Sheffield’s a world-leading music city. So why aren’t we shouting about it more?
Pulp, The Human League, Self Esteem, Arctic Monkeys, Def Leppard. The list is endless
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Daniel Dylan Wray
Daniel is a Sheffield-based freelance culture writer.
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