Guardian article on non-futurist pop

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/story/0,,2060953,00.html

Bands be borrowin'.

This is under discussion elsewhere on the interwebs but I thought I'd tap the wisdom of the Poptimist crowd.

Comments

[anatol-merklich.livejournal.com]

Oh ironing etc: are Morley + Savage doing just what they criticize in music ie applying (say) 1979-style aesthetics?