like, seriously, I thought _ShyGuy95_'s book-length screed against me and The Evils of Political Correctness was sure to make the Bottom 5, but wotie just had to come in and deliver two absolutely brilliant bits of his patented galaxy-brain 18-dimensional chess, and I am here for that shit
McLennan's '90s solo stuff is a lot less interesting than Forster's. It sounds like..."rootsy" 1990s singer-songwriter music, the kind that was everywhere in Hollywood in the '90s at venues like Room 5 and Genghis Cohen: impeccably played, tastefully arranged, surely heartfelt, and boring.
I gave the new Big Thief a try after having given up on both of their 2019 records a few tracks in, and said "oh, fuck this" during that potato song. Someone in another comment section compared them to Animal Collective and I think that's appropriate, in that I cannot remotely hear the appeal of Animal Collective either.
After I gave up on Big Thief I listened to Lucifer on the Sofa again. That record is tight.
it's because you're in
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Let's not, because a lot of the arguments about appropriation and whitewashing can and do get into absurd territory. Think: Chinese Getting Mad Online about Chinese characters being portrayed by actors of Korean or Japanese heritage, and to a lesser extent vice versa.
This isn't surprising. Beyond the snark, dudes are using their drill tracks and especially videos not only to signal their affiliations, but to make intimidating statements in language that seems like nihilistic bluster to most of the world (in the grand tradition of street rap) but is readily interpreted by members of rival gangs as direct threats. The kind of folks who read Stereogum are not the intended audience for diss tracks.
And it goes without saying that you're talking about dudes with absolutely zero chill and abundant access to guns.
GG&F is very silly. If you've ever thought that Robert Fripp is a humorless ascetic, his narration on "The Saga of Rodney Toady" should disabuse you of that notion.
https://youtu.be/CTmh56dUjw0
"The bear, who wears a mask bearing the visage of recently deceased film director Michael Winner, has recently been denied a workplace pension, and is angry with Daniel Day-Lewis for what he perceives as the relative lack of action in "There Will Be Blood" - which he otherwise enjoyed but found a bit precious."
Which is kinda sleazy and reeks of blood money, frankly.
The whole point of settlements is that the defendant admits no culpability. That's very different from a jury or judge making a declaration of culpability (let alone a jury making a criminal conviction).
RIP. I can't say I'm much of a fan of Foreigner, but he did some splendid work in King Crimson. He came back as a guest musician for 1974's Red, with a splendid contribution to closing epic "Starless":
https://youtu.be/OfR6_V91fG8
If they have to remain current employees of Dollywood, that's gonna limit the schools by definition to anything near Pigeon Forge, which means only UT and maybe UNC Asheville for folks who live on the NC side. But hey, that ain't bad at all.
There is, to be sure, a small difference between making one's assistance in procuring a recording contract conditional upon receiving sexual favors, as in the case of Ryan Adams, and locking a woman in her room and biting her repeatedly while sexually assaulting her.
There ain't a prosecutor in the country who would seek an indictment for a black man who'd been accused of Adams' deeds and nothing else, whereas Kodak's rap sheet would get plenty of white dudes indicted. (Whether they'd be sentenced to the same degree of severity as young Mr. Octave is another question, of course.)
There was a quote from Lydia Lunch, who'd been Cave's lover as well as a collaborator, about Cave's mental state: "Well, of course he was a depressive...he was a heroin addict."
But yeah, that album is gross in all the best ways. It is the ur-text of pigfuck. Albini presumably has worn out multiple copies.
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