3 posts tagged “idiot”

The paparazzi in Hollywood are becoming more and more aggressive, often stalking famous celebrities 24-7. Do you think there should be laws preventing this behavior, or does it come with the territory?

You know, it's easy to blame the paps because, well, they're the ones taking the pictures and being dangerous fuckheads as they go about it.

However, there is a very simple way to put them all out of work: stop watching the gossip shows on TV; stop reading web sites like TMZ.com, and stop buying the magazines and papers that feature paps' photos. Job done.

It's supply and demand.

According to the NME, Lily Allen thinks Radiohead are arrogant.

The musical equivalent of The Sun quoted her as saying: "It's arrogant for them to give their music away for free - they've got millions of pounds. It sends a weird message to younger bands who haven't done as well." and that their recent In Rainbows release mechanism devaluates music.

Thankfully, the rag thought her analogy was a little off, stating that she "bizarrely added": "You don't choose how to pay for eggs. Why should it be different for music?"

Listen, sweetheart. If you want to talk about devaluating music, how about the fact twats like you get all the bloody attention in the decreasing number of music magazines for spouting your bollocks opinions about other musicians. Every time I see an article about you, it's you making some stupid comment about other acts. And don't think I'm singling you out - it seems it's much more important to talk about who you hate this week, how much of pointless junkie twat Pete Doherty is and how much Amy 'Elvira' Winehouse wants to sabotage her career. Amy is the odd one out of the three of you, though, as she actually has something resembling talent.

If you actually made decent music instead of slagging off Girls Aloud, The Kooks, Radiohead, Bob Geldof... *insert everyone else you've wasted oxygen on here*... perhaps then I would entertain your notions about what is and isn't good for the music industry. As it is, you're a pox on the ears in every respect.

What kind of message are you sending to younger bands? Judging by the idiot from The Cribs, it seems your message - say lots of stupid things so no one has time to hear how rubbish your music is - is getting through.

By the way, immediately after In Rainbows came out, little-known rapper Saul Wiliams released his album The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of Niggy Tardust in a similar fashion. Between his $5 asking price and backing of producer Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails), I dare say it's done quite well for someone of his reknown. He is not a millionaire, but he too realises that away from the recording industry system, there is a way to get your music out to a wide audience without ripping them off.

The common criticism of Americans from anyone who isn't an American is that a lot of them seem so loud. I know enough Americans (especially as I live in the country) to know that loud Americans are an exception and not a rule, but those exceptions seriously need volume controls.

The wall at the head of our bed is directly adjacent to the bedroom of one of our neighbours who is one such loud American. At all hours of the day, this guy does his country proud by tal- sorry, bellowing at his housemates about the most inane shit. Sometimes, clearly hoarse from all the bellowing, he turns up his really horrible music (usually Snow Patrol or similar).

He makes most of his noise really early on Sunday morning, or late at night on every night except Friday or Saturday - presumably because he is out drinking weak beer and being a douchebag in public on those nights.

Last night, he decided to go for a record. He was bellowing pretty much from the moment I got home at around 8pm. At around 1am, he started singing 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor' by Arctic Monkeys - the lyrics, at least, the tune was something of his own creation. I banged on the wall, and his volume reduced slightly for enough time that I could pass out.

At 6am, I awoke with a start. He was still bellowing, and judging from his comments to a housemate, he and his housemate(s) had been awake all night. Stuffing my head between two pillows, I managed to pass out until around 7.30am, when he had stopped. He had managed around 10 hours straight of douchebaggery, if only Norris McWhirter were alive to witness it himself.

Between this cockgobbler and the girls on the bus with mobile phones glued to their ears, the misconception that all Americans are in love with the sound of their own voice is all too easy to believe.