whys he in that section?
You mean cos he's not new or the writer doesn't like him? He's new to UK press mailouts, which makes him new to the Guardian. As for the latter, I quite like the fact the page is written by the same person every day, rather than doling out to the first writer who pops his hand up with gushing enthusiasm and then rewrites the press release. I just wish it wasn't Lester, a twat of the old 'me and my mouth' IPC school who oversaw Uncut during its Americana-or-bust era and is to 'new music' what Cameron & Osbourne are to the classless society.
ok if hes not the new saigon, the new charles hamilton.
I quite like the fact the page is written by the same person every day, rather than doling out to the first writer who pops his hand up with gushing enthusiasm and then rewrites the press release.
yeah except with this guy all he seems to do is scan mags he thinks are 'cool' and rewrite their articles. all i know about him is band of the day and the collie buddz column, he seems like a douche.
i mean what the fuck is this, really? http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/09/new-band-jam-city
file next to carl craig, kraftwerk, aphex. right.
the collie buddz was part of the new band of the day column! so consistently, consistently awful. someone needs to compile his 'best' bits, there've been so many. i don't see how he can even enjoy it! he's written almost 800 profiles of 'new' 'bands' now - wouldn't you want a day off eventually?
'Exhibit A' is the first hip hop tune I've heard in a while where I get the urge to memorise all the lyrics. The beat is great too - as with Exhibit C. Would love a whole album with him and Just Blaze (with some hi tek chucked in there too).
I'm quite (pleasantly) surprised that a genuinely good rapper can get this much hype around him.