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Billy Bragg: on Morrissey: “He’s become the Oswald Mosley of pop”

submitted by Nick May 30th 2019 05:00 pm (www.nme.com)

Bragg says that the singer is "betraying" Smiths fans with his controversial viewsBilly Bragg has condemned Morrissey‘s public support of the far-right party For Britain, branding the former Smiths frontman as “the Oswald Mosley of pop”. Morrissey has attracted fresh controversy recently after he sported a For Britain badge during a number of live engagements in the US, most notably during a performance on the chat show […]The post Billy Bragg on Morrissey: “He’s become the Oswald Mosley of pop” appeared first on NME.

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Billy Bragg: dedicates anti-fascist song to Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio

submitted by Nick Apr 4th 2013 04:00 pm (www.nme.com)

Bragg is the latest figure to criticise Di Canio's appointment    

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Billy Bragg: targets relationships in new album

submitted by Nick Mar 19th 2013 04:00 pm (news.yahoo.com)

By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - British singer-songwriter Billy Bragg has mellowed over time, and the political activist is happy to focus more on struggles with relationships in his new album than political battles. Bragg, 55, made his name railing against Britain's right-wing government in the 1980s, a self-confessed angry you...

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Billy Bragg: The Strypes, Jagwar Ma, Temples and more added to Great Escape line-up

submitted by Nick Mar 5th 2013 11:00 am (www.nme.com)

100 acts added to the Brighton festival line-up today

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The Smiths: guitarist Johnny Marr crowned NME Genius

submitted by Nick Feb 12th 2013 10:00 pm (news.yahoo.com)

LONDON (Reuters) - Guitarist and songwriter Johnny Marr who made his name with cult British rock band The Smiths in the 1980s was named on Tuesday as the winner of this year's NME Godlike Genius Award. Marr, 49, founded The Smiths with Morrissey in 1983 and the two musicians co-wrote the band's songs for four albums before going their separate w...

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