grodscorp@grods.com
A while back I wrote a subtle and understated piece for this site entitled Live Earth a waste of time. Go on. Read it. With the impending concerts, one (terrible) band has spoken out against them.
The Artic Monkeys are yet another XTC leech whose music has been hailed by the most impressionable of music press (NME, I’m looking at you). But what they had to say about Live Earth makes me like them a little more.
“It’s a bit patronising for us 21 year olds to try to start to change the world,” said Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders, explaining why the group is not on the bill at any of Al Gore’s charity concerts.
“Especially when we’re using enough power for 10 houses just for (stage) lighting. It’d be a bit hypocritical,” he said in an interview before a concert in Paris.
Bass player Nick O’Malley chimes in: “And we’re always jetting off on aeroplanes!”
But wait, them organiser people are trying not to harm the enviroment:
“Planners have put an enormous effort into minimising the environmental impact of the event in an effort to pre-empt sniping from critics about hypocrisy and the pollution caused by the concerts.
Fans are being encouraged to share cars or use public transport to attend, all lightbulbs will be energy-efficient and the food will be sourced locally where possible.
Hogwash.
I’ll say it again: Seven massive stadium concerts to raise awareness about global warming will have the same effect as setting yourself on fire and trying to put it out by dousing yourself with more petrol.
Friday 6 July 2007, 11:29 pm #Anthony_
Well said x 2 ;)
http://www.grods.com/post/1209/#comment-5894
Saturday 7 July 2007, 10:15 pm #silpheed
I can’t shake the suspicion that The Arctic Monkeys would be singing to a different tune (lol!) if they were on the bill. Their comments are true for all touring, I think they’ve picked an inappropriate concert to make a stand on.
P.S. Good luck finding 2000 locally made blue M&Ms for a typical frontman’s rider.