Whippersnappers

Second, there is the group of recent authors who have burst onto the SF scene, but don't have a huge body of work yet (Young Whippersnappers).

Reader Challenge #7: The Next Science Fiction Grand Masters 2007

Would they be counted as Old Guard, or are they just inside the line of Whippersnappers?

Reader Challenge #7: The Next Science Fiction Grand Masters 2007

I laughed at his story about him working for a Corporation & every so often "Young Whippersnappers" would be hired in & they would be all full of enthusiasm.

DOS, Left Brain Minds Playing with Fire Metaphors in Windows Times 2009

Robert Charles Wilson is certainly putting out some quality novels, he could be added to the Young Whippersnappers list.

Reader Challenge #7: The Next Science Fiction Grand Masters 2007

Similarly, you should give this record a miss if you don't like straying too far from ultraclear hi-fi sound – Wastrels And Whippersnappers contains some of the murkiest, muddiest home-recorded sound we've heard in a long time.

The Paddingtons – ‘First Comes First’ Album Sampler 2006

There's nothing on Wastrels And Whippersnappers from after 1977; the year of Read About Seymour, the debut Swell Maps single and two years before their first album appeared.

The Paddingtons – ‘First Comes First’ Album Sampler 2006

Following the death last month of founder Nikki Sudden, Wastrels And Whippersnappers – a Swell Maps rarities retrospective – has been realised.

The Paddingtons – ‘First Comes First’ Album Sampler 2006

So, as a snapshot of a band blindly feeling their way to fruition, Wastrels And Whippersnappers makes for an interesting listen.

The Paddingtons – ‘First Comes First’ Album Sampler 2006

And so here's Wastrels And Whippersnappers – 23 tracks of early unheard Swell Maps mayhem.

The Paddingtons – ‘First Comes First’ Album Sampler 2006

If you're going to invest in your first Swell Maps album, then there's a good chance Wastrels And Whippersnappers isn't for you.

The Paddingtons – ‘First Comes First’ Album Sampler 2006