Thursday, February 14, 2008

The pop cultural world has officially turned inside out and wrapped itself into a Mobius strip

"Victoria reportedly marvelled at Sonic Youth's live performance, saying: "I didn't listen to them before but now I might start.""

Best thing about that? The Mail (sorry) doesn't stop to explain to its celeb couture-obsessed readership who Sonic Youth are.

Elsewhere in zeitgeist land, plenty of hackle-raising here:

YouTube star try to make it in the real world

"Singer Sia Furler who came to prominence after posting footage on YouTube..."


Actually, no. Singer Sia Furler came to prominence with her three major label albums. Or her regular gig with prime Zero 7. Or her Grammy nomination. Or her UK top ten single Taken For Granted. Singer Sia Furler is, essentially, not the Leave Britney Alone bloke.

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