July 27, 2007
Hey have you heard? Shoegaze has "become hip again"! And Guardian's got a big ol' feature on it, identifying Deerhunter and Asobi Seksu among others as the "nu-gazers" responsible for the resurgence -- and asking "why now?"
Worthy topic, sure, but it's the quotes that count, and in speaking with those responsible for the first-wave, they scored a doosy.
It doesn't help that Alan McGee, the man who signed Ride, My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive to Creation, is its most vehement critic. "Bloody nonsense. My Bloody Valentine were my comedy band.
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latest by Ritchie
July 5, 2007
If you think the state of musical creativity is healthy, and that today's songwriters are synthesizing past influences to build something harder, better, faster, stronger ... that's 'cause you're dumb. At least, so says today's Bigmouth...I often think throughout the centuries people have gotten stupider -- you can see it in art, actually. No one can paint anymore like they used to paint in the Middle Ages. I think the same has happened with music. No one can write songs like they did in the '60s, 'cause I guess people don't care as much or something. There's a kind of spirit that existed there that doesn't quite seem to exist now in songwriting or anything else. I guess people aren't as hungry as they were then.
Name that proponent of the devolution theory, take the jump to see if you're right. But if you were born after the '60s, don't bother, stupid.
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latest by Dave
May 16, 2007
Chan may have wanted to be the greatest, but probably realized the futility of her pursuit after recognizing the historic significance (and humility!) of this very important person who recently said...
My greatest competition is, well, me . . . I'm the Ali of today. I'm the Marvin Gaye of today. I'm the Bob Marley of today. I'm the Martin Luther King, or all the other greats that have come before us. And a lot of people are starting to realize that now.
Guess the speaker of this awesomeness, then take the jump.
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latest by raoul duke
May 4, 2007
Maybe this interviewee was caught on a bad day, but somebody's sounding a little burned out, and a little jaded. First out of this artist's mouth, on the joys of touring...
Live performing is becoming an absurdity. The internet could and should make it redundant. Until global live internet events satisfy music fans who need to feel involved, I must travel the longest distance to be with them.
Wasn't over there, though. The next bit ups the cranky quotient and is sure to win your patent pity.
I would carry around with me some kind of sound system to use while driving. I developed a number of portable players employing headphones, eventually coming up with something very much like the Walkman cassette machine. I was furious when I realised I hadn't had the time or the inclination to patent it and Sony would develop it and rule the world.
Guess our tour-hating Thomas Edison, take the jump.
Continue reading Bigmouths Strike Again: Concert Abolitionist/Walkman Inventor Edition...
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latest by fred
May 2, 2007
In a recent interview about the state of society, this artist came clean about a conflicted bias against the bearded.
Even I get nervous when I see someone with one! If I don't know who that person is. It's true that some beards look a bit frightening. Some of these people, I know them, they look ferocious. The beard happens to give a masculine look, a more virile appearance, but what goes on behind it, well, I'm an example, if you listen to my music.
Make yer guess, take the jump.
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latest by Stephen
April 24, 2007
An American actress would like it to be known she listens to music and she has an opinion: American songwriters ain't what they used to be.
[She] reminisces about the music she listened to as a child, from the likes of Guns 'N Roses to the soundtrack of musical Les Miserables, but admits she isn't a fan of the artists which dominate today's charts. She says, "It's harder to find great music these days. We have Amy Winehouse now, I guess and Bono (of U2). But still our biggest bands back home are crap ... We don't have a Bob Dylan; where are all the great writers? We don't have enough new great talent. We just don't have the inspirational songs that pop out."
Guess the thespian, take the jump.
Continue reading Bigmouths Strike Again: Starlet Slags American Bands Edition...
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latest by jed2
April 19, 2007
Uncomfortably stretched comparison of the day:
If you don’t care what happens to music, keep downloading. Look at music and look at the polar caps they’re melting at the same rate.
Something to think about next time you open Azureus. Guess the eco-friendly anti-pirate, then take the jump.
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latest by destroy the environment
April 3, 2007
When asked about the craziest inhalant this musician's ever taken, the answer was given with candor. Maybe too much candor.
The strangest thing I've tried to snort? My father. I snorted my father. He was cremated and I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. My dad wouldn't have cared ... It went down pretty well, and I'm still alive.
Your hint (if you really need one) is right there: The person's still alive. Barely. Take your guess, then take the jump.
Continue reading Bigmouths Strike Again: Daddy-Flavored Blow Edition...
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