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A lot of things make us unhappy, including the things we thought would make us happy.

What does it mean to be happy? And, perhaps more importantly, who gets to decide what happiness should look like? Those questions were at the heart of an unusual debate between economist Lord Richard Layard and psychiatrist Dr. Raj Persaud, broadcast by ABC...


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The Smiths – setting the 80s in motion.

The Smiths in concert from Germany – recorded at Markhalle in Hamburg on May 4, 1984 for West German Radio.

Since we ran a Johnny Marr concert yesterday, which included a few legacy songs from The Smiths period, I thought it might be a good idea to include this concert as a sort of supplement. In the od...


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Johny Marr – Former Smith from another lifetime ago.

Over to the Strawberry Music Festival in Dongguan, China this year for a set by Johnny Marr – recorded on July 1, 2026.

During his time in the Smiths, Johnny Marr often tuned his guitar up a full step to F♯ to accommodate Morrissey’s vocal range, and also used 


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