Or Swells undermines the general trend of hacks by exposing its 'truths' for the hyperbolic invective they truly are. He made me realise that journalism is shit, because you can't take him seriously...

There's more to that thought, but my brain is not playing clever today.

Do these guys even like anything?

Be thankful your hometown can't claim Jim Derogatis.

liking stuff is old hat, didn't you know?

Yeah, I heard cynicism's out this year. I'm into post-cynicism.

how very droll

They do seem to be valid from certain perspectives. You know how you can't see the forest for the trees. I like how they deconstruct basically every genre and style of music known to modern man. From there you can build your own validations and impressions. And I like how they describe squarepusher and venetian snares as hairmetal jungle :)

Is that another of your British inventions?

It is.He thinks of them in his sleep.Wait till he comes up with post-listening.They'll be talking about it in Hoxton Square mon-fri.

Here he is, in all his two-dimensional glory; Lord British!