A Blogpost From The Future!!!

I can bring you a world EXCLUSIVE! This is from the future! It is the introduction to historian William Samuel's book; Lust For Death: An Exploration of the Cannibalistic Cule/Pop Feud. It will be a remarkable and poignant analytical masterpiece, which uncovers some of the shocking truths of the infamous feud. It will be published in 2020 by The History Press.

‘We all know how it started, with Anthony Cule taking umbrage with the famous and famously popular adverts for Swiftcover Car Insurance, that re-launched the career of Iggy Pop, and launched that of his hilarious puppet double – Iggy Poplet. Quite what provoked the foul tirade remains unclear. We know Cule had no previous contact with Pop; indeed, Pop when asked about Cule in 2010 said, simply and inimitably, “Who?”(Q Magazine, April 2010 edition) There will always be theories as to what sent Cule spiralling into this ugly rage. The one which seems to stand up to most scrutiny is that of simple professional envy. Indeed, up to his death in 2014 (more on that later), Cule refused to apologise for his statement published on his infamous (and critically panned) ‘blog’ – ‘A Rational Fear of Sharks.’ – The statement included the incendiary question, now so commonly parodied in pop culture, “What’s the matter, Iggy? Can’t hack it anymore?” (http://hellobiscuit.blogspot.com - retrieved 15/03/2020) – The question, indeed, which launched a thousand tweets (mostly from outraged Iggy Pop/Iggy Poplet fans).

And we all know how it ended. At Glastonbury 2014, with an emaciated Cule being dragged onstage during Iggy Pop’s famous headline act which truly re-established him as the star we all know him as to this day. Cule had, quite rightly, been held captive by Pop and his (yes, pun intended >) Stooges for 18 months at the behest of an outraged public. The final hour of Pop’s set comprised, as we all know, of the punk maestro methodically devouring Cule whilst the 200,000 delighted fans at Glastonbury sang ‘Kumbaya’. Pop was excused of murder on the grounds of, what the French call Crime Passionnel– A crime of passion – and justifiably so.

What I intend to explore throughout this book, is the middle ground between these two events. The exact circumstances of Cule’s captivity, how Cule recklessly continued to provoke the juggernaut musician, and the multi-million pound lawsuit that concluded with Cule being legally obliged to clean Iggy Poplet with his tongue. This is the fascinating and surprisingly dark tale of an internet feud, which turned into a cannibalistic war. This is Lust For Death.’

I hope, in the future, you will buy this book and discover the truth for yourselves.