For those dreaming of the joys of owning a yacht, Nick Ridley offers encouragement as well as a look at the harsher reality of financing your dreams

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Rat City Rockers TEE PEE

London’s post-punk seismographers pick up more weird vibrations on their third album. By Victoria Segal. Illustration by Cold War Steve.

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From the bayou to Woodstock and back – the easygoing adventures of Bobby Charles. By John Mulvey.