Retromania article by Simon Reynolds mentions Morrissey

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Retromania: Pop's past is taking over by Simon Reynolds, Los Angeles Times

Once, pop buzzed with energy. Now, that momentum has been overwhelmed by its past, fueled by reissues, revivals and recycling. Here's hoping a massive jolt reshapes music's future.

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As the 2000s proceeded, the interval between something happening and its being revisited seemed to shrink insidiously. The reissue industry's tentacles have already reached the late '90s, with box sets and remastered/expanded versions of minimal techno, Britpop and even Morrissey's lamest run of solo albums. As for revivals, the music scene mostly abided by the 20-Year Rule of Revivalism: The '80s were in for pretty much the entire 2000s. Then, right on cue, from last year onward you started to see glimpses of '90s revivalism, with the rise of grunge and Britpop as reference points for new bands such as Yuck and Brother.
 
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