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...Lucy O’Brien’s skilful biography takes us beyond popular legend to depict a talented, ambitious musician....
...Slaughter and May boss Steve Cooke has agreed to join public relations group Brunswick next year, becoming the latest leader of a top UK law firm to leave the profession for an alternative corporate advisory...
...But watching tech companies swallow the music industry has given them a valuable perspective....
...Like all drummers, Steve Reich sometimes feels the urge to tap out a beat on a table-top....
...Prophet Song by Paul Lynch (Bolinda Audio, 8 hrs 32 mins) Ireland on the brink of dictatorship is the bold premise of Lynch’s Booker-shortlisted novel, here narrated with deadpan menace by Gerry O’Brien....
...The best book I’ve read in the past year is Faith, Hope and Carnage, the series of interviews Seán O’Hagan did with Nick Cave....
...That’s the same O’Brien who has welcomed this week’s tax-cutting budget — tax cuts that mean lower public spending — and called for more money for the NHS at the next fiscal event....
...Released from Succession, Brian Cox is back on the West End boards in Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night, the semi-autobiographical epic that won its writer a posthumous Pulitzer Prize in 1957...
...“Something Changed” signalled a shift in trajectory, dedicated to the memory of Steve Mackey, the former Pulp bass guitarist who died this year....
...The best bit of advice I ever received was something Glenn O’Brien, the original badass preppy man, wrote: “Treat every business project like an art project.”...
...Steve was a dog lover who had very smart poodles.)...
...“Women are particularly likely to leave work and when they go back it’s generally part time and this has a massive effect on contributions,” said Laurence O’Brien, a research economist at the IFS....
...Originally called The Towers, it was owned by the railroad magnate Robert Young and his wife Anita O’Keeffe (sister of artist Georgia O’Keeffe)....
...Robert O’Brien, the former national security adviser who has continued to praise Trump, may well be in the mix for a top job....
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...Ending with customary set closer “Biko”, a tribute to the slain South African activist Steve Biko, it gave fresh impetus to Gabriel’s abiding belief in music as a force for change. ★★★★☆ petergabriel.com...
...Irish literary icon Edna O’Brien’s new play is called Joyce’s Women. But neither Molly Bloom nor Anna Livia Plurabelle make an appearance....
...“Sadly our customers need to be aware that the strike action will have a significant impact on our ability to run services to and from Liverpool,” said Kathryn O’Brien, operations and customer experience...
...In London, after the pageantry and razzamatazz of this weekend’s Lord Mayor’s Show (for those unfamiliar with this ritual, read Michael O’Dwyer’s explainer) there is a set piece opportunity for prime minister...
...APRIL Caledonian Road by Andrew O’Hagan (Faber)O’Hagan’s take on the era of #MeToo portrays a high-flying art historian whose glittering life comes crashing down, which is played out in front of a bustling...
...Bassist Lee Holland, guitarist Joe O’Brien and drummer Jamie Todd play wiry, hooky riffs and brawny rhythms. Choruses push their way forwards with elbows-out, see-you-down-the-front energy....
...Sound design and original music is by Breen Turner. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s global head of audio. We’ll meet again here, same time, same place next week. [MUSIC PLAYING]...
...A new generation of young women – fans and fellow musicians – has discovered Allen’s music....
...The best book I’ve read in the past year is Intelligence for Dummies, a collection of essays and writing by the late American journalist and editor Glenn O’Brien. He was a friend....
...Amy O’Brien at Sifted digs into the wacky world of valuations, explaining terms and what investors are looking for at different funding rounds....
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