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Cover story: Preview of the Year

Get your shiny new diary out The List is going to tell you how to fill it! In our packed special feature we’ll tell you about all the gigs and clubs you'll be going to, the CDs you’ll be buying, the films and TV programmes you'll be watching, the books you'll be reading, the exhibitions, festivals and events you’ll be visiting and all the cool new trends you’ll be following over the next 12 months. First up, we talk to Sons and Daughters, one of the most hotly tipped bands of the year, about their new album, The Gift. See page 10.

Also in this issue

16 Kelly Macdonald

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2 LETTERS 4 15 DAYS TO LIVE 7 NEWS

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23 AROUND TOWN

27 BOOKS 29 COMICS 3O CLUBS 37 COMEDY 39 FILM

56 KIDS

57 LGBT

58 MUSIC 61 RECORDS 75 THEATRE 78 TV

80 VISUAL ART

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88 PLAY

89 SHOP 9O CLASSIFIED

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96 ANSWER MACHINE: ARLENE PHILLIPS

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