http://www.boston.com/ae/events/articles/2005/02/01/from_south_africa_with_love/
“…Casting a glance downward
Let us now praise “shoegazer” bands. First, a definition: The term “shoegazer” came to be applied to certain bands, mostly British, that existed during the 1980s and 1990s. My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Swervedriver, Spaceman 3, and Swell were called shoegazers because, well, lots of times their members stared at the floor (or at their fretboards) and paid practically zero attention to pumping up the audience … We bring this up because the newish Boston band Scuba does so on its website. And a listen to its demo disc, “Hate It When You Laugh,” suggests it’s playing in the same ballpark as the aforementioned shoegazers…”
