Zane Lowe - king of cringe. .....

Placidcasual79 · October 2023

Apologies for stating a negative thread - maybe this should be in 'Need to Vent'...... but it pains md that this guy does big artist interviews...... Anyone seen any of his interviews over the last couple of years? They are terrible - he insists on inserting himself into the narrative and is always stressing that he is friends with the artist or band and attempting to portray some sort of deep relationship with them..... it's awful
On top of that he must be one of THE most pretentious people on the planet..... pushing his overblown perceptions of what songs mean and constantly blowing smoke up the backsides of the people he interviews. Urgh..... can we give someone else a turn please?
I am not a fan of Blink 182 but tried to watch a bit of his interview with them..... it's shocking. I challenge anyone to get past the first 5 minutes without the aid of alcohol or narcotics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE6RpGJJWlQ&t=1005s

roberty · October 2023

I remember him on Up For It on MTV UK. That was a great show. I couldn't believe that a Kiwi was on UK telly. It seemed sort of impossible. Anyway I agree with everything you say lol

Placidcasual79 · October 2023

roberty said:

I remember him on Up For It on MTV UK. That was a great show. I couldn't believe that a Kiwi was on UK telly. It seemed sort of impossible. Anyway I agree with everything you say lol

Yes - I remember him being on MTV - when that was actually a thing - he had a show where he'd sit on a brown leather sofa and interview new "indie" bands - when that was actually a thing lol - it was a pretty good show - and I even enjoyed him on radio 1. He seemed genuinely enthusiastic.

But he's truly terrible now!

If you don't mind me asking @roberty why the disbelief about a Kiwi? Are you a kiwi? Or is it just because its a rare occurrence?

cm01 · October 2023

I really liked him back in the 90's when he was on Radio 1, but he comes across as a prize tit these days... what surprised me the most, not having seen anything of him for years, was how his accent has completely changed, it used to be pretty recognisable

roberty · October 2023

Placidcasual79 said:

roberty said:

I remember him on Up For It on MTV UK. That was a great show. I couldn't believe that a Kiwi was on UK telly. It seemed sort of impossible. Anyway I agree with everything you say lol

Yes - I remember him being on MTV - when that was actually a thing - he had a show where he'd sit on a brown leather sofa and interview new "indie" bands - when that was actually a thing lol - it was a pretty good show - and I even enjoyed him on radio 1. He seemed genuinely enthusiastic.

But he's truly terrible now!

If you don't mind me asking @roberty why the disbelief about a Kiwi? Are you a kiwi? Or is it just because its a rare occurrence?

Yeah I grew up in a little beach town in NZ, MTV and London seemed like a different planet to my 14 year old self

theatreanchor · October 2023

Never been a fan. Never understood the appeal. His kissarsery is on a whole other level. Fully cringeworthy.

BillDL · October 2023

I didn't watch the video all the way through, but I was left wondering if he was interviewing himself.

Bod · October 2023

Hey Google - define "sycophant"

mrkb · October 2023

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Placidcasual79 · October 2023

Thats cool @roberty - when did you come to the UK?

Ha ha - you're right @BillDL its just awful isn't it? I feel bad starting a negative thread. I just think it's t worth noting that hes really out there pushing the boundaries of how cringey a person can be.....

Some times I wonder what the artist/band are thinking and wonder they don't call him on his BS......

It shows that there is room for a really good music show - Jools Holland has fallen off (imho) but it'd be great to see a show with good interviews and live performances......

roberty · October 2023

Placidcasual79 said:

Thats cool @roberty - when did you come to the UK?

Nearly 20 years ago now mate. I've been anglicised. Can't climb trees any more

PolarityMan · October 2023

I remember him from MTV around the same time as Davina McColl. He seemed pretty good back then.

Creed_Clicks · October 2023

That video is total cringe.

roberty · October 2023

He crawled up Damon Albarn's bum recently as well. Albarn looked a bit uncomfortable in places

hollywoodrox · October 2023

Never heard of him , I thought this was a post about that guy who writes western stories you always see in libraries but that was zane grey

Reverend · October 2023

I remember him from 20 odd years ago but I rarely come across him now as I can;t imagine he'd be doing any bands i have any interest in.

BillDL · October 2023

roberty said:

He crawled up Damon Albarn's bum recently as well. Albarn looked a bit uncomfortable in places

"Uncomfortable" trivialises the agony the poor guy must have been in. What places? The anus, rectum and into the descending colon are obvious, but did he manage to force his way up through to the ileum and as far as the duodenum?

Offset · October 2023

roberty said:

Placidcasual79 said:

Thats cool @roberty - when did you come to the UK?

Nearly 20 years ago now mate. I've been anglicised. Can't climb trees any more

Did your stock of 'small hands' make the trip with you?

roberty · October 2023

Offset said:

roberty said:

Placidcasual79 said:

Thats cool @roberty - when did you come to the UK?

Nearly 20 years ago now mate. I've been anglicised. Can't climb trees any more

Did your stock of 'small hands' make the trip with you?

I stole them from a paediatric ward

Jfingers · October 2023

Re: Zane Lowe, I've found him desperately annoying since I first heard his voice. I didn't need to click a link to know that.

cruxiform · October 2023

Jfingers said:

Re: Zane Lowe, I've found him desperately annoying since I first heard his voice. I didn't need to click a link to know that.

Me too. I remember a RATM tribute show he did that nearly had me throwing the radio through the window.

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