In the area when John Lydon's entourage puzzle up Kele Okereke and getting a Mercury award nomination, Neon Neon have had a high-profile week.
The mankind behind the music, Boom Bip gave Gigwise the low-down in an exclusive interview.
Reflecting on the Lydon/ Okereke “racist attack” incident, he said "Bloc Party, Foals, Kaiser Chiefs, The Raveonettes, and Mogwai were in our trailer, The Sex Pistols were a yoke of trailers away.
“We were going one by one to conform to them and get photos. The protection got in before we could help Kele. Lydon said the younger bands were jealous, but we went to him in admiration, not jealousy. He showed his true colours, the sub turned out to be a bigot arsehole."
Speaking around the Mercury Prize nominating speech, Boom Bip thought Radiohead could be in with a opportunity of victorious, saying: "In Rainbows great record, I always truly liked Radiohead".
He praised the award because it uses a "legitimate little panel, they make the decision on the night."
Read the full interview on Gigwise adjacent week.
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