tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post2214081961535322800..comments2024-03-29T10:17:18.826+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: If an album doesn't get a Mercury, does it really exist?Simon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-33486633668027159252009-01-20T14:11:00.000+00:002009-01-20T14:11:00.000+00:00Is the art of basic research completely gone? It ...Is the art of basic research completely gone? It really does irritate me that so many people writing about music aren't willing to actually learn even the most basic facts about their subjects. Hell even a cursory glance at a press release (which the writer presumably received) would've given him the facts. It really sounds petty but it just says to me that the writer isn't qualified to be doing what he is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com