This week on @aquariumdrunkard.com Transmissions, I talk about the role Black American music played in The Smiths' iconic sound, the politics of guitar, and why it's never *just* about the music with Johnny Marr.
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This week on @aquariumdrunkard.com Transmissions, I talk about the role Black American music played in The Smiths' iconic sound, the politics of guitar, and why it's never *just* about the music with Johnny Marr.
Listen: pod.link/transmissions
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