My inital reaction to this was "Shit I used to quite enjoy reading that, going to miss it". Then i thought "Am I?". I cannot remember the last time I actually READ the OMM. First off my dad was the one who actually bought The Observer in the first place so I didn't go out of my way to buy it and read it. Then when it did turn up on our sofa on a Sunday afternoon I would rip open the plastic bit and grab the OMM. Why though? It never spent more than twenty minutes in my grubby mitts. I wish I had a copy at hand because right now I can hardly think of any regular features that captivated my mind, nor of any recent front stories that drew me in.
In fact as I delve through the depths of my mind the last time I was fully entrenched in a copy of OMM was January 2008 and this is because the fantastic These New Puritans were on the front cover and I was rather interested in what the OMM had to say about this rather to put it frankly ultra hipster band. Also involved in this front feature were Yannis Philippakis (lead singer of indie math rockers Foals) & Devonte Hynes a.k.a Lightspeed Champion.
The first thing that perplexed me about this article was why the fuck have you put all three artists in one feature. Is it because they were all tipped for success in 2008. Yeah? It was wasn't it. The article had absolutely no other reason than the above to group them all together. Yes they can all express themselves eloquently enough reference authors and artists and quotes. making them seem like they are all very similar and would fit well in a nice feature.
Well they didn't alright. For me the article was just an excuse to creat a divide between a thinkings man's music and a beer guzzling idiot's music. The above bands were asked their opinions on bands such as The Enemy and those other up-and-comers The Courteeners. The article continued to try and establish a line between intelligence and idiocy. Now I am not standing at the defence of that whole lad culture, not at all, in fact nothing disgusts me more than that whole fad. However that's another point for another day.
What disgusted me more was The OMM's continued snobby attitude, of listen to these bands they're clever they are what's relevant if you put your mind to it. You can think about their music, it'll change your perspective on the world. Seriously if you put your hear closer to the needle you'll hear... FUCK OFF SERIOUSLY. Stop putting music into social classes and trying to break it down for different people. Enjoy the music for what it is, and if you don't well that doesn't matter. Does it.
Maybe this is why the OMM became nothing more than a flick-thru magazine supplement for me. I was probably being really irrational by just flicking through future issues, however it makes you think if one article like that can lead someone going from someone quite enjoying a magazine to just flicking through while having a shit on the bog. Strange huh?
I've deviated from my original point however I am going to answer my original question. Will I miss the OMM?
No.
The first thing that perplexed me about this article was why the fuck have you put all three artists in one feature. Is it because they were all tipped for success in 2008. Yeah? It was wasn't it. The article had absolutely no other reason than the above to group them all together. Yes they can all express themselves eloquently enough reference authors and artists and quotes. making them seem like they are all very similar and would fit well in a nice feature.
Well they didn't alright. For me the article was just an excuse to creat a divide between a thinkings man's music and a beer guzzling idiot's music. The above bands were asked their opinions on bands such as The Enemy and those other up-and-comers The Courteeners. The article continued to try and establish a line between intelligence and idiocy. Now I am not standing at the defence of that whole lad culture, not at all, in fact nothing disgusts me more than that whole fad. However that's another point for another day.
What disgusted me more was The OMM's continued snobby attitude, of listen to these bands they're clever they are what's relevant if you put your mind to it. You can think about their music, it'll change your perspective on the world. Seriously if you put your hear closer to the needle you'll hear... FUCK OFF SERIOUSLY. Stop putting music into social classes and trying to break it down for different people. Enjoy the music for what it is, and if you don't well that doesn't matter. Does it.
Maybe this is why the OMM became nothing more than a flick-thru magazine supplement for me. I was probably being really irrational by just flicking through future issues, however it makes you think if one article like that can lead someone going from someone quite enjoying a magazine to just flicking through while having a shit on the bog. Strange huh?
I've deviated from my original point however I am going to answer my original question. Will I miss the OMM?
No.
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