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Paul McCartney has sent a message of support to Pussy Riot, the Russian feminist punk band who face three years in prison for staging a protest against President Vladimir Putin inside a Moscow church. The message, which appears on the homepage for McCartney's website, reads:

Nifty promo allows fans to customise a scene from Don't Look Back

Clunky reportage from London's surrogate Strokes

Uncut navigates you to today’s YouTube treasure

Superior sword-slashing spectacular with powerful performances

Simply the best: 50th-anniversary reissues from hard rock’s masters of minimalism

Plus Kamasi Washington, Richard Thompson, Vini Reilly, Brett Anderson, Radiohead, Iron & Wine, Myriam Gendron

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Appealingly oddball first from a star forever in waiting

The Portadown songwriter tapping into our “collective unconscious”