No Rock And Roll Fun

I WONDER WHERE GRAHAM IS?: NME.com, in its reading of the latest instalment of Alex James' online diary seems to have somewhat missed the point. Alex does, as their headline says, speculate that he might call Graham, but whereas the mighty 'me seems to think this is some sort of rapprochment, the original piece actually comes across more as a nose-thumbing. Alex spends a few dozen lines enthusing over the wonders and joys of Saharan Africa, and then geos "I wonder where Graham is? Camden." If Mr. James is brandishing an olive branch, it's only because it's the only thing to hand to beat his erstwhile colleague with. He also says the new album sounds like Blur and Fatboy Slim, which makes us feel a bit queasy (we're thinking Song 2, but with beats) and exactly what the point of the decamping to Morocco was in the first place. Camden might be a nicer place to be.