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Subversive Rock Humor

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George Formby: Tangled in the Roots of British Rock Humor

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Iain Ellis
/ 29 November 2007
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The Affectionate Parodies and Ironic Diss-Positions of Ween

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Iain Ellis
/ 30 September 2007
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Rap’s Righteous Rhyme-Fighter

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Iain Ellis
/ 10 May 2007
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The Rudest, Crudest, Lewdest, Drunkest Band in Christendom

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Iain Ellis
/ 14 March 2007
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Hit Me With Your Rhythm Shtick: The Life and Rhymes of Ian Dury

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Iain Ellis
/ 10 January 2007
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From the Mop-Top to the Walrus: Some Funny Sides of the Beatles

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Iain Ellis
/ 2 November 2006
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Bubblegum Pops the (Counter-)Culture

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Iain Ellis
/ 24 August 2006
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Lonnie Donegan and the Birth of British Rock

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Iain Ellis
/ 10 May 2006
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The Redcoats Are Coming! The British Invasion of SXSW ’06

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Iain Ellis
/ 26 March 2006
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Wild Wanda Jackson

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Iain Ellis
/ 16 February 2006
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Chuck Berry: A-Merry-Can Rebel

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Iain Ellis
/ 12 January 2006
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Cab Calloway: Original Rapper

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/ 17 November 2005

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