[kj] NME's latest monstrosity - Top 100 influential artists

[Paul Rangecroft]

Those NME lists seem designed to wind people like us up! I've read a
few of them recently, as I follow NME on Twitter (for the occasional
useful bit of information) - top drummers, guitarists, riffs etc. and
they rarely if ever leave me feeling anything other than angry and
with a weary sense of despair. I think they're designed to confirm the
prejudices of their perceived readership rather than shed any light on
a subject. Plus "listicles" are all the rage now so they're happy with
any old bollocks as long as it creates views for the ads.

The Quietus is a much better read. Try Stewart Lee's interview with
Julian Cope as a unicorn chaser if you haven't seen it already:
http://thequietus.com/articles/15594-julian-cope-stewart-lee-interview
.

Louder Than War is also great.

On 8/11/14, Brendan Quinn <bq at soundgardener.co.nz> wrote:
> Fuck's sake. I KNOW I'm not supposed to take this shit seriously.BUT! Hole
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> NIN even on the list?
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> Killing Joke nowhere to be seen.
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> Queens of the Stone Age one place above NIRVANA?
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> http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/nmes-100-most-influential-artists-how-we-
> created-the-list
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