MARK E SMITH of the Fall is talking to me, eyeball to eyeball, giving me a few pointers about how I might like to approach our interview: “Is he an idiot like Oasis? Or is he friendly like New Order? … more →
expletive undeletedsmith3000 wrote 2 days ago: MARK E SMITH of the Fall is talking to me, eyeball to eyeball, giving me a few pointers about how I … more →
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