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US indie icon talks about her childhood kidnapping and her repressive upbringing

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Apple picks up with her outspoken ways where she left off with her last album in 2012

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We’ve got all the gigs to make the most of your October bank holiday weekend

Aimee Mann: Pop music is empires of people selling perfume

Her music focuses on people “who aren’t functioning perfectly”. Her latest album Mental Illness is no exception

Aimee Mann – Mental Illness: solitude, sadness and how love can drive you demented

Temple Bar: still more Magaluf than Left Bank

I broke a golden rule recently: do not set foot in Dublin’s ‘cultural quarter’ after 6pm