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Post by iamthehorn on Jun 20, 2012 11:23:32 GMT -5
I wanted to use this thread as a place to compile articles and interviews about the artists we'll be speculating over for the next 11 months. Anything that gives insight into new or old artists or the music industry in general is weclome, and generic news on tour plans would not be shunned.
Here are a few things that I thought made for interesting reading in the past few months:
** I don't know if anyone else appreciates having these buzz articles all in one place rather than spread out around the board. If no one is into this I'm happy to abandon the idea and not clog up the board.
Post by yerpterpshnerp on Jun 25, 2012 17:18:23 GMT -5
these articles are very interesting. i like the idea of having a thread where people can post various roo-related reading material. as itm says, dont assume a lack of replies indicates a lack of interest. i have been following along, and will continue to do so. thanks for doing this!
edit- that deadmau5 piece is certainly thought-provoking. i would LOVE to hear a counter from a dj/producer who feels differently, because i am certain that some out there disagree. i have very (VERY) limited knowledge of how electronic music is produced in the live setting but i know that different musicians use different technologies in different ways and i am sure there is a HUGE variance in the amount of manipulation being done by each DJ.
does anyone have anything else to add on this subject? i am very curious to hear what ppl who actual know something think about this
It's like, if I hand you a sandwich and am all "hey man, have a bit of this delicious ham sandwich," and then you take a bite and hand it back and are all "I'm disappointed, I was hoping for a turkey sandwich," you'd be insane
Post by iamthehorn on Jun 25, 2012 17:56:30 GMT -5
The Dancing Astronaut editorial was promoted by A-Trak, the thrust being that it's not so much that there's no improv in shows, but that shows are the same every night.
And then comes that moment in every Springsteen concert when he brings everything to a halt in order to provide his diagnosis of exactly what ails the country. It’s a tradition, like playing “Born to Run” with the house lights up. The band quiets, and Springsteen steps to the mic. I’m curious to see how Christie handles the homily. Springsteen has become an angry man over the past 10 years, angry at the sort of people—billionaires, to be precise—who gathered last summer in New York to try to persuade Christie to run for president.
Christie calls over to his brother, Todd—who made his money as a Wall Street trader—and says, “Attention please, it’s a lecture. Lecture time.” Springsteen begins to mumble in what the music critic Jody Rosen calls his “flat Dust Bowl Okie accent,” and I can’t make out a word he’s saying. I ask Christie if he understands him.
“You want to know what he’s saying?,” Christie asks. “He’s telling us that rich people like him are quacking over poor people like us in the audience, except that us in the audience aren’t poor, because we can afford to pay 98 bucks to him to see his show. That’s what he’s saying.”
Mike Doughty is the latest to pen a missive on the state of the music industry "Radiohead wouldn’t exist without early major-label funding." I think it's far too soon to make that judgement, and I'd love to know what kind of label support Arcade Fire and Bon Iver got early in their careers.
Post by iamthehorn on Jul 22, 2012 19:59:15 GMT -5
Pitchfork has a "cover story" up on Passion Pit's Michale Angelakos and his struggles with bipolar disorder. Two weeks ago everyone was abuzz about Frank Ocean coming out, but this article is much more jarring to me. It's really gripping to see this type of candor about mental illness.
Great thread man. I saw this pop up and found it to be cool. Not a really great, well-written piece or anything, I just thought it was great how F*ck Buttons made it onto the opening ceremonies.
This is a bit music theory geeky but is an interesting study that on first blush seems to have some flaws. I'm trying to find the actual study itself, since every report on it has its own additional bias beyond the original hypothesis.
Post by Fiddler's Green on Jul 30, 2012 14:53:08 GMT -5
ps: my apologies to iamthehorn if this is not what you had in mind for this thread - but there's a lot of smart people on this board who love music and I couldn't find a better place to post it.
Seems kinda ridiculous to assert that all the classic bands were better because they were all geographically focused when plenty of older bands/artists seem to spread themselves over vast geographic swathes of US folk & pop music - including many foreigners (Stones, Beatles, Neil Young - Stones being the main culprit)
Post by iamthehorn on Aug 14, 2012 19:29:58 GMT -5
Slate started a multi-part feature on Prog-Rock today. I'm not sure it's really working for me, but Keith Emerson isn't someone I have very positive feelings about.
This is a bit music theory geeky but is an interesting study that on first blush seems to have some flaws. I'm trying to find the actual study itself, since every report on it has its own additional bias beyond the original hypothesis.
It's hard to argue w/the notion that pop music is infinitely dumber and aurally homogeneous nowadays. That article reminds me of one I read last week comparing 12 songs that sound alike: www.buzzfeed.com/keithh3/12-songs-that-sound-the-same-25yj
P.S. - Geddy looks sooooo young in that pic! And although this band hasn't reached the same indisputable level of fame (though IMO, Gavin Harrison is certainly on par w/Neil Peart where drumming perfection is concerned!), they currently define "prog" in my book:
