Bloc Party: C/D?

FITE - John Lydon v Kele Okereke

YSI?

Oh, it's not a collaboration. Nevermind.

He should have known bad luck was coming, what with his Mercury being in retrograde.

BREAKING NEWS: John Lydon is an unapproachable cunt.

while Ricky Wilson of Kaiser Chiefs and Yannis Philippakis of Foals attempted to fend off the attacker

Tragic and deplorable and all that, but this bit makes me lol.

Yannis? This Yannis?

http://www.ng-magazine.com/_images/thumbs/foalsy2_266x400.jpg

R.I.P. Yannis.

Funny how DiS misses out several key words from the account, which mysteriously appear in the equivalent NME piece, including "his entourage" (who made the alleged remarks) and "three of Lydon's associates" with whom the fight actually appears to have been fought.

As opposed to Lydon saying or doing any of these things himself, you understand.

Granted, but Lydon probably had the power to put a stop to things before they turned physical - which is pretty deplorable in and of itself. Not to be captain save a Bloc Party, but this is pretty disgusting no matter what level of involvement Mr. Lydon had.

and as I said on the other thread, Kele's quote seems to implicate J.Lydon directly.

Of course, him being a major star and all that (not sarc), he's going to get approached by people all the time. Especially in a public area like this.

I mean, god, wanting to ask him about a PIL reformation? Even though JLydon answered that question in a recent interview.

"the band the Pistols could've been"

From DiS comments box

The 'black attitude' comment is also a brush to tar him with.

Then Lydon should sue his arse off (xxp).

Wow, I was really excitable in 2004. In fairness, 2004/05 were the good Bloc Party years, as I can't imagine ever being this excited about them again.

Yes, I'm reviving threads I started to ridicule myself.

early singles, silent alarm and "two more years" are unmitigated classics

yeah silent alarm is unfuckwithable imo

REAL TALK

Intimacy was fantastic as well, just not on SA's level.

anyone else going to their chicago show the 28?

Bloc Party guitarist bitten by lion

http://www.nme.com/news/bloc-party/59460?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Lol. With the exception of AC/DC, has rebooting a band with a different singer ever worked?

Black Sabbath.

Genesis

Didn't read the story btw, NME pages seem to take about 20 mins to load some days.

Also they still haven't corrected the spelling of 'will' in the headline. Fucking idiots.

In any case, it would seem they aren't going to be called "Bloc Party"

Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke has admitted he is unsure of his future in the band after the rest of the group went into the recording studio without telling him.

The singer has told NME he recently spotted guitarist Russell Lissack, bassist Gordon Moakes and drummer Matt Tong outside a rehearsal studio in New York and he wasn't even invited to take part in the sessions.

"I was actually having lunch about three weeks ago, just here on 8th Avenue and I saw somebody walk past and I recognised the haircut," he said. "It was Russell. I was like, 'Hey!' but he didn't see me and I followed him around the corner and then I saw Matt, Gordon and Russell all standing outside this rehearsal space. They all went inside."

He added: "I hope I haven't been fired. I don't really know what's going on, because we haven't really spoken recently and I'm a bit too scared to ask."

This is weird. Just talk to the band, you big goose.

manager Simon White on twitter now saying it's all bollocks.

Man Bloc Party fell hard and fast, but I still love the debut album and a couple scattered songs from the next two albums. I can't see this being a good idea at all.

this is weird...

my only hope is that they go back to being more of a rock band? all the electronic & dance stuff they tried to do -- and i think a lot of it was kele's lead, tho i'm speculating -- was sort of noble at the time but it never really fit for them. kele didn't know how to write interesting or good songs of that nature.

that said the band is so much about him at the forefront that having a new vocalist really wouldn't even be the same band

also weird that they went behind his back to record/to nme to announce they're looking for a new singer but he also didn't even bother to call them?? fucking people

"i still remember" has aged really well for me, sorta wish that they'd gone the route of kings of leon & tried to sell out with stadium pop-rock stuff than try and become a rock band that is cool for dance fans to like

J0rdan pretty much otm on all counts

y'all

UPDATE: Bloc Party's camp have told us that, despite reports, Kele is not being kicked out of Bloc Party. A post on the band's website claims that "Bloc Party is still Bloc Party," with a cartoon of the band drawn up as characters from "The Simpsons" and a promise to "see you soon."

http://pitchfork.com/news/44139-bloc-party-kicks-out-kele-okereke/

cool, i hope they go back to writing rock songs

I do have to admit that one thing I miss from the "old days" was having to wait until a new promo cycle came around to find out if all of the wild break-up rumors flying around were true or not. Not as much fun when they get debunked within hours.

They tried to follow a Radiohead route and tried way too hard I think, electronic influences, useless state-of-the nation lyrical clangers. Neither they nor their producers were talented enough to pull it off. If ever a band needed an editor.

http://blog.yellowbirdproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/the-editors.jpg

"You rang?"

No, no I didn't. Please get off my porch you lot.

They tried to follow a Radiohead route and tried way too hard I think, electronic influences, useless state-of-the nation lyrical clangers.

^^ why I lost interest in the first album. Their weaknesses were their strengths too: all that racket made political and musical sense in 2005 (lots of good memories dancing to "Banquet" and quoting "Price of Gas" in another record review) but when they became better record makers they eliminated that beguiling vagueness.

*why I lost interest AFTER the first album.