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Picks of the week
Rap legends Clipse on beef, Bono and Mr Bean
‘Working with Kanye? That’s definitely in the past’  
Rap legends Clipse on beef, Bono and Mr Bean
Amid their triumphant reunion, the brothers Pusha T and Malice answer your questions on the wisdom of the apostles, the catharsis of writing about their late parents and the greatness of Billy Joel
Work your erk’n’jerk!  
Inside the UK club nights for dancing, not social media posing
‘The Welsh language has been aggressively oppressed’  
Tristwch y Fenywod, the gothic trio communing with a mystical Wales
‘I feel equally rooted in bhangra and hyperpop, queer anthems and Sufi poetry’  
Pakistani star Ali Sethi on his defiant debut album
The all-female rescue mission to Mars  
My opera about a toxic tech bro takeover of the red planet
‘Flyovers can be incredibly beautiful!’  
Long Blondes singer Kate Jackson’s new career as a motorway artist
Reviews
Album of the week  
Amaarae: Black Star – ​glamour, glitz and lust from a pop star who should be a supernova
Amaarae: Black Star – ​glamour, glitz and lust from a pop star who should be a supernova
Experimental album of the month  
Autumns: Basic Face – sinister vocals, metallic sounds and mutant cowbells
Album review  
For Those I Love: Carving the Stone – bracing anger at Irish social stasis
Film  
The Rise and Fall of the Clash Redux – screen encore for punk’s raging heroes
 

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Spotlight
Explosive and experimental, Eddie Palmieri was a revolutionary figure in postwar American music
Music  
Explosive and experimental, Eddie Palmieri was a revolutionary figure in postwar American music
Garth Cartwright
The Puerto Rican New Yorker pianist, who has died aged 88, radiated pure joy as he played – never resting on his laurels as he went from jazz to salsa to house and beyond
Classical
Classical album of the week  
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos 1 & 3; Two Scherzos – deft execution of the Russian’s early exuberance
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos 1 & 3; Two Scherzos – deft execution of the Russian’s early exuberance
Proms 2025  
Hallé/Wong – new conductor commands an utterly gripping performance
Hallé/Wong – new conductor commands an utterly gripping performance
Proms 2025  
Budapest Festival Orchestra / Fischer – palpable joy in a vivid Prom pairing of Beethoven and Bluebeard
Budapest Festival Orchestra / Fischer – palpable joy in a vivid Prom pairing of Beethoven and Bluebeard
Album review  
Helen Grime: Chamber Music – clarity and colour from one of Britain’s most exciting young composers
Helen Grime: Chamber Music – clarity and colour from one of Britain’s most exciting young composers
Proms 2025  
BBCSO/Lintu – ​there’s a good reason these Boulez and Mahler works aren