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Which artist will dare break this deathly cultural silence? | John Harris

5616 days ago
Guardian Music — In the 80s, even Wham! supported the miners. But tomorrow's strike has yet to find any expression in the wider cultureThursday's strikes loom, and underneath the inevitable theatrics from both sides, there's a sense of an achingly familiar problem: t... more info

I played banjo with Billy Bragg at Glastonbury festival

5618 days ago
Guardian Music — Forget the mud, the toilets and the crowds. Glastonbury first-timer Tim Dowling's biggest challenge was to get a gig. But who would invite him on stage? Step forward Billy Bragg . . .On the train I tell myself I won't write about the mud. There's alw... more info

Achtung Bono! Glastonbury gets political

5618 days ago
Guardian Music — This was to be the year the festival got its radical mojo back. So what happened to all the protests?There were rumours of siege towers and stage invasions. But in the end, Art Uncut's much-hyped U2 protest proved somewhat less seismic: an 8m-high ba... more info

Glastonbury 2011: Where's the culture of protest? - video

5619 days ago
Guardian Music — John Harris trudges through the mud in search of the squeezed middle and Glastonbury festival's political soul, and talks to Billy Bragg and anti-Bono campaigners along the wayJohn DomokosJohn Harris more info

Music Weekly podcast: Glastonbury 2011 – day two

5619 days ago
Guardian Music — When Billy Bragg first came to Glastonbury in 1984, he tells Rosie Swash, it was a CND festival, full of anti-Thatcher protesters. With a new crowd, and a Conservative prime minister in power once again, he explains why the Leftfield stage is more im... more info

Glastonbury: who to watch, by the bands themselves

5627 days ago
Guardian Music — Planning who to see at Glastonbury is a daunting task. But who are the acts themselves going to be watching? From Beyoncé to Billy Bragg, here are the VIPs' must-sees• Read about the stars' favourite Glastonbury memoriesKaty BI'm really looking f... more info

Glastonbury 2011: DiS' 65-Songs to Get You In The Mood (Spotify)

5627 days ago
DrownedInSound — The gates of Glastonbury open in a near 5 days, and DiS is excited (and/or jealous!). So excited are we of a horizon that holds Beyonce, Big Boi, and Billy Bragg, that we've thrown together a big ol' Spotify playlist of sixty-five tracks from acts o... more info

Professor Brian Cox to appear at Glastonbury with Billy Bragg

5636 days ago
NME — 'Wonders Of The Universe' man set to appear at festival's Cabaret Marquee arena more info

Brian Cox returns to his musical roots

5637 days ago
Scotsman.com — TV SCIENTIST Brian Cox is teaming up with singer-songwriter Billy Bragg to play Glastonbury this year. more info

Frank Turner: England Keep My Bones – review

5640 days ago
Guardian Music — (Xtra Mile)Four albums into his solo career, the hyperactive "folk punk" man looks poised for a break-out beyond his loyal following. England Keep My Bones makes a strong calling card, its mix of air-punching anthems and acoustic pieces principally c... more info

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