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Klaxons, Joy Division inspiration JG Ballard dies

Cult science fiction writer passes away aged 78 after a long illness

Sun 19 Apr, 2009

Comments (1)

RIP, sir. Joy Division encouraged me to read Ballard, just as literate musicians encouraged me to read a lot of literature and expend my horizons. Be great if NME focused a little more on music and films like it used to in the early to mid 90s and a little less on trying to be like Heat magazine!

Mon 20 Apr, 2009

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