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Emma Wilkes

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Beyond West End Girl: the pros and cons of album-in-full shows

Amid the Lily Allen tour discourse, Emma Wilkes defends and celebrates the album-in-full show - but they're not without their pitfalls.

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The show must go on... even in 35 degrees?

One musician tells us "we can't afford to not play." Emma Wilkes explores the mitigations to extreme weather and calls for a Heat Strike.

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Five things we learned from the inaugural Bulletproof Festival

Drowned In Sound headed to Dalston, east London to witness the inaugural Bulletproof Festival, helmed by Jeremy Corbyn's Peace & Justice Project. Here's everything we learned...

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"Music helps build foundation for community"

Conversations with CLT DRP and Cody Frost

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Squeaky bum time for Live Nation... again?

MPs in the UK say Live Nation has created a "climate of fear" whilst their data says they have a 58% grip on UK ticketing. Here's what else the Committee found.

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Maruja talk to Drowned in Sound: "We want to try and help change the narrative of the cultural zeitgeist"

Maruja on peace, community building and the grassroots venue that changed their lives...

Emma Wilkes

Beyond West End Girl: the pros and cons of album-in-full shows

The show must go on... even in 35 degrees?

Five things we learned from the inaugural Bulletproof Festival

"Music helps build foundation for community"

Squeaky bum time for Live Nation... again?

Maruja talk to Drowned in Sound: "We want to try and help change the narrative of the cultural zeitgeist"

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