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Topic History of: Hype and Glory
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Author	Message
Not In The Know	I can remember Thunderbugs used 4 session musicians behind a curtain who plyaed live whilst the girls mimed outfront at their showcases !
KC	I remember Thunderthighs, but they were way back in the 1970's. Don't recall Thunderbugs. I'll try look them up. And where would so many great bands be without even a small amount of hype? It's another word for publicity and marketing.
Kev	This has been discussed on ROTD and I agree with the majority over there. I like the bit about hype in this article. Do you remember all the hype surrounding, "Thunderbugs"? An all girl group who were better than any other girl-group because they actually played instruments and sang. A huge flop, must have lost a fortune.
DJones	It worked for Arctic Monkeys; it worked for Sandi Thom. No one should be too surprised that another act have now used the MySpace website - which spreads word of a band (and their downloadable songs) via a growing network of internet "friends" - to launch themselves to stardom. The difference is that Hope Against Hope are a scam, a spoof indie band "with no talent whatsoever" invented by Q magazine in order to prove that the Rupert Murdoch-owned site is now just another cog in the older industry phenomenon of hype. http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1801705,00.html