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...Quantuma, which has worked as administrator of Derby County football club and luxury fashion group Ralph & Russo, told the Financial Times it had dismissed an employee who was involved....
...They are at the vanguard of a number of like-minded acts such as John Francis Flynn, Lisa O’Neill and The Mary Wallopers. But talk of them leading an Irish folk revival receives short shrift....
...Whatever the reason, US companies have been among the most enthusiastic UK bargain hunters....
...Moira O’Neill is a freelance money and investment writer. X: @MoiraONeill, Instagram @MoiraOnMoney, email: moira.o’neill@ft.com...
...I/O could do with more of that input. ★★★☆☆ ‘I/O’ is released by Real World...
...String arrangements are by Henri and Sean O’Hagan of Microdisney and The High Llamas. The result is a curious little gem of an album....
...Lucy O’Brien’s skilful biography takes us beyond popular legend to depict a talented, ambitious musician....
...She used to be a guitar-strumming singer-songwriter before joining present bandmates Colm O’Reilly (lead guitar) and Jack Callan (drums) in a brooding indie-rock group that went by the unbrooding name of...
...Additional reporting by Cynthia O’Murchu in London...
...A record of Burnett’s that is still resonating in the music industry is the O Brother soundtrack, which included performances by Emmylou Harris, bluegrass musician Ralph Stanley and Krauss playing traditional...
...Rising rates have driven more annuity hunters to change provider in search of the best deals, rather than buying from their current pension provider....
...And that is when I at like two o’clock in the morning, pull out my Christmas decorations, light my Christmas candles and turn on my Christmas music. Lilah Raptopoulos What is it for you, Ludo?...
...Songs meant for Lifehouse were used in 1971’s Who’s Next, including the band’s signature anthem “Baba O’Riley”....
...“O, Arcturus!” refers to the fourth brightest star in the night sky. Meanwhile, “My Guitar is a Spaceship” does exactly what it says on the tin....
...Certain touchstones can be detected, like the influence of Portishead in “O, the Blood!” or Radiohead in “Hounds”. These come across as assimilated into Allen’s own style rather than copyism....
...Orwell’s marriage to Eileen O’Shaughnessy seems to have prompted his best writing....
...The US group also owns Hunter wellington boots and Ted Baker brands....
...And then there was a landmark case involving Gilbert O’Sullivan and Biz Markie, I think it was in 1990 or thereabouts, which Gilbert O’Sullivan’s doing the suing for a sample of his market use, which he...
...A new one, i/o, is due later this year. Its tracks made up half the setlist....
...Osip Mandelstam: A Biography by Ralph Dutli, translated by Ben Fowkes (Verso) This life of “legendary literary saint”, Osip Mandelstam, provides a timely reminder of both the long history of repression...
...Authentic, which is co-owned by former basketball star Shaquille O’Neal and whose portfolio also includes Ted Baker and Reebok, bought Hunter and some unsold stock for £70mn after a competitive bidding process...
...The last thing I bought and loved was a painting by João Gabriel from a gallery in Los Angeles called O-Town House. Gabriel is a Portuguese artist and his work is exquisite....
...As someone who felt the loss when she pulled her songs from Spotify, it’s time to enjoy her latest album, reviewed here by the FT’s Ludovic Hunter-Tilney....
...He drinks; she finds solace with wide-boy neighbour George (Timothy O’Hara)....
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