Rishi Sunak’s winter economy plan will silence the UK music scene
On Thursday, Rishi Sunak announced his Winter Economy Plan, which brings to an end the furlough and self-employed job retention schemes. I agree that the...
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Third of British musicians may quit industry amid pandemic
One-third of professional British musicians are considering giving up their careers amid the coronavirus pandemic. A survey of 2,000 members of the Musicians’ Union found...
Van Morrison blasts Covid gig limits as ‘pseudoscience’
Van Morrison has denounced the supposed “pseudoscience” around coronavirus and is attempting to rally musicians in a campaign to restore live music concerts with full...
‘The risk is enormous’: UK live music still in crisis after reopening
For singer-songwriter Frank Turner, an audience singalong is one of the most affecting parts of his live show. For his return to the stage on...
Culture recovery fund: 135 English music venues receive £3.36m in grants
At-risk English music venues have become the first recipients of the £1.57bn government culture recovery fund. Historic sites including the London Troubadour and the Liverpool...
Female British artists underrepresented on UK radio, survey finds
British female musicians are dramatically underrepresented on UK radio stations, a study has found. A survey of the top 100 songs by British acts to...
StubHub forced to add warning that resold tickets might be invalid
The competition regulator has forced ticket reselling company StubHub to add warnings on its website that the tickets it offers might be invalid. StubHub had...
‘The god of hellfire returns!’ Can Arthur Brown incinerate Covid?
‘I am the God of Hellfire!” proclaimed Arthur Brown at the start of Fire, the 1968 UK No 1 by the Crazy World of Arthur...
‘I feel like I’m failing at life’: the terrible plight of music event staff
Edd Sedgwick is a sound engineer and tour manager who normally works for the Vaccines, but with that group having long planned to take 2020...
‘You’ve been smoking too much!’: the chaos of Tony Wilson’s digital music revolution
It’s January 2000, and Tony Wilson is regaling me with tales of his brilliant career; how signing Joy Division, New Order and Happy Mondays to...