tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post5796140651942118280..comments2023-06-29T12:50:11.658+01:00Comments on Unfit For Print: Off on a Tangent, Part 13 - Vast Swathes of GeneralisationChip Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10703857102434828100noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-55221424970804047712008-05-13T15:47:00.000+01:002008-05-13T15:47:00.000+01:00I think it's the bland generalisation that gets me...I think it's the bland generalisation that gets me - the Komedia is a tiny venue (200 at a crush), so for anyone to describe the audience as 'hipsters' is just plain daft (perhaps he did a straw poll at the door or something!). I often find that a lot of music writers make things up to make the story seem a lot more exciting that it actually is - I saw Sonic Youth a few years ago, and the supportChip Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703857102434828100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-26178719878578867752008-05-13T14:09:00.000+01:002008-05-13T14:09:00.000+01:00I stopped reading his reviews a long time ago, but...I stopped reading his reviews a long time ago, but even when he writes outside of music he makes things up.<BR/><BR/>He once wrote a short article about UK and US television and there were several major factual mistakes, all which made his argument redundant, all of them easily checkable.Robin Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114551140455705344noreply@blogger.com