| THIRTY years ago today 13:49 - Mar 18 with 2068 views | baxterbasics |
This was unleashed upon the world. I was at HMV upon opening to purchase before heading to school. I had already recorded it to tape after hearing it's debut on Radio 1, looped it and listened to it maybe 100 times, shared it with friends. Some of whom I'm sure went on to buy the whole album as a result - so hopefully I can be forgiven the small act of piracy.
"Mindless, banal, and utterly fantastic" - NME
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| THIRTY years ago today on 08:54 - Mar 19 with 210 views | ZapatasMoustache |
| THIRTY years ago today on 20:24 - Mar 18 by baxterbasics |
I was also at Reading 98.
The twist in the story is, as of a couple of years ago, without any announcement or explanation or heads-up for the fans, they have been self-censoring the offending lyric in SMBU. Ad Rock got his wish eventually. |
Weird cultural artefact: I remember when SMBU came out, Channel Four had a special programme at about 11pm where they aired the full video for the first time, then there was live reaction from (inter alia) Will Self. It was wild. |  | | |
| THIRTY years ago today on 09:01 - Mar 19 with 198 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| THIRTY years ago today on 14:29 - Mar 18 by Guthrum |
In the ancient world, horns were a sign of holiness, same as a halo nowadays. Hence depictions of Alexander the Great with horns.
Moses was often shown with horns in the Middle Ages. |
The whole "Moses with horns" thing has a very problematic history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
https://www.biblicalarchaeolog [Post edited 19 Mar 9:27]
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| THIRTY years ago today on 09:03 - Mar 19 with 187 views | baxterbasics |
| THIRTY years ago today on 08:54 - Mar 19 by ZapatasMoustache |
Weird cultural artefact: I remember when SMBU came out, Channel Four had a special programme at about 11pm where they aired the full video for the first time, then there was live reaction from (inter alia) Will Self. It was wild. |
There was a similar broadcast on (I think) The Late Review on BBC2, in which the panel discussed the video. Jeremy Beadle was one of them. His take was along then lines of "we can tut and disapprove all we like, but my kid loves 'em, and these guys have effectively invented their own genre of music" | |
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| THIRTY years ago today on 12:39 - Mar 19 with 123 views | ZapatasMoustache |
| THIRTY years ago today on 09:03 - Mar 19 by baxterbasics |
There was a similar broadcast on (I think) The Late Review on BBC2, in which the panel discussed the video. Jeremy Beadle was one of them. His take was along then lines of "we can tut and disapprove all we like, but my kid loves 'em, and these guys have effectively invented their own genre of music" |
Found him rather annoying when he was alive, but I quite enjoyed Beadle's grave in Highgate Cemetery - it says "Ask my friends" | | | |
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