http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/musical/2007/10/22/071022crmu_music_frerejones
- I would imagine there'll be lots of blogtalk about this one. It feels to me like he's fighting old battles, or maybe telling old war stories that aren't quite as tightly relevant to now as they should be. But the point about the shift from imitator to fan seems an interesting one.
Meanwhile there's still a couple of hours to vote in the Pop Open.
- I would imagine there'll be lots of blogtalk about this one. It feels to me like he's fighting old battles, or maybe telling old war stories that aren't quite as tightly relevant to now as they should be. But the point about the shift from imitator to fan seems an interesting one.
Meanwhile there's still a couple of hours to vote in the Pop Open.
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Date: 2007-10-16 10:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-16 10:13 am (UTC)See: "Dirty Dream #2," "Women's Realm," "Funny Little Frog," "If She Wants Me," "Legal Man."
Fun fact: R&B existed before the 90s! Remember Motown and Stax? I think your people called it "Northern Soul."
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Date: 2007-10-16 01:32 pm (UTC)I've heard of northern soul but it seems so fusty and old and irrelevant to me.