How To Do An Agyness Deyn – Peaches Geldof, Brace Paine The Gossip

When The Gossip first came out, dude they were different. Their sound was like balls and guts in the form of a soul-punk band, and I loved it. Freaks, scenekids, dykes and fashion-types danced together in the front singing along to their songs because we could all believe in it.
My friend, Ferg and I, met them backstage at The Faversham when they did that gig with Sky Larkin in Leeds, to blag for some free merch for a raffle at Ladyfest Leeds and they were so awesome and cool and super-friendly and nice.
They rode on the wave of feminism for a while, and then Beth Ditto went a bit too far with that nude photoshoot on NME, which is like one of the most testosterone-fueled and male-focused magazine for the music industry, thereby cheapening the whole experience.

From then on, it was like they’re totally off on a different tangent. Beth was hanging out with Kate Moss and now doing her own fashion line for UK highstreet store, Evans (owned by the same Company who owns Topshop.) And Peaches Geldof, the non-celebrity who’s trying to be anything but, is trying to do an Agyness Deyn by dating only rockstars and her new so called lover/accessory is none other than Brace Paine, guitarist for the Gossip. I dont believe everything the fuckin Daily Mail says, period, but this is just so fucking daft, its actually worth a mention.

I want the old Gossip back. I’m fine with the American Apparel trying-to-be-minimal thing and the fact that they’ve gone all haircut on us. I just want the Gossip that used to mean something real, not fake shit and magazine gloss and fake celebrities and associated super-models.

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