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apparently it is a recently coined phrase by the nme - ha ha ha!

― stirmonster, Saturday, 26 April 2003 12:57 (twenty-two years ago)

it's a bit of a stretch to call felix and fischerspooner "funk" whatever about "punk". both together is a plasticman style stretch.

― Ronan (Ronan), Saturday, 26 April 2003 12:59 (twenty-two years ago)

have two obviously different types of music been given the same pidgeonhole name before?

― a straw man, Saturday, 26 April 2003 14:41 (twenty-two years ago)

you guys are missing the real story on that page:

"Q-Burns Abstract Message, has recently been released from his US record deal with Astralwerks, and has now signed a new deal with Slip 'N' Slide. "

OMG TRICK DADDY COLLABO!!!!!1111111

― Al (sitcom), Saturday, 26 April 2003 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

"have two obviously different types of music been given the same pidgeonhole name before?"

funk [in the 50s this meant rootsy hard bop]
garage [more a homonym i guess]

― mig, Saturday, 26 April 2003 18:25 (twenty-two years ago)

i remember people referring to eyehategod/melvins/floor as 'slowcore' at one point. then that sad-bastard music like low somehow got called that.

― your null fame (yournullfame), Saturday, 26 April 2003 21:08 (twenty-two years ago)

have two obviously different types of music been given the same pidgeonhole name before?

Pop music to thread

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 26 April 2003 21:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Also R&B.

― OleM (OleM), Saturday, 26 April 2003 22:11 (twenty-two years ago)

and hardcore

― robin (robin), Saturday, 26 April 2003 22:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Not to mention rock'n'roll

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 26 April 2003 22:29 (twenty-two years ago)

No wave is about a lack of care about the audience, and a hatred of melody (sorry Geir).

― A Nairn (moretap), Saturday, 26 April 2003 23:45 (twenty-two years ago)

James Chance and the Flaming Demonics. I think. I don't know, I'm out of the loop.

― Helltime Producto (Pavlik), Saturday, 26 April 2003 23:54 (twenty-two years ago)

All good ones there.. Given these precedents I suppose it's fair enough for the NME (or whoever) to use any name they like for a type of music even if it's been used before.

Whoever wrote that bit on the kickin music website though has a lot to answer for in terms of knowing what the fuck they are talking about.....

― a straw man, Sunday, 27 April 2003 12:46 (twenty-two years ago)

One thing is certain about no wave. Dennis Wilson didn't like it. Surfing is impossible when there are no waves.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 27 April 2003 14:13 (twenty-two years ago)

nine years pass...

cool no wave thread

i'm reading the thurston/byron coley book abt new wave, really interesting. so many amazing photos

listening to theoretical girls, kinda sucks they were left off of no new york. they are so much more of a "rock band" than i would have expected...but great stuff. that said it's weird not entirely different than some early devo or wire or whatever, but the book doesn't seem to acknowledge any influences outside of the little scene itself

― ums (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 15 April 2013 15:54 (twelve years ago)

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