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TAMARA, 49 I’m Italian born and I was raised in the Alps. One of my parents is Sardinian and the other is Sicilian so that means I am a melting pot of craziness and passion! I will be 50 in a couple o

Every month we get inside the mind of one of the biggest names in music. This issue: Roy Harper . Since the mid-60s, the progressive folk singer-songwriter has enjoyed a successful solo career that’s also found him collaborating with everyone from Pink Floyd and Peter Gabriel to Kate Bush and Ian Anderson. But he’s never quite reached the commercial heights of his peers. As his Final Tour: Part Two fast approaches, he looks back over highlights from his career so far and teases a brand-new album.

From the skillo world of Your Sinclair to the Amiga revolution and beyond, the words of Phil ‘Snouty’ South have been entertaining gamers and tech fans since the mid-Eighties. Join Retro Gamer as we catch up with some of the best – and craziest – moments of his career

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