I think Boehlert’s implicit argument is that as record promotion becomes increasingly expensive, labels will be forced by economic necessity to be more cautious in what they choose to promote. This fear of risk would translate into an increasin[…]
Suck weighs in on the resurgence of phoney Beatlemania, and while I dig the idea that this represents “an attempt by aging boomers to colonize the youth of their children, to make all who come after them replicate the boomers’ own sensibi[…]
Editorial Cartoons about Napster, an unsurprising number of which have roughly the same punch line: sullen, empimpled teen says “Oh no! Now I’ll have to go back to shoplifting!”[…]
There’s nothing good I can say about him other than that he made a really cool font once and that thing with Roni Size was intermittently enjoyable. I’ve got my qualms about lists and charts and polls myself. They can be fun and provocati[…]
Frankie Crocker died over the weekend, and I can’t find a decent linkable obit for the coolest DJ ever to grace this vale of tears. Pathetic.[…]
This man is a hunk. He’s semi-famous for being one. He has a webcam. Of course. However. He also thinks Merzbow is a genius. And he’s done the best review of Sonic Youth’s new album I’ve seen. That makes all the difference.[…]
Well, until the ftp’s back up, I can do my ranting here… Has this already been blogged here? Ah, no matter. The minipops site made me squeal with glee, and will no doubt inspire similar reactions in the charming and smart post-everythingi[…]
If he had been born in any pop era, Brian Wilson would’ve flourished at least to some degree with those mad skills of his. He wrote and co-wrote cunning songs about surfing, hotrods and teenage autonomy without any firsthand experience; doubtle[…]