This week, RU Sirius has BB pal V. Vale from Research Publications on
his show, talking about the great English novelist J.G. Ballard.
Here's a snippet from the show:
RU Sirius: There is sort of a conservative side to him [J.G. Ballard].
He goes off about internet porn several times. And he seems sort of
genuinely shocked, like an older guy might be genuinely shocked…. He
was interested in some of the more extreme forms, urination, S&M…
V. Vale: Oh yeah. The tendency is towards more diversification in
anything. And of course you're going to get hyper-niche stratification.
RU Sirius: And once you've seen something you're going to want to see
something more outrageous or extreme.
V. Vale: …This is not punk. I was reading about porn sites that claim
to be punk and I said, 'You're full of it.' Punk was all about doing it
yourself. It's not about watching other people.
