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David Knowles - Paradigms Lost – Every other story in The Boston Globe is about Aerosmith - True/Slant

No, I’m not from Boston. And, no I’m not a big Aerosmith fan, either (post “Toys in the Attic,” anyway). So maybe I’m just not the target audience, but as someone who often looks at The Boston Globe to see what’s going on in that part of the world, I have to wonder why it is that the paper feels the need to publish so many articles on the band. In recent weeks I’ve read about a... Read moreNo, I’m not from Boston. And, no I’m not a big Aerosmith fan, either (post “Toys in the Attic,” anyway). So maybe I’m just not the target audience, but as someone who often looks at The Boston Globe to see what’s going on in that part of the world, I have to wonder why it is that the paper feels the need to publish so many articles on the band. In recent weeks I’ve read about a summer of bad luck. About how Stephen Tyler, the dude who sometimes looks like a lady, is also looking old (and he is old, after all). About the band members who the band discarded. About a supposed rift among band members who weren’t discarded. About Aerosmith’s drummer getting married. View page