Tom Watson: We must reverse the decline of music education
The uptake of A-level music has fallen by a catastrophic 45% in the UK since 2020
The uptake of A-level music has fallen by a catastrophic 45% in the UK since 2020
‘Too often, schools are charging young people for teaching and instrument hire that, in many cases, is necessary for the national curriculum or required to pass GCSE and A-level music’.
Graham Trudgeon, who is part of Du Hag Owr, will perform in front of G7 leaders tomorrow night.
In the last ten years, the UK has lost half of its clubs and 10,000 of its pubs.
Left Foot Forward founder Will Straw picks out the best tracks of 2014.
Some causes transcend political barriers. The plight of those trapped between the murderers of the Islamic State and the slaughter at the hands of Assad’s forces is one of those issues.
From the late 1970s Thatcherism ushered in an unexpectedly rich dimension of music-based protest and activism that pulled together youth movements from the very communities she sought to destroy.
Left Foot Forward’s number one video of 2011 is… The Andrew Lansley Rap by MC Nxtgen and Rob Gee.
We continue our countdown of the ten best videos of 2011 with Tinderbox, the song from Nicked, the Nick Clegg musical.
Mark Davyd explains how Simon Cowell attempted to wreck his charity by copyrighting a name they’d used for years, and is now making them pay £8,000 fees.