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ANGUS REID urges us to understand the persecution of Jason Arday from a political and historical perspective, and to see the victim in human terms
Thrilling Argonaut adventures as they up anchor at the Hope
Bob Oram reviews Argonaut at the Hope and Anchor, London N1
Re-releases of the classics Gypsy Rhumba and Buena Vista Social Club, and a stunning album by Palestinian artist Faris Ishaq
Nothing, says ANDY HEDGECOCK, can rescue this undistinguished amalgam of ponderous melodrama and shallow philosophical speculation
JAMIE BRITTON invites readers to visit 3,500 locals as part of a marathon artistic pub crawl
JOHN GREEN welcomes a valuable and incisive analysis of a world become hyperpolitical but without the mass movement institutions to represent it
4/5
THE legendary Islington pub’s stage is decked out in deep red drapes, reminiscent of the “waiting room” in Cooper’s dream from Twin Peaks.
And it’s true that a mysterious expectancy hangs in the air for what will be drummer Rob’s final appearance after five years with Argonaut.
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