Some glories of English music.

A couple of thoughts - well, three. First, the form of WAV's observations is unappealing; they seem to consist of an endless list of things people shouldn't do and people who should stop doing them. Word to the wise: if you don't like Runrig/the Beatles/the Fall, try not listening to them. More to the point, don't talk about them - talk about the musicians you do like, if there are any.

Second, the content of what WAV has to say isn't just peevish and negative; I think it's also profoundly unhistorical. I love the music that was made in England (and Scotland, and Ireland) a hundred and more years ago, but that country isn't there any more. As well as a land of ploughboys and milkmaids, England was the heart of vast trading network and a global empire. Those things can't be wished away, and nor can their consequences - which include a high degree of multicultural cross-pollination (see links above). To say that English culture in 2008 is clog-dancing and Constable isn't quaint or eccentric, it's just false.

Third, who cares what WAV thinks anyway? Why do we keep coming back to play whack-a-mole with him?