As they tried to settle into their own skin as a band in front of these oven-ready crowds, the constant was James Smith’s trenchcoat.

As they tried to settle into their own skin as a band in front of these oven-ready crowds, the constant was James Smith’s trenchcoat.
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It feels almost needless to say that western capitalism has become the laughing stock of the world-wide pandemic in what is a severely unfunny situation. I may sound like a broken record, but how we continue to stand against the…