Toying with the idea of creating a podcast about The Aesthetics of Rock — a tribute, I suppose you could say, but really, more of an exploration. I have a few ideas in mind, but the likelihood of me pursuing such a thing would increase tenfold if I can find a couple or a few other people to share some of their thoughts with me on the subject (and no, none of this is being done in collusion with the book’s author; for now, I’m primarily interested in talking to readers of the book). I’m leaving this vague on purpose, but If the idea sparks your interest, or you have any questions about what I have in mind, email me. (I suppose you could use the comments box as well, though I may prefer to answer inquiries privately. I’m not saying for sure that this thing will even happen. Though I’d like it to, obviously.)
Archive for March 1st, 2013
Who Wants to Talk Aesthetics?
Posted by s woods on March 1, 2013
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Don’t Do It
Posted by s woods on March 1, 2013
My professional guidance to rock critics, since before the Internet, was: Don’t become one. It’s a useful thing to tell people because the ones that really don’t want to will fall by the wayside, and the ones who do want to will defy you and get better anyway. Of course, I’m being somewhat comic. I wasn’t quite that absolute. But this is a very hard way to make a living, that’s what I would tell people, especially if you want to write well, because the good stuff is getting squeezed out. And it far precedes the Internet, but the Internet just put wheels on it.
Concision and Clarity: Robert Christgau reflects on the art of writing well about music (interview by Brett Anderson)
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Obscure Music Magazine of the Day: Scene
Posted by s woods on March 1, 2013
Scene, May 1, 1976, from Ireland. I should dedicate this to my four-year-old daughter, who loves various Beatles songs, but, after watching a bunch of clips of the group on YouTube, has developed an almost bizarre antipathy to Paul McCartney. Her reason? “That guy is difficult.” (Also: he “looks like a girl.”)
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