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Despite splits and court cases, New Order are playing and recording again – and coming to Electric Picnic

Adam Buxton made his name with ‘The Adam and Joe Show’. Now he podcasts, is working with Graham Linehan, and is bringing his David Bowie special to Ireland

Mvula has grave concerns about modern music and is no longer concerned about coming across as arrogant

With their energetic post-funk sound and blistering live shows, it’s fair to say the London band are living up to their ‘responsibility to entertain’

At 34 Platten could be considered a later bloomer for a pop star, but she has turned that to her advantage