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By: Kate Ashton-Butler
style and the music industry
Nostalgia would have you believe the charming idiom: “it’s what’s on the inside that counts”. Whether you heard this delightful saying from the porcelain knee of your now divorced mother, or the unwaxed lips of a woollen-clad ethics teacher, the harsh reality is unambiguous: in the music industry, looks are everything.
Admittedly, in 21st century pop, musical talent took a minor role from day one. Take the abomination that is Britney Spears: a glorified porn star who, thanks to a digital voice mixer and a hand crafted push up, has been masqueraded as a “singing sensation” while simultaneously transacting as a terrific role...
live reviews
kraftwerk
Spoken of reverently, akin to a techno Beatles, Kraftwerk are really no such thing.
nine inch nails
In one way, you could say it shouldn’t really be like this: Jane’s...
mono
Okay, so it’s a formula – but then so were the classic songs of Holland/Dozier...
mini cd reviews
elephant stone - the seven seas
Though the name may lead to groans from doubters dreading another...
wildbirds and peacedrums – the snake
This album from the Swedish two- piece has had numerous plaudits so I was eager...
cd reviews
julian plenti …is skyscraper
Of course Julian Plenti is… Paul Banks (of Interpol) and yet crucially, Julian Plenti is most certainly not Paul Banks of Interpol.
tortoise – beacons of ancestorship
Tortoise are a maddening band. There’s no doubt that they’re massively influential and have pro- duced some amazing music...
florence and the machine - lungs
Florence and the Machine is one of those little bands that seeps in under the pop radar, and becomes a sensation based on...
blur - midlife
Dear Blur, What exactly is the point of this compilation? I can’t see one. It serves no purpose, and fills no hole. There are no...
grizzly bear – veckatimest
When I was a kid I used to love drawing in pencil. I would craft elaborate and detailed scenes that looked pretty good...
st. vincent - actor
According to St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark), Actor is all about losers – unhappy, lonely people who are struggling to...
