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Musician Owen Brinley’s battle to overcome tinnitus

A bitter pill

Owen Brinley of Leeds indie/electronica duo Department M thought tinnitus was a nightmare. But then he got hyperacusis and things went from bad to worse.

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All the knowledge you need to throw DIY gigs

Don’t worry if it all goes wrong

Rob St. John and Bartholomew Owl teamed up to create Don't Make a Scene zine, the indispensable guide to doing DIY shows right.

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The Great Escape: Turning 10

A Decade of Up and Coming Artists

Huck asked the director of The Great Escape, Europe's biggest showcase for new music, what we can expect from the festival's tenth edition.

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Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars

Music, Peace and Positivity

After escaping their country's brutal civil war, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars spread peace and positivity through their music.

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Homeboy Sandman

Honesty, Truth and Journey

Homeboy Sandman is walking the principled path, helping to take hip hop where he feels it needs to go.

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Conciergerie Music

Echoes of the Past

A series of intimate gigs in engaging locations hark back to Ibiza's pre-electronic era.

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Friends from Rio Project 2014

Brazilian Beats

Huck speaks to Joe Davis, founder of Far Out Records about his mission to share the best of the Brazilian underground with the world.

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Dizraeli

Great Escape: Field Notes

Rapper Dizraeli shares what he's learned from a do it yourself career in hip hop.

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Punk Without Prejudice

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Bring to Light

Adventurous Music

Experimental music festival Bring to Light kicks off in Birmingham this weekend so we spoke to co-founder Lisa Meyer to see what's up.

MY LIFE IN MUSIC

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Electro Sha’abi is the sound of Cairo’s youth

Footwork and Fireworks

A new wave of consciousness is sweeping the streets of Cairo, fuelled by fireworks and electro beats.

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Christopher Owens’ upbringing in radical Christian cult Children of God

A new testament

From San Francisco surf rock to solo records soaked in gospel, musician Christopher Owens’ religious backstory is more radical than most.

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Green Man director Fiona Stewart on how she turned her life around

Things I Learned Along The Way

At eighteen, Fiona Stewart was a single mum living in squats and homeless shelters. After resurrecting The Big Chill she’s now the award winning director of Green Man Festival.

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Emily Wells on crafting a soul-filled “pauper’s opera”

Things That Inspire Me

Texan multi-instrumentalist, composer and songwriter Emily Wells shares the influences and inspirations behind new album Promise.

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Niger’s Tal National are masters of the music grind

Things That Inspire Me

From slinging their CDs at the roadside to performing two gigs at once, Niger’s Tal National could teach other musicians a thing to two about hustling.

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Kamasi Washington shares his influences and inspirations

Things That Inspire Me

Street Fighter to Stravinsky and African street parties helped inspire South Central saxophonist-composer Kamasi Washington’s debut LP The Epic.

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Wisdom from Gearbox Records

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'DIY or Die' Moments: Part 3

At Flow Festival, a carnival of creativity and culture in an abandoned Helsinki power plant, we're asking bands big and small to share their 'DIY or Die' moments.

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The Great Escape Festival

Band 'DIY or Die' Moments: Part 4

At The Great Escape Festival, Europe's largest new music showcase, we asked up and coming bands to share their 'DIY or Die' moments.

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Moody short Maximize shows LA like you’ve never seen before

Alienation and obsolescence on Super 8

Gardens & Villa announce their new LP Music For Dogs with an arresting mini-doc that asks if we’ve lost our soul to the machines.

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The Horrors’ Tom Furse on his compilation of exotica and obscurities

Sun-bleached sounds

Crate-digger Tom Furse delves into the Southern Library of Recorded Music's archive to put together a celebration of exotica, jazz and surf music from the late ‘50s and ‘60s.

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A merry fortress of alternative music at Citadel Festival

Field Notes

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