Hey Hey We're The Cheeky Monkeys: Supergrass
Stuart Maconie, Q, October 1995
IN SPINAL TAP, that penetrating cinema verité dissection of the music industry, various scenes are offered as examples of the rampant absurdity of the rock'n'roll business: ill-advised bookings at air force bases, labyrinthine backstage tunnels, pathetically small Styrofoam Stonehenges.
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