotas)
Scott Walker: singer turned avant-garde composer spanned pop and classical music
Very few artists have achieved the commercial success of Walker and also achieved enormous acclaim from critics
Remnants of Britain’s button industry offer three important lessons for the future of manufacturing
The north of England was once the production centre of the world during the industrial revolution