Category: Poetry

The Aesthetics of Prince: Interview with C. Liegh McInnis

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C. Liegh McInnis, who hails from Clarksdale, Mississippi, is a poet, critic, author, and educator, and one sizable portion of his life’s work includes expounding on the aesthetics, life, politics, and etcetera-etcetera of Prince. McInnis has written and spoken extensively about the rock/r&b/pop icon—and I do mean extensively. Aside from participating in several informative Prince symposiums and podcasts in recent years (several of which are on YouTube and linked to at the bottom of this interview—I recommend digging in), McInnis’s investigations on the subject also include a 673-page (not a typo) volume entitled The Lyrics of Prince: A Literary Look at a Creative, Musical Poet, Philosopher, and Storyteller. Continue reading “The Aesthetics of Prince: Interview with C. Liegh McInnis” →

“Rock Critics as Rock Stars” by Dave Rubin

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(I name names (but receive no academy awards))

traitors to the flesh / traitors to the spirit / cultural ambassadors—pontiffs—overlords—Hear Ye! Hear ye! Heed this wacko—the man who walks back and forth in the soaking rain—protected by the sandwich board he wears that cries out—in boldly-lettered paroxysms of despair—REPENT!—but it is too late for that
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