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The dream that One Direction represented now seems an obvious nightmare.
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The end of Generation Rock
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It used to be people would respect your personal space – now, it’s all a bit sinister.
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Janet Jackson at the O2 Arena: a relentless, frenetic spectacle
The singer jerks her way through 40 songs, merging the hits into one medley and reminding everyone of her legacy.
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How Green Day’s American Idiot pitted punk against George W Bush
Twenty years ago, a trio of Calfornian stoners released a polemic against Republican America that politicised a generation.
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The strangeness of Anton Bruckner
The composor was a neurotic, bumbling character, prone to eccentricity. His music is even more unusual
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