seems to be seen by the BBC as some kind of rennaisance man, rather than the washed up pop star he is. Did anyone see his turn on the Late Review earlier this year? It was cringe-making.

See also Alex James.

...then fair enough.

But if he were to pop his clogs tomorrow (New Year's Day... hmm, let's say, with a nod to history: Jarvis Cocker, between gigs, in the back of an Austin Allegro) a re-release of his solo album 30 years hence would surely elicit as much enthusiasm from Word Massive Future as Pacific Ocean Blue did in 2008?

My reckoning was that 50% thought POB a masterpiece and 50% (+Heppo)thought it utter claptrap. I thought the former (But that Bambu, or whatever the bonus unreleased 2nd album was called, execrable dogshite.)

how do you "direct" the news? It isn't as if you can decide whether to or how to include the usual Xmas round of disaster and genocide?
Is it always like this at this time of year, or is the absence of other news sufficient to raise Africa and the Middle East and Asian sub-continent up the pecking order? Or do the freedom fighters/terrorists/God get bored and seek to stir things especially up at the turn of the year? I don't recall there being a new year without death and disaster for yonks.
Be careful out there, y'all and have a good 2009.

I heard him talking up his trip to the Arctic (worst Word cover feature of the year). Bit of a love-in with Ed Milliband (in charge of climate change apparently); very dull; not informative; and frankly made me want to turn on another bar of the electric fire.

Although on the plus side he did get the singer from The Flying Lizards to read the weather forecast which was nicely surreal, and gives me the excuse ....

Heard Jarvis interviewing johnny wilkinson about quantum physics earlier. Cocker announcing his surprise that a sports star could be interested in such a thing! Just a bit patronising.
Up here in the Sheffield area Cocker is seen as some kind of demi god, always thought the chap was a tad overrated. Give me Phil Oakey anyday.

I have to say that the quantum physics love-in with Johnny Wilkinson was the worst thing I've heard on the radio all year. Possibly the worst celeb-based factual programming since Alex James' sterling effort on Question Time.

everyone just admitted that Jarvis has two extraneous letters at the end of his surname?

never liked the man or his music

Problem now is he seems a bit aimless and there seem to be clueless people in the media who keep on encouraging him to believe he can turn his hand to anything.

If he doesn't have any enthusiasm for making records anymore why doesn't he just go away? Is he addicted to being famous like those ex-Big Brother contestants?