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What defines a true guitar god? Guitar heroes are ten-a-penny these days, largely down to the notion that any random axe-slinger ought to be deified simply because their band is popular. But bona fide guitar gods? The kind of musician who is both thrillingly original and has unquestionably influenced the musical eras that followed? In recent decades, none have much more fully formed than Johnny Marr.
Several years ago, Lydia Davis made a decision never to set foot in France again. Why such a prohibition—for the translator of Madame Bovary and In Search of Lost Time, a writer who spent two formative years there in her youth? The answer has less to do with France and more to do with the planet. In order to prevent a rise in temperature of more than the two degrees Celsius, the IPCC has stated, the average carbon footprint per person will have to drop below two tons. A round trip flight between
Listen to some of our favourite new Irish releases of the week below!
The record Red Blood Cells and Righteousness arrives Wednesday 1st November via Strange Brew, and features some of the biggest names in Irish music today.
The bedbug infestation currently plaguing Paris looks set to get worse, with a possible sighting on UK public transport, so here are some expert certified tips to keep your home free of the bloodsucking pests