Interesting View On The N/s Scene

[Nocker]

https://sabotagetimes.com/music/dont-let-northern-soul-be-ruined-by-the-elitist-clique-who-follow-it/

This made interesting reading, some have seen it on facebook

Cheers John

[Pete S]

Interesting?

[Tlscapital]

      Mr CC

[Guest sharmo 1]

Is cc a twat or what.

[Markw]

             

Wake me up when he's finished, so this mean spirited, middle-aged man can vent his spleen and do some sneering and fish whispering!! 

[Steve L]

Don't you just love articles written by someone who knows f-all about what they're writing about?

[TOAD]

Yawn yawn

[Guest Mart B]

I thought N/S was about the Beer & Sneering lol.

[Guest Matt Male]

It's a strange article, sounds like the interviewer is trying to goad Kev into saying something disparaging, but to his credit Kev doesn't. This person, Craig Campbell has an agenda but Kev doesn't fall for it.

[Rich B]

Who is he? And why do we care?

[Guest Polyvelts]

The site looks like an online version of 'loaded'.

[Winnie :-)]

It's a strange article, sounds like the interviewer is trying to goad Kev into saying something disparaging, but to his credit Kev doesn't. This person, Craig Campbell has an agenda but Kev doesn't fall for it.

Yep that's exactly how it came across to me as well. The mischievous Craig character trying to prove there's a greater divide than their actually is. Anybody know anything about his pedigree? I really can't be asked to google him, although I'm sure he has a very interesting northern soul history, that most will marvel at

[Steve L]

Who is he? And why do we care?

No idea, & we don't 

[Mak]

No idea, & we don't 

Man  of many words Steve . Good thread ender

[Mellorful]

Some journalist; just before the Q&A he writes "so what has went wrong"; and he could have written "so what went wrong" or "what has gone wrong". Personally I think a journalist should be literate before trying to produce a provocative article; in terms of medication his physician should prescribe bromide to help him reduce his self abuse. 

Edited August 21, 2014 by mellorful

[Corbett80]

When he mentions John Newman 'Love You More' does he mean 'Love You Again'??

[Philly]

Wannabe small time independent journalist, who needs to go back to school and learn his English grammar .. he is from Hartlepool ....

[Rob Moss]

Shit stirrer.

[Pete S]

Lots of sycophantic comments agreeing with him though

[Dave Rimmer]

Lots of sycophantic comments agreeing with him though

And I've never heard of any of those people either !

[Staceys Dad]

pass the sick bucket.....

[Peter99]

Whatever.

 

  :dash2:  

[pow wow mik]

‘If you don’t collect you’re not worthy.’

‘A white label is the only label’

‘Fuck the overlap class.  They don’t belong here.’

Think he's having a bad trip or something; I've never heard anyone say any of those things. Dont know what the second two would even mean.

he doesnt seem to realise : the bitter, angry middle aged man spitting bile from behind a keyboard...is him.

[Guest Bearsy]

I reckon he don't like people with real records and he is only 4'6" tall and can't get a dj spot with his USB memory stick and has probably been banned from SS  

[Pete S]

‘If you don’t collect you’re not worthy.’

‘A white label is the only label’

‘f*ck the overlap class.  They don’t belong here.’

Think he's having a bad trip or something; I've never heard anyone say any of those things. Dont know what the second two would even mean.

he doesnt seem to realise : the bitter, angry middle aged man spitting bile from behind a keyboard...is him.

 

I was laughing at that when I saw it as well.  But I still don't know what it means either...

[Philt]

Brilliant! Where do you get plums that big?

Call me elitist but if I couldn't spell 'too' I'd sit really f*cking still when there were pens about.

[Tattoodave]

I have a condiments set that says "Life is Peppered with ups and downs" and "So take it with a pinch of Salt", so when I read stuff like this I just think "Well there's ten minutes of my life I've wasted, but then having consumed a glass of gin and tonic at the same time it wasn't all a waste", it just means we should close ranks a little more, and not talk to journalists.

[Peter99]

PhilT, on 21 Aug 2014 - 7:40 PM, said:

Call me elitist but if I couldn't spell 'too' I'd sit really f*cking still when there were pens about.

  :lol:  

 

One of the best one liners for ages Phil.

 

I'll be using that one in the office. Brilliant.

 

Peter

 

[Tattoodave]

‘f*ck the overlap class.  They don’t belong here.’

 

I think it's something to do with not going to evening rug making classes

[Mak]

Not getting involved , to many buttons to sew onto my trousers .

[Guest Matt Male]

I'm making a guess here, I wonder if the overlap class is those people who enjoy both upfront and nostalgia nights?

[Ian Dewhirst]

And I've never heard of any of those people either !

Mark Bicknell?

Ian D

[KevH]

Can't wait for the over lap dancing classes to start. Me - bitter and twisted? Whispering to fish ? Where did it all go wrong ? Lol

Edited August 21, 2014 by KevH

[Guest Rob Alias]

Undoubtedly the piece is badly written, but I am sure that there are individuals who will recognise a degree of truth in the wider criticism being made. The fact is that it is still too early for a meaningful (and definitive) examination of the soul scene as it developed (and some might argue ossified) in 'the North', there are still too many individuals with particular interests to defend about for it to be otherwise.

 

Rob Alias   

[spot]

Well done Kev for not biting, seems to be using snippets etc to provoke, the quote about not playing originals just shows the chasm between old school and the new generation,I still believe if you weren't there you just won't get it 100%, sorry but I'm a cynical,miserable,bitter old fart.

Spot.

P.s. Bet all,including him are well under 50.

Edited August 21, 2014 by spot

[Guest Mart B]

Can't wait for the over lap dancing classes to start. Me - bitter and twisted? Whispering to fish ? Where did it all go wrong ? Lol

Bitter and Twisted can't fault it Kev,whispering to fish must be good a legal high lol.

[Ian Dewhirst]

 I look down on all of you with scorn.   

 

My elitism started before your elitism so there nyaaaah....... 

 

Ian D 

[Guest Byrney]

A well written, balanced and erudite piece of work. This is why Northern Soul, DJs, punters and promoters should embrace all media opportunities.   

[Soulstu]

The fact he knows what a Japanese wing tipped Fred Perry is proves he's as big a winker as he thinks we are.

Edited August 21, 2014 by SoulStu

[macca]

Shocking level of literacy. He looks an objectionable sort too.

[Labeat]

Undoubtedly the piece is badly written, but I am sure that there are individuals who will recognise a degree of truth in the wider criticism being made. The fact is that it is still too early for a meaningful (and definitive) examination of the soul scene as it developed (and some might argue ossified) in 'the North', there are still too many individuals with particular interests to defend about for it to be otherwise.

 

Rob Alias 

 

Pardon? Could you re-phrase in Laymans terms please

[Mellorful]

I tried to establish what an 'overlap class' was so I googled the term.

Not wishing to send people to sleep with internet links, it is something for a microsoft developer network or neural network documentation.  

I am still none the wiser, however, which ever version of the above the journalist was referring to I think it proves beyond all doubt the he has a serious self abuse problem and needs immediate medical treatment. Journalists being reptiles; in this instance the decent thing would be to ask the vet to put down the poor tortured creature. 

[Iancsloft]

A great piece of journalism wrote for Viz Magazines Xmas Special 2014.......

Cant wait for the article by Roger Melly on bootleg buffets @ oldies nites lol

[Guest Aaron Darcy]

Craig Campbell needs to be educated ' his's heard about northern soul and jumped on the bandwagon like many others.

[Dave Pinch]

i was talking to a woman in a coffee shop last weekend who`d recently been to a soul weekender.... she said they dont make many northern soul records anymore  so its fresh to hear john newman and  pharrell williams..its about time they started making more northern soul records as there arnt enough to go round

 

the wife just gave me one  of her paddington bear stares...i took a deep breath..drank my coffee and left

[Dave Pinch]

Craig Campbell needs to be educated ' his's heard about northern soul and jumped on the bandwagon like many others.

i think guy and gals like craig campbell are beyond education....and sadly we are submerged with folk with that type of thinking

[Kjw]

And I've never heard of any of those people either !

 

They're all from Hartlepool

[Mark B]

I don't know what a Japanese wing tipped Fred perry is? But I do know a badly written and snipey story when I read one.

Edited August 22, 2014 by mark b

[Steve S 60]

He's already been given more publicity than he deserves.

[TOAD]

He is only 30 knows everything lol lol