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Band Of Pre-Brothers: Dire Straits’ Debut LP 40 Years On

On the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debut album, David Bennun looks back at the band Dire Straits were before mega-stardom
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Of Electricity And Water: A Thomas Dolby Interview

As he curates the TED symposium, Thomas Dolby talks to Emily Bick discusses collaborations, copyright, the environment and his return to an East Anglia now threatened by the North Sea. Photos by Jana Chiellino

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Soul Soothers: Suzanne Ciani’s Favourite LPs

Ahead of her appearance at the environmentally sustainable electronic music festival Terraforma, Suzanne Ciani talks Jude Rogers through her favourite 13 albums, from Roxy Music to Pavarotti via Terry Riley and Eva Cassidy, Carole King and Penderecki

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