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No Flak Jacket Required: In Defence Of Phil Collins

In his first piece for the Quietus, Gary Mills hits the ground running with a one-man Dunkirk-style rescue mission for the sake of the reputation for drumming Tory homunculus Phil Collins

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Following the publication of his goth chronicle and ahead of a new album with Budgie and Jacknife Lee, The Cure's founding drummer Lol Tolhurst takes Julian Marszalek through his favourite records, from Jimi Hendrix to Low via the wonders of Trout Mask Replica

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Gary Mills

No Flak Jacket Required: In Defence Of Phil Collins

No Flak Jacket Required: In Defence Of Phil Collins

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