New Dan Deacon: Mostly irritating.
His Wikipedia page has got it mostly right: "Dan Deacon... is an American electronic "musician" and hipster who originates from Babylon, New York and Baltimore, Maryland."
Gold.
2009-07-27
2009-07-21
2009-07-20
On Michael Jackson
I just finished reading a very interesting book by Margo Jefferson called "On Michael Jackson".
She compares Jackson to PT Barnum, suggesting that the King of Pop knew that he was turning himself into a spectacle that you can't take your eyes off of, much like Barnum's freak show, and greatest show on earth. She also talks about how race and sexual politics inform a great deal of Jackson's stage persona.
It's a pretty interesting read, more of an essay than a book. Available at the Toronto Public Library.
She compares Jackson to PT Barnum, suggesting that the King of Pop knew that he was turning himself into a spectacle that you can't take your eyes off of, much like Barnum's freak show, and greatest show on earth. She also talks about how race and sexual politics inform a great deal of Jackson's stage persona.
It's a pretty interesting read, more of an essay than a book. Available at the Toronto Public Library.
Labels:
books
40th anniversary of the moon landing today
Original version of Bowie's "Space Oddity"
...and Buzz Aldrin punching out a lunatic for suggesting man didn't land on the moon:
Link:
Buzz Aldrin: Engineer, Rapper, Heart-Breaking Realist
...and Buzz Aldrin punching out a lunatic for suggesting man didn't land on the moon:
Link:
Buzz Aldrin: Engineer, Rapper, Heart-Breaking Realist
2009-07-17
2009-07-14
2009-07-12
2009-07-11
Is it just me,
or does the demon from Michael Jackson's "Ghosts" kinda look like his dad??
That's about the best screen shot I can find for Ghosts, I'm sure there's one out there that's better.
That's about the best screen shot I can find for Ghosts, I'm sure there's one out there that's better.
Labels:
random
2009-07-10
Electro-mac
Really digging this track, "Goth Star", by Pictureplane. Featuring a Fleetwood Mac sample!
Labels:
tracks
2009-07-08
Polaris Prize short list!
My friend Adam tipped me off about the 2009 Polaris Prize Short list. Junior Boys, Wolf Parade, and Japandroids have clearly been robbed, while the mediocre Metric gets a nod. I guess corporate sponsors have their way!
My vote from the bunch goes to Joel, by far, so far. Most of the discs are available at the Toronto Public Library, except for Elliot Brood. Blast.
My vote from the bunch goes to Joel, by far, so far. Most of the discs are available at the Toronto Public Library, except for Elliot Brood. Blast.
Labels:
best things of 2009,
library links,
polaris prize
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