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ADRIAN THRILLS: Different Strokes but they’re still on song… and back with a new vibe

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THE STROKES: The New Abnormal (Columbia) Verdict: Back in the New York groove  Rating: LAURA MARLING: Song For Our Daughter (Chrysalis) Verdict: Brilliantly crafted folk-pop Rating: When The Strokes thundered their way out of New York City’s indie clubs in the late 1990s, they blazed a trail for a new generation of guitar groups, kicking the … Read more

Skiing is great, but for real thrills, head to Saalbach in Austria and try some mountain madness 

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What do you do after a lavish dinner of deer tartar, steaming pork knuckle and dumplings, topped off with apple strudel, washed down with Austrian red wine and a parting shot of mountain firewater? Why, you wobble out into the darkness of the Austrian Alps, don a crash helmet, say ‘Danke’ to a grizzled man … Read more