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<p><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-rem-live-at-the-olympia-warner-bros-1807219.html" target="NEW">R.E.M., Live at the Olympia</a></p> <p> “Most live albums are fairly disposable artefacts, intended primarily as souvenirs for those who attended the shows, and usually consisting of an act's most recent album along with a few of their greatest hits from which the life has been gradually worn away through repetition. Not so R.E.M.'s Live At The Olympia, a 2-CD compilation culled from their five-night residency at the Dublin theatre in the summer of 2007, which each night they went to great pains to explain was ‘not a show’...”</p>

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2008 - The Spice Girls

Comeback flops

Friday, 25 September 2009

They came, they sang, they conquered the charts, spat the dummy and then scuttled off into obscurity. Only to return with a vengeance - whether we liked it or not.

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The 50 best autumn arts events

Saturday, 5 September 2009

From Muse’s rocking return to the all-star children’s movie Fantastic Mr Fox, our critics select the hot tickets of the season

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And the winner is...
the singing successes from reality shows

Friday, 21 August 2009

Love it or hate it, reality television is here to stay.

Amulet, By Roberto Bolaño trans Chris Andrews

Indy Choice: Best of the new books

Friday, 7 August 2009

Enrich your mind with this selection of the best new books.

a clockwork orange, stanley kubrick

BANNED: The most controversial films

Thursday, 6 August 2009

Take some needless violence, a religious satire and a dash of incest - and you've got yourself a collection of films too shocking for cinema.

Cate Le Bon, Me Oh My (Irony Bored)

Indy Choice: Best of the new music

Friday, 31 July 2009

Excite those ear drums with a selection of the best music around.

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Indy Choice: Best of the new films

Friday, 17 July 2009

Whether you want to take a trip to the cinema or save those pennies and stay at home with a DVD, here's a selection of the best films for you to watch this weekend.

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The 50 Best Summer Reads

Saturday, 20 June 2009

A good book is as essential as sun cream to any relaxing holiday.Sophie Morris discovers what the lit-pack are taking to the beach

John Profumo and Christine Keeler

Top 10 Sex Scandals

Friday, 19 June 2009

Who ever said politics was boring

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