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Heaven or Grangemouth: Don Watson hangs out in Scotland with nascent indie darlings Cocteau Twins (NME, 1982). Plus John Robb interviews the band on the release of the exquisite Heaven or Las Vegas (Sounds, 1990) and The Word's Jim Irvin reappraises the genius of Simon Raymonde, Liz Fraser and Robin Guthrie in 2006.

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Women's rites: L.A. Weekly veteran Sara Scribner interviews all-female punks 7 Year Bitch in 1993 and reviews Babes in Toyland's Painkillers from the same year. Plus Sara reviews three new books about Prince for the L.A. Review of Books in 2017.

The Long Goodbye

Cissy's strut: Rolling Stone's Joe McEwen speaks to Cissy Houston (1933-2024) in 1978 and Blues & Soul's David Nathan tells the story of the Sweet Inspirations in 1971.

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A Shed load: Britpop also-rans (and current chart-toppers) Shed Seven grant the late Steven Wells their "first-ever interesting interview" (NME, May 1998).

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Ready, Steady, Dusty: "White soul" icon Dusty Springfield discusses the Springfields, Ready, Steady, Go!, Scandal and Pet Shop Boys with the New York Post's Ira Robbins (1989).

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New episode: Simon Raymonde revisits his Cocteau Twins years and listens to Dusty Springfield speaking.

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