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In claiming their new album The Magic Whip to be 'Asia-inspired', Blur have become the latest in a line of Western musicians to boil down the diverse cultures of the most populated region in the world into one nonsensical mishmash, says Sandra Song

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New York filmmaker Ira Sachs chats to Ashley Clark about big city life and using the late Arthur Russell's music in his semi-autobiographical drama Keep The Lights On, which is released theatrically nationwide this weekend

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Sandra Song

LIVE REPORT: Björk

LIVE REPORT: Björk

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