Today was a day for Mancunians who, in the immortal words of Vic Reeves, “wouldn’t let it lie”.
First there was the announcement of The Stone Roses’ third coming with the announcement of gigs and a ‘possible’ new album.
The ‘Madchester’ days are long gone and to reform now may please retromaniacs but I can’t summon up any enthusiasm for the prospect of the hype and hyperbole that will undoubtedly surround these shows.
Morrissey is another who should learn to let bygones be bygones. His decision to renew his feud with the NME over accusations of racism looks to be a PR gaff of the first order.
Hasn’t he got any mates who could advise him against this course of action?
I don’t believe that he harbours strong racist views but when his ‘big mouth strikes again’ words are printed in black and white (excuse the pun) it is not surprising that he is portrayed in these terms. Also how does he realistically intend to prove that he is not? Quotable lines can also be thrown at him from songs like Bengali In Platforms, Asian Rut and National Front Disco and I can’t think of one track where he offers a positive view on immigration.
Nick Kent was the “Zeitgeist-surfing dark prince of seventies rock journalism”. This is how he describes himself with only the vaguest of self mockery in his memoir of the decade entitled Apathy For The Devil.
