Steven Wells has died (2 Viewers)

[nlgbbbblth]

http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/45590

 

[nlgbbbblth]

his final column

http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news-and-opinion/Steven-Wells-Says-Goodbye-49054426.html

I liked his writings. Could be a prick at times but sad news.

Life is short
Pink Floyd are short.

 

[krossie]

The old NME and SWP stalwart - ah shit buzz I always liked his stuff...

I remember him going on about some industrial band 20 years ago and describing how the maggots feeding on teh corpse of popular music were more interesting then the music itself! And this was before low cost samplers started to abound

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Wells

http://everything2.com/title/Attila%20the%20Stockbroker

kp

 

[Lili Marlene]

that's a very sad final column

 

[CinnamonBoy]

Ah jaysis. I've been reading his sports columns in the Guardian the last couple of years and never even knew he was sick. He was also my favourite writer by a mile when I read the NME and was the reason I was listening to Can as a 14 year old.
One of the best journalists I've ever read. I'm really sad.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

Janey mac, didn't know he had cancer.

I always thought he was completely insufferable, but I was drawn to read his columns just because they made me annoyed.

 

[magnetize]

rip. great writer..

 

[oh shit]

rip. reading his madness in the nme every week got me through a lot of school years. not that he'd give a fuck about that

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

http://www.nme.com/reviews/manic-street-preachers/4527

Manic Street Preachers - Tsunami

Let's stop pretending to be excited about a band who are obviously just dragging their bone-weary carcasses through the motions, shall we?

• Jul 10, 1999
• 0 Comments

Lumbering, plodding, wheezing, staggering, collapsing, dying. Yes, it's the MSP at Glasto '99 and... cut to the BBC studio where Jo Whiley or Jamie Theakston or some other interchangeable no balls, no opinions, bland, boring bastard TV glove puppet gasps in awe and informs us that we've just seen a defining, seminal, classic Glastonbury moment. No, please, fuck off. Let's stop this Pretending The [/b]Manics[/b] Are Still Any Fucking Good palaver, shall we? It's getting just a tad silly.


Take this 'Tsunami' tosh, for starters. It's alright. It's not bad. It's got a nice tune. The wind chimes are very pleasant. And James sings the word "rapist". So it's a bit political as well. Super. Smashing. Lovely.


Except that it's hardly the Manic Street Preachers, is it? It's a bit, um, Celine Dion, isn't it? A bit Windolene and Sky TV and 'Queen's Greatest Hits' and HP Sauce on kippers and Jeffrey Archer and instant mashed potato. It's a bit, er, how shall we put this - FUCKING BORING!!!!!!


OK, so the lads (being working class, as they so often remind us) deserve their success. But let's stop pretending to be excited about a band who are obviously just dragging their bone-weary carcasses through the motions,
shall we?

Steven Wells

 

[superman]

yea i remember him from my school nme days too....was he a mogwai champion? thats all i read nme for back then but i think he was. rip sw

 

[shitepipe]

jayis. never actually realised he was an NME journo- only knew him from the guardian. great writer. RIP.

 

[Lili Marlene]

no one cares anymore

 

[krossie]

no one cares anymore

Is that this thread in particular or just the enchantingly dulcet refrain of late capitalist youth in 2009 in general!

Any how seems to be up there with wacko as far as thumped is concerned!

http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=10&title=steven_wells_rage_in_peace&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1



kp

 

[Lili Marlene]

I meant cos Michael Jackson died.

 

[krossie]

Gotcha!

I guess choosing a good time to die would be great if one had the option...


Many die too late and a few die too early. The doctrine still sounds strange: "Die at the right time!"...

(Nietzsche Thus spoke zarathustra pt 1.)

 

[Wheels]

Sad news, but I won't miss his ranting journalism.

 

[Vinnie]

I hope I die doing what I love best - stabbing myself in the head and drinking poison

Gotcha!

I guess choosing a good time to die would be great if one had the option...


Many die too late and a few die too early. The doctrine still sounds strange: "Die at the right time!"...

(Nietzsche Thus spoke zarathustra pt 1.)

 

[krossie]

Groovy - will it be up on you tube?

 

[MDR]

The headline on Sky News last night said 'Michael Jackson has died'. When should one say 'has died' and when should one say 'is dead'?

 

[krossie]

<<has died>>

It seems to make him responsible for the awful event

- Michael Jackson after releasing x number of (s?)hit albums has moved on to dying!

anyhow I suspect saab a tage here
(if not outright car nage)

- Are you even in the right thread?

- out!

kp