Flashback: Artists Spent Decades Viciously Attacking The Iron Lady
Today's passing of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher brings back memories of how artists attacked the Iron Lady over the years. The pioneering British politician was cheered by the right...
View ArticleThe villain of political pop
Punk had sharpened its claws, and by the time Margaret Thatcher took power a generation of musicians was ready to pounce Protest songs thrive on combat. Complicated policy details may cause the...
View ArticleMargaret Thatcher: the villain of political pop
Punk had sharpened its claws, and by the time Margaret Thatcher took power a generation of musicians was ready to pounce Protest songs thrive on combat. Complicated policy details may cause the...
View ArticleMargaret Thatcher's Depiction In Pop Culture
LONDON -- Margaret Thatcher was not just a political titan, she was a cultural icon – skewered by comedians, transformed into a puppet and played to Oscar-winning perfection by Meryl Streep. With her...
View ArticleMorrissey: Iron? No. Barbaric? Yes
Music star Morrissey, a long-time critic of Baroness Thatcher, has berated her as "barbaric" and "without an atom of humanity". Reported by Express and Star 3 hours ago.
View ArticleBrittingham's Irish Pub Begins Construction [PHTOS]
Patch Plymouth-Whitemarsh, PA -- Construction has begun at Brittingham's Irish Pub on Germantown Pike in Lafayette Hill; a Patch reader snapped three photos of a piece from the backside of the...
View ArticleMorrissey: “Margaret Thatcher Was A Terror Without An Atom Of Humanity”
Morrissey was never a vocal admirer of the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, as a song like Viva Hate‘s “Margaret On The Guillotine” might attest. And now, in true Morrissey fashion,...
View ArticleMorrissey SLAMS 'Terror' Margaret Thatcher
If the outpouring of praise for the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher seemed to ignore her complicated political history, allow Morrissey to offer a counterweight. In an essay posted on The...
View ArticleHow The Walking Dead's Third Season Went Wrong
How The Walking Dead's Third Season Went Wrong Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2013 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or...
View ArticleMorrissey: 'Margaret Thatcher was a terror without atom of humanity'
Musician criticises ex-prime minister's record and "completely negative traits". Reported by Digital Spy 16 hours ago.
View ArticleMorrissey Blasts Margaret Thatcher as "Barbaric" in Wake of Former British...
Well, what do you expect from the Brit who called the royal family "useless" and Pippa Middleton "horrendous"? "Thatcher is remembered as The Iron Lady only... Reported by E! Online 17 hours ago.
View ArticleMORRISSEY: Michigan’s Spike Albrecht reason we love NCAA tournament
ATLANTA — This is why we watch. We watch, hoping for the chance to witness something improbable, perhaps by the most improbable player on the court. That’s the dream. That’s the magnetic pull of the...
View ArticleLondon galling: Leftist foes celebrate her death
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s death set off a wave of morbid jubilation from the left yesterday as critics of her 15-year reign held “Thatcher Death Parties” and bashed her through...
View ArticleSongs for an 'Iron Lady'
The Iron Lady - as Margaret Thatcher was known - found herself the subject of many lyrics and songs over the years, from Morrissey to raps about the… Reported by euronews 7 hours ago.
View ArticleMargaret Thatcher was 'barbaric' and 'a terror', says Morrissey
Singer describes the late Margaret Thatcher as 'a terror without an atom of humanity'. Reported by Telegraph.co.uk 10 hours ago.
View ArticleHow Thatcherism politicised the arts in Britain
Margaret Thatcher may have had no understanding of the arts but her ideas created a cultural earthquake In February 1982, the English band The Jam appeared on Top of the Pops to promote a single that...
View ArticleMorrissey Pens Scathing Obituary for Margaret Thatcher
Often, people end up glossing over the flaws of the recently departed, coating eulogies in a thick gloss sheen. Morrissey is not one of those people... Reported by Billboard.com 11 hours ago.
View ArticleMichael Bublé, singer – portrait of the artist
The Canadian singer talks about why it's good to steal from other artists, the problem with the record industry – and what it's like to be badmouthed by Morrissey *What first drew you to music?*...
View ArticleMorrissey keeps Thatcher on the guillotine: Singer rails against former Prime...
Morrissey has released a statement attacking the late Baroness Margaret Thatcher. Reported by Independent 7 hours ago.
View ArticleMorrissey Bashes Late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher In Online Rant
Outspoken British singer Morrissey has lashed out at late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who passed away on Monday at the age of 87. The former Smiths frontman condemned the Iron Lady i......
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