No Rock And Roll Fun

SCHOOL'S OUT FOREVER: Reading about the German School of Rock we find ourselves wondering: do these courses ever do any good? We used to toil in the shadow of LIPA, or "Paul McCartney's Fame School" as it was all-too-often dubbed, and despite the numerous talented individuals teaching there, and the millions of pounds of money poured in, its main contribution to the world appears to have been that chap who did 'Whatever', the songwords for Jemini's Eurovision null pointer and one chap from a Boyband - none of which really suggests a whole heap of skills learned in a classroom environment. There's also the Brits School in Croydon, which we remember created quite a buzz of excitement when it was created some ten or so years back. Since then, however, we've seen a sign pointing to it from a train window, and that's it. Now it might be that the entire upper echelons of the British Music Industry passed through its doors - or maybe even some usefull members of society have - but surely if it's been a great success we'd be hearing its name all the time? The Christian Science Monitor observes "Others wonder if a bachelor of arts degree in pop is worth as much as a business degree and an internship at a record label" - and you have to say, perhaps they're right.