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There was a time when I enthusiastically advertised my adoration for The Smiths song, Rubber Ring . I always sure to provide that auspicious...

As soon as I started thinking about the Pet Shop Boys and lyricism, my thoughts instinctively turned to the website 10 Years of Being Boring...

It's important to be among friends who view Beatlemania as a completely appropriate and reasonable reaction to the Beatles. In truth, my...