A friend of mine posted this elsewhere and I don't have a pervo link for the article. Sorry about that boys. :p
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From February 2006 issue of Playboy Magazine, page 28
goodbye garage, hello wind tunnel
Enough with the rock duos and stripped faux-garage sound. We're predicting that this year, in reaction to all the minimalism of the past few, we'll see a new set of 1980's bands canonized and imitated: Ride, My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive, the most successful of the so-called shoegazing bands that emerged late in the decade. Their aesthetic was diametrically opposed to what's been going on in the rock scene of late. These British acts buried pop melodies and vocal harmonies beneath layer upon layer of guitar noise, giving the effect of the Beatles playing in a wind tunnel. They're still around: Ride's Mark Gardener issued a low-key solo LP in October, MBV's Kevin Shields set the tone of the atmospheric Lost in Translation soundtrack, and Slowdive's principals release mellow Americana as Mojave 3. But with impressive albums on the way from a slew of young bands - including Film School and Ambulance LTD - influenced by this triumvirate, it's time we saw a full-on revival of complex, layered guitar rock.
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As much as I appreciate this article, the author seems not to be very familiar with any of the Nu-Gazers but it's a start. Personally, even though I like them, I wouldn't put Ambulance LTD in this category at all and Film School aren't full out Shoegazers. Love them though! But not a bad teaser for scratching the surface.
