Post Smiths of course. I wouldn’t really miss anything of Morrissey solo and I’d give a wide berth to the misanthrophic, sociopathic, little Englander personality he seems to have developed. Maybe Joyce and Rourke had a point…..
Glastonbury
Now some sort of rite of passage rather than musical gathering, it’s a chance for middle class students (check the ticket prices) to wear stupid jester’s hats and take cheap speed and come home thinking they’re real men. Glastonbury is a money spinning event for the organisers and the political trimmings are there as a sop. Same goes for Carling and V and all the other big ones. They’re a triumph of conservatism and should be avoided/ shut down.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
THE most overrated band of our times. Collectively they are a dire old funk/junk band. That they have decent musical taste (shown by their Mojo compilation CD) just proves the gulf between what they know and what they do.
Radio 1
Now that Peel’s gone, is there anything to justify its existence? Moyles, Colin and Edith, Zane Lowe (who doesn’t get that ‘new’ doesn’t necessarily mean ‘good’)? Nope – shut it down! Same goes for XfM if they lose John Kennedy. In the words of the Clash, they’re “in tune with nothing”.
Celebrity
Watching a group of apparently famous people on some terrible Elton John tribute tonight, I realised the problem is “celebrities” – how can anyone believe that any of the fuckers (Bono, Sting, etc) have anything valid to say? They don’t. They have one talent (a dubious one at that) and at the same time they are thick as shite so they should shut the fuck up and play some tunes. As soon as a pop star gets the idea to spout off, he/she should be put down. Starve them of the oxygen of publicity, and if that doesn’t work, nuke their houses.Statistics: Posted by Johnny Anarchy — Sun Nov 28, 2004 11:07 pm
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