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    Russell Brand

    That's a comical stretch. Brand has been accused of sexual assault -- not even in the press or person-to-person but via legal charges. I wouldn't know how to write that sentence more objectively. How would you?
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    Russell Brand

    How is this biased reporting? Demonstrate where in the text the author expresses a personal opinion or, by an uneven selection of material, propounds a bias.
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    Morrissey Central "BUFFALO GALS" (October 11, 2023)

    I look forward to your explanation for the last 20 tours.
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    Morrissey Central "BUFFALO GALS" (October 11, 2023)

    I see this is your first Morrissey tour.
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    Liverpool - Empire Theatre (July 18, 2023) post-show

    In many ways this is a new band, and all new bands need time to synchronize and harmonize. Remember circa 1991 (from "Live in Dallas" etc.) when Boz, Alain, and Spencer Cobrin were all new to the band as touring musicians and you can hear that looseness -- and vitality -- in their...
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    Morrissey Central "George Maharis, RIP" & "Astrud Gilberto, RIP" (June 7, 2023)

    I'm shocked to discover she died just outside Philadelphia -- only a few miles from where I live. She had apparently lived here for quite a while, secretly but rumored. We'll never know our neighbors. I adore her.
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    Morrissey Central "TIME IS LIKE A DREAM" (January 17, 2023)

    It’s such a cliché, and often pejorative, to respond to a death by claiming, “I didn’t even imagine she was still alive!” -- but to learn a distant, profound legend like Gina Lollobrigida existed yesterday but not today…
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    Morrissey ranks #166 in Rolling Stone's Updated List Of 200 Greatest Singers

    All rankings of music and art are silly: nibblets meant for easy consumption and maximum umbrage. Their only contributions are sales and clicks. Let's move on.
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    Experimental Moz

    The Teachers are Afraid of the Pupils is a freakish sonic primer. We ride Shostakovich into Morrissey's so-called "grunge" Southpaw Grammar, which in the context of Vauxhall was an experimental and tonal revolution. (And we've never completely returned from it to early-solo pop).
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    The Smiths A-Z: "Heavy Track"

    Of course, comparisons to "Draize Train" are rightly unavoidable. Clear lines can be drawn backward through the catalogue connecting this demo fragment with "London," "How Soon Is Now," "What She Said," and even "Miserable Lie" -- any of which might have begun in a similar way. It's not...
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    William, It Was Really Nothing (Max Tannone Remix) - Duncan Sheik

    On the one hand it's thudding and atonal, but on the other it's really quite inhuman.
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    'Autobiography' as an authentic source

    Is any person's autobiography more "authentic" and less subjective? If a person feels that that he or she deserves an autobiography, isn't that sufficient evidence that person isn't equipped to be objective? And why would we want objectivity from an autobiography? In fact, biographies are...
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    Which record label should release "Bonfire Of Teenagers"?

    A wildly informative and creative post; thank you, Dario!
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