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Some of these were banned, not because of what they showed, but because the censors had really filthy imaginations. Who would have ever guessed?
"Do you want a ride to work?"
"What?"
"Are you going to Manhattan?"
"Yeah."
"Do you want a ride to work?"
"What do you mean?"
"I've got my car over there. I'm going to 58th Street, but you need four people in a car to be allowed to drive into the City. You wanna ride?"
"Nah, man. You're a stranger. Good luck with that, though."
"What?"
"Are you going to Manhattan?"
"Yeah."
"Do you want a ride to work?"
"What do you mean?"
"I've got my car over there. I'm going to 58th Street, but you need four people in a car to be allowed to drive into the City. You wanna ride?"
"Nah, man. You're a stranger. Good luck with that, though."
Tris McCall has posted his 2005 Pop Music Abstract.
I've been considering what more I should say about this. I mean, besides the fact that I really want to share it with you because I think it's awesome.
I won't say anything more. I'll just blockquote two pieces and hope that you feel moved to read the rest on your own.
Bright Eyes — "Easy/Lucky/Free," "First Day Of My Life"Or, selections from Conor Oberst's continuing attempt to make recordings at a faster pace than anybody can play them back. The physics of this project are complicated, but thanks to iTunes and…
During that brief, but sad, period when the Multi-Purpose Solution wasn't making music, I spent some time booking shows at the now gone, but not forgotten, Jersey City rock venue, Uncle Joe's.
The first time might have been the best time. The show featured a band called Tomorrow's Friend.
They were a two-piece, playing a sort of stripped down, loosely tight, rock and roll. They seemed to be only just discovering their instruments. It was pure and gorgeous.
Alessandra, the singer, brings news:
"Some Days Yes, Some Days More Than Yes!", a collection of outtakes…
Yet they've been largely ignored by the industry. I don't expect it to change either. My take is that women are buying more e-gear now because a lot of the tech has become mature—for example, you can buy a five megapixel camera for a reasonable price this year. But watch how the industry tries to court the female consumer. You'll see brighter colors and "simpler interfaces" billed as woman-friendly. Sheesh, most women want what I want: a good product at a good price. Instead, they get vanity mirrors.
Well, actually they said E differs from mc2 by at most 0.0000004, which is "consistent with equality."