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This charming man: it is 20 years since The Smiths' first hit transformed the British music scene. Jason Cowley on pop's antidote to early Thatcherism
To understand the impact Morrissey and his band The Smiths had on British popular culture when they first emerged in the autumn of 1983, one must first ......(Continue Reading) The Song Is Ended - analysis of pop music today
On a fine summer day the inhabitants of the Wiltshire valley where I live gathered in a neighbor's garden to celebrate the Queen's jubilee. There was ......(Continue Reading)Eminem and Green Day smarties: American pop stars attempt to inspire youth voters: musical messengers of hate and apathy get on the Fahrenheit 9/11 bandwagon
Rapper Eminem ditched misogyny, and punk rockers Green Day abandoned apathy to join the ranks of old "fogies" like Steve Earl and Bruce Springsteen ......(Continue Reading)Pop stars reflect the times
Latinos have already become the largest and the fastest growing minority in the US. In some traditionally Anglo (or white) US cities, such as Houston, ......(Continue Reading)Jazz stars play the music of Luther Vandross on new CD 'Forever, For Always, For Luther'
The music of singer Luther Vandross, who continues to make progress after a major stroke last year, gets a jazz-flavored twist on the upcoming CD, Forever, ......(Continue Reading)
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