All you need is love

A reactionary radical’s case against progress

Imagine this. You’re at an airport, waiting as your hand luggage goes through the security machine. The guy checking the screen looks grumpy and officious, and a thought crosses your mind, you wonder

I guess my main preoccupations at 16 were just trying to stay out of trouble. I was incredibly unsuccessful with finding girlfriends and things like that. Really, very, very unsuccessful. I think I wa

Music cannot work a magic spell. It can, however, do wonderful things. In recent issues of BBC Music Magazine, we have explored the benefits to mental health of listening and playing music, not least

Our little boy will always be our hero

Patterns, says Clare Hammond. Learning a new piece, especially if you’re committing it to memory, and the clock is against you, is all about finding patterns. ‘If you can find patterns in a piece of m