Drity Pretty Things Front man Caral has slammed British music for being dull and lifeless.

He trashes Nu Rave by calling it is boring as it sounds and look s#it as the bands themself the Klacksons what crap.

He blasted Mark Ronson for being boring like his music.

And slams The Cribs for being to arty and farty for him and Kate Nash for being old fashion and crap and out of touch.

Bloody hell - his new song is crap and his last album was poor compared to his previous output with the Libertines so he's not got much room to talk.

All those acts are dull.

well he killed one of the most promising british bands by kicking pete from the libertines.
so its his own fault
and dirty pretty things are s*it also

He called the Cribs arty farty!

He's having a laugh surely, they are proper Yawkshire

He's in a side project band with one of the Klaxons so don't take this as gospel! Mis-quoted or whatever i bet

Thats Carl I thought you would have got that right Karal

Well UK Music is boring
what crap!

Have you got a link?

He called The Cribs arty-farty.. WTF !!

Did anyone else read the title without the 'British music' bit?

Yep. Me.

Well I agree with him, but i'd like to add i think he is shite to.

I agree with him that British music is garbage nowadays. There are too many bands like The Kooks, The Fray, The Cribs, The Klaxons, The Lines, The Courteeners... I could go on and on, and they all sound the same. I've played in a band myself and the stuff they produce takes very little talent to play. There are a few diamonds in the rough, like The Ting-Tings, and as usual NME are pushing them to the moon as the new saviours of music. What a load of crap.

Just learn a few chords, make your hair really messy, buy a "kooky" jacket from Topman, and away you go. THE NAME!!!

Carl's band isn't the best either but for the most part they are alright.

In 2001/2 we had similar amounts of "The The" bands - but at least most of them had their own style and sound.

That is possibly the greatest statement to ever grace the DS forums, I completely agree mate.

It would help if all the bands they mentioned were actually British

I was gonna say...

I like Klaxons. I don't think british music isthat bad at the moment. So many of our artists are doing well in America, we're starting to get back our status in the music industry, after years of America having better artists, and dominating our charts.

If at first you don't succeed... slag off other bands!

I think British music is a bit mixed at the moment. The indie stuff you hear in clubs and on the radio us usually pretty dull and lifeless, but there's other stuff out there. Shame it's not dead popular but that's way of the music world.

I am really sick of tight shirt and skinny tie wearing indie kid bands.

Yes I did! I nearly shat myself!

He sounds like he's talking out his arse.

First of all I thought The Fray were American unless I'm mistaken. The Cribs sound nothing like The Kooks. I've not had the pleasure of hearing the The Lines or The Courteeners so can't comment on them. Klaxons sound like nothing like any of those bands you've mentioned.

British music is not garbage and I can prove it. Check this band out. The most obvious comparison would be the Klaxons, but I think these are better and they are fusing dance beats and rock so effortlessly. Outstanding and also quite an apt band name i think, so does it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8mErQG6hxg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf_Rv0hCF6I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW2HR8O1cg4

I am listening to their album right now, and it's great stuff. Doesn't Offend Me, Tom

It's a load of rubbish and these sort of comments always come about when current trends become tired. The mainstream media certainly don't help by playing the same thing 24/7 but there's never a shortage of quality music bubbling under the surface, if not on the radio. You just have to want to look for it.

Having Pete in The Libertines won't have changed anything or done him any good. Pete would have continued to be a drug user and his absence from gigs would have frustrated fans to no end.

LOL - TRUE!