Comments on: Your mother http://christopherwhite.info/blog/2007/02/25/paul-lester-of-guardian-unlimited-is-a-bonehead/ "While the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power." Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:17:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Christopher White http://christopherwhite.info/blog/2007/02/25/paul-lester-of-guardian-unlimited-is-a-bonehead/#comment-2732 Sun, 04 Mar 2007 10:54:57 +0000 http://christopherwhite.info/blog/2007/02/25/paul-lester-of-guardian-unlimited-is-a-bonehead/#comment-2732 Yes, it's an awfully slapdash, half-arsed review - I wouldn't even expect anything that bad in Quench. I didn't comment on his evaluation of their actual music because it's mostly a matter of opinion, but there's silly remarks there, too. Such as decribing them as "generic" (when they don't sound like anything else - and how many indie bands have a violin...) and then complaining that they don't sound anything like any of their influences. Make your mind up. Yes, it’s an awfully slapdash, half-arsed review - I wouldn’t even expect anything that bad in Quench.

I didn’t comment on his evaluation of their actual music because it’s mostly a matter of opinion, but there’s silly remarks there, too.

Such as decribing them as “generic” (when they don’t sound like anything else - and how many indie bands have a violin…) and then complaining that they don’t sound anything like any of their influences. Make your mind up.

]]> by: Ceri http://christopherwhite.info/blog/2007/02/25/paul-lester-of-guardian-unlimited-is-a-bonehead/#comment-2714 Sun, 04 Mar 2007 00:21:19 +0000 http://christopherwhite.info/blog/2007/02/25/paul-lester-of-guardian-unlimited-is-a-bonehead/#comment-2714 Lazy reviews annoy me so much! I especially hate 'celebrities' who have film review columns in newspapers. Most of them clearly haven't watched the film themselves, and have either got someone else to watch it, or have resorted to making up bollocks based on press releases and hearsay. Also as a marine geographer i feel compelled to get high and mighty about those who liberally apply bad geography to their work. How hard is it to find the right location for goodness sake? It takes 10 seconds on bloody google! Gah! The dumming down of the media... Lazy reviews annoy me so much! I especially hate ‘celebrities’ who have film review columns in newspapers. Most of them clearly haven’t watched the film themselves, and have either got someone else to watch it, or have resorted to making up bollocks based on press releases and hearsay.

Also as a marine geographer i feel compelled to get high and mighty about those who liberally apply bad geography to their work. How hard is it to find the right location for goodness sake? It takes 10 seconds on bloody google! Gah! The dumming down of the media…

]]> by: Sam http://christopherwhite.info/blog/2007/02/25/paul-lester-of-guardian-unlimited-is-a-bonehead/#comment-2456 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 21:22:39 +0000 http://christopherwhite.info/blog/2007/02/25/paul-lester-of-guardian-unlimited-is-a-bonehead/#comment-2456 "Throughout the early '90s Paul Lester was a freelance for Melody Maker, City Limits, 20/20, Sky magazine and The Jewish Chronicle where he covered, god help him, such scenes as Madchester, grunge, shoegazing and Britpop. He was made Features Editor of MM in 1993 before leaving in '97 to launch Uncut, where he is now Deputy Editor. In his spare time he rides Japanese superbikes, plays with small children (his own) and writes for The Guardian." Interesting.... “Throughout the early ’90s Paul Lester was a freelance for Melody Maker, City Limits, 20/20, Sky magazine and The Jewish Chronicle where he covered, god help him, such scenes as Madchester, grunge, shoegazing and Britpop. He was made Features Editor of MM in 1993 before leaving in ‘97 to launch Uncut, where he is now Deputy Editor. In his spare time he rides Japanese superbikes, plays with small children (his own) and writes for The Guardian.”

Interesting….

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