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Saturday, December 8, 2007 12:00 AM

What ever happened to Britpop?

"The Brit Box" evokes an era of pale, sensitive, eyelinered boys -- and the Anglophiles who loved them.
By Simon Reynolds

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  • Saturday, December 8, 2007 07:32 PM

    Damned if you do ...

    I remember the period in rock criticism when Paul Simon and David Byrne were racist because they pillaged other cultures to make their music.

    I also recall reading in the '80s that the reason people didn't like disco in the '70s was homophobia. Are we all still on board with that one?

    So I guess I'm still scratching my head a bit:

    Is Elvis Costello not racist because of his extensive references to a wide range of musical influences?

    Or is he a racist because he is the only artist in my record collection who referred to someone as a nigger in the heat of an argument?

    —twhicks Read twhicks's other letters

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