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Mogwai reopens seemingly one-sided feud with Blur
Ah, British bands and their caustic sniping. It appears that Mogwai is starting up again with Blur, following its first attack on the British lads in 1999, by writing nasty comments on their blog, www.mogwai.co.uk, about Blur's recently announced reunion.
They write: "Anyone fancy a 'Blur: Are Shite Once Again' T-Shirt?" the blog read. "It seeeeeems as if the seminal britpop band called Blur want to get back together again to make astounding new music.
"This could have catastrophic effects on our youth and middle-aged citizens. As the world's 4th biggest economy, Blur's surprise re-union could have destabilizing ramifications which are too legion to be properly explained here.
"Only Patrick David Xavier McMeneman-McHanarahan, our specialist re-union specialist, can even start to describe the disastrous potency of this formative party's re-grouping on the world's already dangerous pre-apocalyptic position.
"He says, 'Their imperial designs know no bounds and we will have to use all of our vigor and guile to disperse this potential doomsday-making scenario else we sprint toward a life-ending britalocalypse.'
Then, in a more personal effect, they write:
"He added: 'Damon Albarn: Taller than a Chinese tree; Graham Coxon: Not a bumblebee; Dave Rowntree: Diddy Doo Diddly Doo Labour loser Doo Diddly Doo; Alex James: Cheese master in more ways than one.'"
Maybe Mogwai figured that it worked for Oasis. However, Blur is not responding, just as it did not respond the first time that Mogwai threw insults its way, indicating that might be (or consider themselves) above these type of shenanigans.
[NME]
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Didn't expect this to come back up.
Oh noes, it's just like Biggie and Tupac all over again!!!
Random bob
Are they going to eat after midnight and get all bloodthirsty?
Mogwai's always been eager to talk. And, for the most part, it's done for amusement. Methinks this is a bit tongue-in-cheek. At least I hope. If not, it's a bit pathetic.
I think the 'personal effect' is a Metalocalypse reference.
Great band but it is pathetic. Little too much talk for it to be tongue- 'n- cheek. They should worry about their own music after their recent medicore release.
It was really funny the first time, and it's still quite funny now.
Metalocalypse!!!!!!!!!
I didn't know about it first time around, but really, this can't be taken seriously.
It really can't be taken seriously, IMO. In the series "Metalocalyse" this band they are talking about is supposedly the best and most successful band in the world... They are probably just messing with them, in not that a bad way..
ON the other hand, they may be suggesting that blur are sellouts, and that its ridiculous that everybody is praising god for this reunion, as if it were of Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin...
Dunno, still funny
I really liked Mogwai's last one....
mogwai speaks the truth, quite humourously. which they are good at.
I actually have one of those old shirts (and I loved Blur). I should find it and start wearing it again.
Ah, the olden days...
Mogwai rips off intros from late night cartoons. Quite poorly. Which they are poor at.
Anon-y-Moose
Mogwai are rather grumpy people - I think they're great but they are pretty grumpy. Though I suspect this is one of their more tongue-in-cheek moments.
I think I read that the first time they did these T-shirts, Damon Albarn said he wanted one.
Charlie
So at what point should harsh comments be taken seriously? When there's a bomb threat? Maybe when there's any comparisons to Chinese Democracy...
Seems like Mogwai can get away with mouthing off about anyone right now. It would be funny if it's didn't come across so personal.