Friday, September 19, 2003
Examples of the genius of Robert Pollard of Guided by Voices (from pitchforkmedia.com):
"During two back-to-back live nights in Atlanta last year, these guys still had the magic. (Plus comedy, when Bob bonked a kid with his mid-twirl mic, then explained over the P.A. how the kid should sue Matador Records.) And at the Magnet 10th Anniversary show this year, they still had the magic. (Plus comedy, when Bob invited some middle-aged untrendy associates on stage to dance and admit that they didn't like him.)"
"During two back-to-back live nights in Atlanta last year, these guys still had the magic. (Plus comedy, when Bob bonked a kid with his mid-twirl mic, then explained over the P.A. how the kid should sue Matador Records.) And at the Magnet 10th Anniversary show this year, they still had the magic. (Plus comedy, when Bob invited some middle-aged untrendy associates on stage to dance and admit that they didn't like him.)"
Thursday, September 18, 2003
I just read an article about Paul McCartney in Russia in today's New York Times, and I had to pause when I read this:
"The trip began with a stop in St. Petersburg, and Sir Paul said he had insisted on two things: a trip to the Hermitage and some free time to bicycle around the city with his wife, Heather."
Doesn't Heather Mills have only one leg? How does she ride a bicycle? Do they have special bikes for the one-legged?
In the next paragraph Sir Paul is quoted as saying, "We were less recognized there... But then, people don't really look that closely at you if you're cycling by. And even if they did recognize us, they probably said to themselves: `No, that can't be them, bicycling through a local park.' "
More likely they said to themselves: "Fuck me, a one-legged bird on a bike!", and didn't even notice the dude riding beside her.
Perhaps Paul (or Faul to use his real name) realizes this and is cynically using his new wife to distract the attention of potential autograph hunters. He breezes unnoticed through crowds while everbody rubbernecks the monoped cyclist. Pretty rotten huh? And I thought he was supposed to be the "nice" Beatle.
You know, this is what blogging is all about: questioning big media and getting at the real story behind the story.
"The trip began with a stop in St. Petersburg, and Sir Paul said he had insisted on two things: a trip to the Hermitage and some free time to bicycle around the city with his wife, Heather."
Doesn't Heather Mills have only one leg? How does she ride a bicycle? Do they have special bikes for the one-legged?
In the next paragraph Sir Paul is quoted as saying, "We were less recognized there... But then, people don't really look that closely at you if you're cycling by. And even if they did recognize us, they probably said to themselves: `No, that can't be them, bicycling through a local park.' "
More likely they said to themselves: "Fuck me, a one-legged bird on a bike!", and didn't even notice the dude riding beside her.
Perhaps Paul (or Faul to use his real name) realizes this and is cynically using his new wife to distract the attention of potential autograph hunters. He breezes unnoticed through crowds while everbody rubbernecks the monoped cyclist. Pretty rotten huh? And I thought he was supposed to be the "nice" Beatle.
You know, this is what blogging is all about: questioning big media and getting at the real story behind the story.
Monday, September 15, 2003
Check out this totally fascinating Lester Bangs interview with Brian Eno. It's really long but it's worth it.
