Sinister: shoegazing backlash

[Anastasia Signoretta]

keith m. wrote:

> i once had this discussion with someone and they
> claimed to be anti-shoegazing because it was a
> purely middle class phenomenon and that oasis as
> heroes of the working class rescued fair england
> from the pretenders with floppy fringes.

that might have something to do with it...the cool indie brighton set 
consisted solely of poor working-class lads happily on the dole, dreaming 
dreams of socialism.  throwing out retorts like, 'ride are only a band 
because mummy and daddy bought them guitars for their fourteenth 
birthdays.'  ouch.  but no, i think a lot of the indie kids just thought 
shoegazing was an 'over' scene and liking chapterhouse was sad...maybe it 
is, i'm not sure.

stasia-wasia
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Original Text
>From "keith m" <keithmcl at bignet.net>, on 11/10/98 12:13 PM:
anastasia wrote
>why is it that british indie kids like
>to take the piss
>out of old shoegazers?

i once had this discussion with someone and they
claimed to be anti-shoegazing because it was a
purely middle class phenomenon and that oasis as
heroes of the working class rescued fair england
from the pretenders with floppy fringes.

keith m

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