NOTHING UNDER FOUR STARS: Music reviews by David Doig

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NOTHING UNDER FOUR STARS: Music reviews by David Doig

June 2025

David Doig

Wednesday 28 May 2025, 12:00 AM

In their third album, post-punk band Squid are inspired lyrically by fictional monsters, while the musical arrangements are rich and expansive. Ollie Judge is the drummer and vocalist [Image: Paul Hudson, 2010 CC BY 2.0]

Alarmingly, the dominant musical soundtrack of my youth is now four decades deep. Post-punk was, and is, the most immediately stirring music in my life and, 40 years on, still makes an impact. Here’s what’s new

Cowards, Squid Warp Records, 2025 Rapidly moving on to their third studio album in four years, are Brighton, UK-based Squid. Post-punk infused with subst, Krankenhaus Squid , Louis Borlase, vocal and guitarist for Squid [Image: Paul Hudson, 2010 CC BY 2.0]

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For older people and frail people, the long-term benefit of medicines reduces and the potential for harm from adverse effects increases. When the benefit–risk balance changes in this way, medicine review and optimisation are important to simplify the therapeutic regimen, reduce inappropriate medicines and minimise risks. In this article, pharmacist prescriber Linda Bryant uses two case studies to illustrate important considerations during medicine reviews

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