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Subbed Culture: The Meaning of Bile

Barney Hoskyns, New Musical Express, 18 February 1984

Should the rock press only reflect what's happening, or has it the power to make things happen? With the proliferation of teen pop glossies, which simply chart surfaces and changing faces, some would propose the rock press has lost its potency. Barney Hoskyns strongly argues otherwise.

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