About Jay Babcock
I am the co-founder and editor of Arthur Magazine (2002-2008, 2012-13) and curator of the three Arthur music festival events (Arthurfest, ArthurBall, and Arthur Nights) (2005-6). Prior to that I was a district office staffer for Congressman Henry A. Waxman, a DJ at Silver Lake pirate radio station KBLT, a copy editor at Larry Flynt Publications, an editor at Mean magazine, and a freelance journalist contributing work to LAWeekly, Mojo, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Vibe, Rap Pages, Grand Royal and many other print and online outlets. An extended piece I wrote on Fela Kuti was selected for the Da Capo Best Music Writing 2000 anthology. In 2006, I was one of five Angelenos listed in the Music section of Los Angeles Magazine's annual "Power" issue. In 2007-8, I produced a blog called "Nature Trumps," about the L.A. River. Today, I live a peaceful life in Tucson, Arizona with Stephanie Smith. https://linktr.ee/jaywbabcock
pretty much a purely ideological and incidentally anti-musical statement. jarvis cocker is a mostly hugely boring musician and personality even if you approve of his politics. one, maybe two good songs? and the rest is just righteous vituperation with a weirdly puritanical streak.
peace
still waiting for cocker’s ode to an iceberg
http://www.capefarewell.com/diskobay/jarvis-cocker-reflection/
I had forgotten about this! I was chuckling all over again. Loved Pulp even if Jarvis sulked most of the time. Thanks for posting this.
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Lol I heard about this of course but didn’t actually see it back at the time.