Come back Simon Reynolds all is forgiven

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

Come the 21st century, however, and the mainstream began to congeal into a certain beige perma-blandness, neither soulful or soulless, semi-tasteful, efficient pop fare made by capable, acceptable sorts, a music rich in everything but inspiration.

Oh good grief...

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[rechabite.livejournal.com]

FWIW Wingco has never really been in bed with pop; he spent the whole of 1984 listening exclusively to Stockhausen. Simon R wasn't that different; I used to sell records to both of them back in the eighties Music Market day. Wingco was well up on his Soul Weekender funk 12-inches though; Laura and I used to go to his club nights at St Clements where he'd play things like Vicki D's "This Beat Is Mine" and Evelyn King's "I'm In Love" to ourselves plus about three confused Goths. Great days to be sure.

Don't really see what the deal is with willing necrophilia towards decade's end - the death of XYZ - on the part of fortysomething Oxbridge music punters though, yours sincerely, fortysomething Oxbridge music punter ahem.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Quick, someone commission Paul Oldfield on the death of polka!

[rechabite.livejournal.com]

Works for the Potato Marketing Board in Cowley, does our Paul.

The death of polka? Has no one heard "Must Be Santa"?

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

"Must Be Santa" is coming soon to the Advent Calendar :)