Heavy Words, Lightly Thrown
A reply to recent criticisms of 'Why Pamper Life’s Complexities? Essays on The Smiths'
Colin Coulter (Co-Editor)
A week or so on and the bile idly issued by the intellectual giants who stalk this otherwise fine website seems to have abated. For a while, at least. As good a time as any then to take stock and reflect on the insights offered by these stellar literary critics. The nest of obsessives who have taken against our new book on The Smiths seem to fall into two different camps.
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November 11- Nick Kent "Apathy For The Devil 70s" memoir mentions Morrissey (17)
- "The Queen Is Dead" documentary to air on BBC Radio One (Nov. 24) (30)
- Smiths specialist subject on Mastermind (Nov. 5) (4)
- Diego Vasallo covers the Smiths' classic "Please, Please, Please..." in Spanish (7)
- Chapin Sisters cover "I Know It's Over" in concert (5)
- New Darlington single entitled "You Little Charmer" (3)
- Morrissey / Smiths in the media (5)
- Coverband plays songs that ruined your life in Kehl (Nov. 13) (1)
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