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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) Who's got the blues? 2003 is the "Year of the Blues." But as a music born of oppression becomes a feel-good soundtrack for white America, just what are
In THE LEXICON OF UPHOLSTERY, no other material has the cheeky pizzazz of Naugahyde Zodiac Glitter Vinyl. You know the stuff, if you are familiar with ......(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)High fidelity - Words and Music: a history of pop in the shape of a city - Book Review
Words and Music: a history of pop in the shape of a city Paul Morley Bloomsbury, 360pp, 12.99 [pounds sterling] Some years ago, I was in the habit ......(Continue Reading)Official! It really is a mad, mad, mad, mad world: dark thoughts about humanity's future don't usually get to the top of the Christmas singles charts.
The Christmas number one can signify not only the taste but also the mood of the nation. Record companies know this, too, and market their product with ......(Continue Reading)
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