Comments on: Muse and no Moz, Eraser and no Aerial http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2006/07/18/muse-and-no-moz-eraser-and-no-aerial/ Sinéad Gleeson's blog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:26:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Sinead http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2006/07/18/muse-and-no-moz-eraser-and-no-aerial/#comment-10286 Sinead Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:20:05 +0000 http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2006/07/18/muse-and-no-moz-eraser-and-no-aerial/#comment-10286 "i’m more surprised how hacks are still taken in by it. why are music writers so damn gullible?" God knows, but did you see how Alan 'Creation Records' McGee got duped? He fell for the hype of a band called Hope Against Hope and booked them for a gig fter hearing all about their prolific myspace rise. Except of course, that it was all part of a big fib. The band were totally fictitious, created by Q magazine to make a point about the cachet of being a myspace underground darling and how the media, promoters and labels are exploiting myspace for PR purposes. “i’m more surprised how hacks are still taken in by it. why are music writers so damn gullible?”

God knows, but did you see how Alan ‘Creation Records’ McGee got duped? He fell for the hype of a band called Hope Against Hope and booked them for a gig fter hearing all about their prolific myspace rise.

Except of course, that it was all part of a big fib. The band were totally fictitious, created by Q magazine to make a point about the cachet of being a myspace underground darling and how the media, promoters and labels are exploiting myspace for PR purposes.

]]> By: Colm http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2006/07/18/muse-and-no-moz-eraser-and-no-aerial/#comment-10201 Colm Tue, 18 Jul 2006 22:15:52 +0000 http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2006/07/18/muse-and-no-moz-eraser-and-no-aerial/#comment-10201 Utterly agree, Hot Chip album is great as is the Guillemots'. But why on earth isn't Belle & Sebastian's "The Life Pursuit" on this list? Utterly agree, Hot Chip album is great as is the Guillemots’. But why on earth isn’t Belle & Sebastian’s “The Life Pursuit” on this list?

]]> By: pilchard http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2006/07/18/muse-and-no-moz-eraser-and-no-aerial/#comment-10197 pilchard Tue, 18 Jul 2006 21:24:06 +0000 http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2006/07/18/muse-and-no-moz-eraser-and-no-aerial/#comment-10197 > The whole myspace discovery thing is getting a bit jaded and it’s surprising how > quickly mainstream labels hijacked it for PR. i'm more surprised how hacks are still taken in by it. why are music writers so damn gullible? > The whole myspace discovery thing is getting a bit jaded and it’s surprising how
> quickly mainstream labels hijacked it for PR.

i’m more surprised how hacks are still taken in by it. why are music writers so damn gullible?

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