Music journalist John Robb, said the PRS system of collecting money for musicians is quite complicated as not all musicians are members of the system, whilst others feel they are not being treated fairly.

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"There are probably more bands in Manchester now than there's ever been before, " says John Robb, who wrote a book on the Stone Roses and, with his blog Louder Than War, is a vocal champion of new music.

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