the point is attention and causing offense, surely?
towers of tossers are embarassing and pathetic too, so if they need to be covered to defuse the mainstream press, i'd much prefer DiS did like this. Bravo.

The reason I wrote the original article wasn't to help the press officer (although it clearly does) but because I just knew that loads of DiS readers would get all worked up and write loads of comments about ToL. I was right wasn't I? We got shitloads of hits for that story, and it was picked up, nay lifted, by the local media who had a field day with it in a very slow news week.
I never said ToL were fuckwits originally but by christ they are if only because they've now vandalised two venues which can ill afford to replace expensive equipment (the first was southampton joiners), and in the case of APU, assualted (alledgedly) security staff who are probably just students trying to make some beer money. Oh and I should imagine the promoter would have had to answer a few questions from APU about why he booked ToL in the 1st place if he knew they had a 'reputation' (did Greenmind know? I feel sorry for them if they didn't).
The only problem with me writing said story is it now generates more publicity, means more people are going to go to their gigs to see if anything kicks off, and some people might even buy the bloody single which I've now inadvertently plugged.
Bugger.
I haven't had this much fun writing for this site in ages! :)