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Culture Matters: Why I’m something of an unashamed Lush (fan)
by James Walsh
TONY BURKE speaks to JOEL McIVER, co-author of the biography of bluesman John Mayall
A misfit couple unhappily ever after, a dead man walking, dodgy journos, and trench art trucking
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PAUL DONOVAN applauds an intriguing multi-layered depiction, dominated by a stunning impersonation of Marilyn herself
EWAN CAMERON marvels at the impossible ambition, realised with dreamlike finesse of translating Italo Calvino to the stage
“James, I always knew you were a shoegaze fan.” Ulp. Busted.
I’m at a converted railway station in east London, having just watched the triumphantly reformed Lush, who hadn’t played live for 20 years.
They split for a tragic reason — the suicide of drummer Chris Acland in 1996. They didn’t announce their split for another two years but as far as singer and guitarist Miki Berenyi was concerned, it was over.
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