I received a CD gift through the post this morning that claims to be 'nu' rave.

Rave is rave surely?

I am devastated that the scene of my youth is being reclaimed and renegotiated. It is wrong.

Urgh, I remeber rave. Everyone wore their pajamas (or something that looked remarkably like pajamas) to school discos and pretended to be on acid. One particular non-uniform day (how I dreaded those) I think I was the only non-pajamed person there.

OK, here is my interpretation (make what you will - I am merely a bemused 30something!)

I thought Nu Rave was a seemingly indie band that attracted a rave following and had echoes of rave behaviour in their audience (glo sticks, etc). A band called The Klaxons have been touted as Nu rave
(but they sure as hell don't sound like the rave tracks that I used to listen to!)

Like nu-metal (happened (briefly) a few years ago). It's just something that calls itself metal (not necessarily justifiably)...but it's bad! From what I remember it's typically played by kids for the kids who are too young to remember the first time.

Never take anything seriously if it's deliberatly spelt wrong. "Nu", my arse.

Maybe Neo-Rave would have been more grammatically correct whilst still retaining some mystique?
Did anyone else see Erasure on the news this morning...goodness they look old and I can't believ they have been around 20 years...I saw them in concert as ateenager...scary!!!!!!

Its not just Erasure - Kadgagoogoo are back with a new single.
Llimar, he of the ultimate mullet & too shy shy hush hush eye-to-eye lyrics...