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CHAI RLI FT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 BEATING THE TV AD CURSE WITH A SLICK AM RADIO POP ALBUM
MARIA M I N E R VA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 ESTONIAN SLEEP MUSIC
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GANG COLOU RS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 WILL OZANNE TAPES PEOPLE IN SECRET. HE FINDS IT CREEPY TOO
W I LLIS EARL B EAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE 27-YEAR-OLD WHO’S SURVIVED THE ARMY, EXCORSISM AND X FACTOR USA
H AT C H A M S O C I A L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 EVER GET THE FEELING YOU’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE? DEJA VU WITH LONDON QUARTET HATCHAM SOCIAL
KI N DN ESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 THE LEVEL HEAD OF ADAM BAINBRIDGE; A MAN WELL AWARE OF THE TRICKS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
WEIRD DREAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 EVEN A BAND WITH A ROLLING CAST HAS TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE MEMBER STICK AROUND. WEIRD DREAMS HAVE TWO
T H E E S AT I S F A C T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 REBEL SOUL MUSIC
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IAN ROEBUCK DAMNS LAZY SEQUELS AND PRAISES THE FAMILIARITY OF THE GREAT WES ANDERSON
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