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Ladytron make a more than welcome return
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KEN COCKBURN guides us through a survey of Chekov’s early short fiction, and the groundwork it laid for his later masterpieces
ANDY HEDGECOCK revels in a hugely enjoyable but deadly serious examination of the 1930s, that is an indictment of our own era
The bard distills our hellish times into fiery words
Ladytron
Roundhouse, London
THERE'S a collective call for more as Ladytron leave the stage at the end of this gig.
It's their reward for a set that has seen the band successfully return after a seven-year hiatus, with London the culmination of a short three-date tour taking in Glasgow and the band's native Liverpool.
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