There’s something fishy going on at Bust Magazine. The mag in this month’s music issue profiles Art Brut singer Eddie Argos as a sweet English boy to get all dreamy over. The 2-page profile shows a significantly slimmed down, coiffed, and repackaged Argos talking about his favorite places to go on a date, rather than the out of shape and weasely moustacheed one seen just a little over a year ago in the “Good Weekend” video. My problem with this? Isn’t Argos married? And if he’s not, why has he been wearing a wedding ring both times I’ve seen Art Brut play Boston (conspicuously absent from photo shoot photos)? I’m old enough that I notice these things you know…
Years ago Sassy magazine was famous for running these kind of profiles with their “Cute Boy Alert” feature – for instance profiling indie-hunk Evan Dando as a new focus for readers desire, but as they would talk about his sensitive soul and share his recipe for homemade chocolate sauce they’d leave out key details like that Dando was at the time of publication was a serious heroin addict. Not very dreamy that.
There are plenty of precedents for celebs to fake for their audience that they are single, younger than they are, etc. etc. but that still doesn't really make it right, does it? Isn't it enough to just be Art Brut? Can't people just like music even if its made by married people?
And Eddie, if you're not married, then take off the ring. You're confusing us old ladies.
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