Tara ,'First Date'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Who are some of the biggest-name offenders? Anyone?
Marsh is by far the worst. I don't think Greil Marcus has listened to more than three records by a black musician since 1974. It was practically front page news when he noticed the Geto Boys. Locally, Joel Selvin only writes about sixties and seventies bands. Robert Hillburn of the LA Times is sort of notorious for being stuck in the 80s (with some of my favorite bands, X and REM).
Seems like there should be more indie rock fogeyism by now.
Ooh, thanks, Jon. Not that I have time to read that whole NYT article before my interviewy thingie. But I get the jist. Very helpful you all are.
Steve Morse in the Boston Globe. I remember him complaining, when WBCN started playing more "alternative" stuff, that they were forgetting their roots and should play more Aerosmith.
Ooh, thanks, Jon.
Would love to take credit, but it was Joe not me. :)
I meant to type JOE! Sorry! Thanks, Joe!
If I'm not Jon then why in God's name am I standing here in silver lamé playing the theremin? Besides the fact that it's so much fun, I mean.
NAR NAR JOE.
OMG 2 minutes till the radio show calls me.
panicking
drinking wine
freaking out
Is it online? Can we listen?
It is online but we're prerecording today. I MIGHT let you guys know about it once it's on the website, or maybe I will chicken out. WHOOOO CAN SAAAAY?
WHOOOO CAN SAAAAY?
She's channeling Mrs. somethingorother from A Wrinkle in Time.