This is the second part of my magazine profiles! See Part 1: Vox Magazine (March 1994)
• 6 Massive Fly Posters
• Interview with Smiths: Rourke & Joyce
• Don Raja: Superstar of Ragga
• Pop Will Eat Itself
• Wendy James article
• CD Reviews
Believe me, this is not some sorry excuse to talk about Brett Anderson and Suede. You have to remember just how popular Suede, Blur, and Oasis were back then! Back in '92, Melody Maker named Suede "Best New Artist" (even BEFORE they had a record out!), so Suede was already well-established as the voice of British Pop!
This was one of the first Select Magazine that I bought. I believe this is probably their most famous issue, because when this hit the street in Feb-March 1993 (I know the cover says April, but usually magazine always publish their dates ahead), it was the first of its kind to call an end to all-things American!
Flipping through the issue, I remember how much the English really hated American culture seeping into their lives, either through fast-food chains or music. You must remember that back in '91, Nirvana happened. The Grunge movement exploded and brought Alice in Chains, Mudhoney, Pearl Jam, Screaming Trees, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilot, Babes in Toyland, Hole, L7, etc., over to the UK.
From the main article, "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE KIDDING, MR COBAIN?", written by Stuart Maconie:
Enough is enough! Yanks go home! And take your miserable grungewear and your self-obsessed slacker bands with you. You're already twice as cheesy as baggyism, and at least baggy was British.
We don't want plaid. We want crimplene, glamour, wit, and irony. We want people who never say 'dude' or 'sidewalk' or 'Can I get a beer?' If 1992 was the American year (overweight, overrated and over here) then it's time to bring on the Home Guard. These, Kurt, are the boys who will stop your little game: Suede, Saint Etienne, Pulp, Denim and the Auteurs. Bands with pride!
