Paul Scott's Kooks review at Stylus

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playlouder don't even entertain the notion it's a spoof.

― temporary enrique (temporary enrique), Friday, 1 December 2006 15:09 (seventeen years ago) link

I know, that's the most baffling thing. To me, even if I didn't write for Stylus, it'd be obvious it was a spoof, otherwise why put "reviewed by Paul Scott" at the bottom?!

― Sick Mouthy (sickmouthy), Friday, 1 December 2006 15:10 (seventeen years ago) link

As I posted somewhere else entirely, it reads like a would-be comedian's idea of how A&R people talk

― Feargal Hixxy (DJ Mencap), Friday, 1 December 2006 15:14 (seventeen years ago) link

and playlouder is funded directly by a record company isn't it? so you'd think they'd know their shit.

― temporary enrique (temporary enrique), Friday, 1 December 2006 15:15 (seventeen years ago) link

Dom tells me DiS's editor claimed it was real and he'd "seen the originals" on a now deleted post on their messageboard.

― Sick Mouthy (sickmouthy), Friday, 1 December 2006 15:16 (seventeen years ago) link

It's interesting that it's been taken so seriously. I also reckon that your average Stylus reader will have enough knowledge to guess/ know that conversations like that do happen, about The Kooks, about Razorlight, about nearly all artists who chart. You'd have to be increadibly naive* not to.
Perhaps it appeals because it reinforces what people (in this case Stylus readers, Playlouder etc) are already happy to believe?

*I'm sorry, that was an accidental ref...

― SandboxAnna (SandboxAnna), Friday, 1 December 2006 15:24 (seventeen years ago) link

i love the kooks, but they are gonna suck if they start getting played on the radio
Posted by: mac at November 30, 2006 5:53 PM

― Dom Passantino (DomPassantino), Friday, 1 December 2006 15:26 (seventeen years ago) link

I reckon mac is Steve Jobs.

― Sick Mouthy (sickmouthy), Friday, 1 December 2006 15:27 (seventeen years ago) link

even if I didn't write for Stylus, it'd be obvious it was a spoof

the self-deprecating line at the end about "Major Webzine" and "who reads that crap anyway" is the biggest giveaway

― dmr (dmr), Friday, 1 December 2006 18:29 (seventeen years ago) link

There are fucking Myspace bulletins and shit going round now - "this is REAL. spread the hate"

gotta love the ol' purple monkey dishwasher effect

― Michael Annoyman (Michael Annoyman), Friday, 1 December 2006 20:03 (seventeen years ago) link

wtf, people are taking this seriously? :-(

― Sandbox Scourage (Scourage), Friday, 1 December 2006 20:05 (seventeen years ago) link

There are fucking Myspace bulletins and shit going round now - "this is REAL. spread the hate"

my god, i'm so glad i'm not myspace friends with anyone who'd dream of doing this!

it reads like a would-be comedian's idea of how A&R people talk

otm. but i guess we all gotta have our strawmen!

― lexpretend (lexpretend), Friday, 1 December 2006 20:10 (seventeen years ago) link

who loves the record industry?

― Dom Passantino (DomPassantino), Tuesday, 12 December 2006 14:48 (seventeen years ago) link

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