In his latest Newboost, British Sea Power’s Secretary has detailed a list of items and proclaimed them Rock and Non-Rock. This is to herald the imminent arrival of BSP’s new album ‘Do You Like Rock Music?’, and the Secretary enourages you to join in the fun:
ROCK MUSIC: Brian Clough, Iggy Pop, Little Richard, Tommy The Buzzard, second-hand bicycles, Charles Francis, Johnny Kingdom, Jose Mourinho, sweet chestnuts, Jamelia, having enough food to eat, Bob Nastanovich Of Pavement, Winston Churchill, Wayne Coyne, affordable cider, Roy Keane, The Who, Jordan, Thin Lizzy, Big Daddy, Arthur Brown, James Brown, Ian Brown, Pamela Brown, The Brown Bottle, Hedy Lamarr, dominoes, cherry wood, Bill Clinton, soap, Nick Cave, good manners, Ol’ Dirty Bastard.
NON-ROCK MUSIC: U2, Hitler, Royal rat Prince Harry shooting hen harriers (allegedly), the Red Hot Chili Peppers, continental lager made in Britain, malnutrition, being the bassist in a Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute band, George Bush, Kevlar, Green Day (aka The American Alarm), Jlo, Tony Blair still being a politician when he should be reforming his Rolling Stones-style rock band, Nine Inch Nails, accidentally shooting the wrong person on a train, Sting, owning more mobile phones than you have hands, shower gel, being seen at a Rolling Stones after-show party.
Related links:
The Independent’s review of BSP’s recent Scala show
Ben Myers on BSP’s love of the bucolic