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John the Revelator?: Review of ‘The John Lennon Letters’

February 15, 2013by Adam Mason Leave a comment

In this post, I am happy to discover the items on John Lennon’s shopping list of 8 May 1980. No, really, I am. Hunter Davies, ed., The John Lennon Letters […]

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That’s entertainment?: Review of Dorian Lynskey’s ’33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs’

January 14, 2013by Adam Mason Leave a comment

In this post, I discover a book that elucidates brilliantly the difference between a good protest song and a laughable one, remembering Shakespeare’s words, ‘Methinks the Bono doth protest too […]

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    Celebrating 50 years of 'Puff, the Magic Dragon'
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    'Not My Lover' by Michael Jackson...and nine other song titles that never survived
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