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On my radar: Richard Russell’s cultural highlights


The producer and head of XL Recordings on a spicy YouTube series, London’s most fascinating street and the musician who’s ahead of his time

He joined XL Recordings in 1991 as an A&R and took over the label several years later, attracting a slew of artists including Dizzee Rascal, MIA and Adele. Russell has just released Temporary, the latest album of his collaborative project Everything Is Recorded, with features from Sampha, Florence Welch, Kamasi Washington and others. Photograph: Jansos/AlamyThis narrow pedestrianised street, just off Charing Cross Road, is a bit of an oasis in the busiest part of London.

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