He's worse than a Moyles/Steve wright etc-like figure who couldn't give a flying fuck about what music they're playing. He cares, yes, and plays desperately poor, imagination deficient stuff as a result WELL DONE SIR, have a slap on the back next time yr in some dire sump-end Camden boozer. Lamacq is such an icon of an emaciated myopic worldview of music which is now of course entirely hegemonic... His visual manifestation is worthy of comment as it dovetails so nicely into his character and taste, he's like a Dickensian character almost... Is he actually on the radio at all anymore? Maybe shuffled off to digital radio by now...?
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He's worse than a Moyles/Steve wright etc-like figure who couldn't give a flying fuck about what music they're playing. He cares, yes, and plays desperately poor, imagination deficient stuff as a result WELL DONE SIR, have a slap on the back next time yr in some dire sump-end Camden boozer. Lamacq is such an icon of an emaciated myopic worldview of music which is now of course entirely hegemonic... His visual manifestation is worthy of comment as it dovetails so nicely into his character and taste, he's like a Dickensian character almost... Is he actually on the radio at all anymore? Maybe shuffled off to digital radio by now...?
He's not a cunt, I have no idea what he is like personally, but I don't respect what he does at all. Its not reducible merely to a sense of taste, he is essentially a conservative figure. I don't see why I should respect the man because he goes to all that effort, the only result of which is a pile of tiresome old dreck. He's more of a sad figure than anything else really...
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But just imagine how tiresome the world would be if every DJ suddenly jumped on your notion of radical innovative music. You'd have nothing to react against and would be pining for SL's fey retro whimsy before you can say bring back the Lemonheads.
This is true only inasmuch as desire for what you term "radical innovative music" is motivated by the essentially consumerist impulse towards identification, and the drawing of identities from products (in this case music) consumed. Although I am probably guilty of this to some extent, I aim to take no identity from the music I consume, or at least, as little as possible, and in as far as that is possible a world of total revolution would be desirable... Of course schmindie isn't the ONLY regressive or essentially conservative musical form out there, most of them (including those which are avowedly "avant") are guilty of a staid repetition of previous glories. But bed-soiling indie is one of the most egregious of all offenders as it has almost zero plus points, especially of the ilk pimped by Lamacq.
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Amen to that.
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And your issue with Steve Wright is?
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tedious maybe, but not racist or homophobic iirc. the only thing that sticks in my mind is "mr angry" which was basically just steve ranting about stuff. there are worse broadcasters out there on tv and radio right now imo.
i am using lamaq as a tool, he is performing a paradoxical task under my control, as this thread shows, his job is to show how bad things can get. cool:
slothshrop - so you respect lamaq for going out and making the effort to check out incredibly bad music, funny that as i'd respect the same man for staying at home.
crackerjack
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You've forgotten Camp Dave.
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i am using lamaq as a tool, he is performing a paradoxical task under my control, as this thread shows, his job is to show how bad things can get. cool:
slothshrop - so you respect lamaq for going out and making the effort to check out incredibly bad music, funny that as i'd respect the same man for staying at home.
i just love the idea of someone endlessly toiling to bring awful music to the masses in a way that suggests its obviously a labour of love. surely this is zen in its purest form. anyone agree that he needs a knighthood?
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Slight derail - I once heard a story that the reason Justine from Elastica chucked Damon was that they were in a curryhouse and Mark E Smith walked in. Apparently Justine was a massive Fall fan, and Damon was talking really loudly and being flippant, and she was mortified in case Smith spotted them. I don't know whether it's true or not, but it sort of makes sense.
