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Keith Moore / 17 August 2026

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The 10 Most Important British Synthpop Songs of 1980

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Adam Mason / 17 August 2026

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Iain Ellis / 13 August 2026

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Jeremy McDonagh / 13 August 2026

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Alyssa Charpentier / 17 August 2026

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Paul Risker / 11 August 2026

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Jayashree Kamblé / 6 August 2026

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Michael Barrett / 5 August 2026

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Claude Sautet Forged an Admirable Path in Character-Study Drama

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Imran Khan / 3 August 2026

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How Afropunk’s James Spooner Punked the Movement

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James A. Cosby / 30 July 2026

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Edward Burns and the Vanishing Indie Ethos

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Christian Gallichio / 28 July 2026

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Guilherme Quireza / 27 July 2026

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Jayashree Kamblé / 6 August 2026

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The 10 Most Important British Synthpop Songs of 1980

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Spyros Stasis / 27 July 2026

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Chris Barsanti / 23 July 2026

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