How to (falsely) recreate an iconic collab

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HOW TO (FALSELY) RECREATE AN ICONIC COLLAB

JIM HOSKING REWRITES A HISTORIC MUSICAL UNION WITH

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Empire Magazine

28 August, 2025

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“the battlefield is littered with the corpses of british bands who tried to make it in america and then lost their identity.

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John & Yoko/ Plastic Ono Band Power ...

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