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ASMF/Marriner – review
Melvyn Tan engaged with Mendelssohn's First Piano Concerto and Sir Neville Marriner gave a youthful account of the "Italian" Symphony, writes Martin Kettle
Martin Kettle
20, Dec, 2012 @3:54 PM

Hacker Farm: UHF – review
Alexis Petridis
20, Dec, 2012 @3:29 PM

Sleeve notes: the best songs of 2012
Catch up with the last seven days in the world of music
20, Dec, 2012 @3:26 PM

Readers recommend: songs about anger – results
RR regular RipThisJoint gives her pick from last week's topic: the best songs about anger
Guardian readers
20, Dec, 2012 @2:00 PM
12 songs of Christmas: the Ethiopians – Ding Dong (Christmas Bell)
Day four of our virtual sleigh ride around the world to discover some of the strangest Christmas songs – and we're in Jamaica
Dave Simpson
20, Dec, 2012 @12:50 PM
Music Weekly podcast: Justin Young of the Vaccines sits in – and ZZ Top get a chorus of approval
The Vaccines' Justin Young is in the studio to talk about his year – and to look at some of the musical themes of 2012. And it's a singles club special, as the podders nominate their songs of the year, from ZZ Top, TNGHT and Melody's Echo Chamber
Presented by Kieran Yates and Michael Hann
20, Dec, 2012 @12:41 PM

Trends of 2012: The year hip-hop's attitude to homosexuality changed?
Rosie Swash: From Frank Ocean coming out to Jay-Z backing gay marriage, hip-hop seemed to be shaking off its homophobic mindset this year. But the genre still has a lot of growing up to do
Rosie Swash
20, Dec, 2012 @11:30 AM

Kraftwerk win landmark sampling case in German supreme court
Sean Michaels
20, Dec, 2012 @10:54 AM

Neil Young moves ahead with plans for his music service
Sean Michaels
20, Dec, 2012 @10:37 AM
British soldiers in Afghanistan do Gangnam Style – video
Troops from the 4th Mechanized Brigade at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan perform their own Gangnam Style parody for charity in a video that has become an internet sensation
20, Dec, 2012 @10:26 AM

Pulp: a beginner's guide
Dominic Kelly: We asked our readers to pick 10 essential Pulp tracks for newcomers. Here's what they came up with
Dominic Kelly
20, Dec, 2012 @9:26 AM
Old music: Simon & Garfunkel – A Most Peculiar Man
Paul Simon's English period produced some of Simon & Garfunkel's best-loved work – including this understated song inspired by four lines in a London newspaper.
Paul Owen
20, Dec, 2012 @9:00 AM
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