Controv!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Here are some links that may entertain or aggravate ya!

(If you read my tumblr or Lex's LJ you'll have seen them)

What hath Popism wrought?: critics being nice to albums - WHEN WILL THE MADNESS STOP.

Right Music Wrongs: popism means that the righteous anger of the people against bad music must now be outsourced to corporations like Virgin Mobile Australia.

Simon Reynolds on 'wonky': a losing move in the game of genre jenga, sez Lex (and many others)

Comments

[ex-al-ewing.livejournal.com]

When I think of KEEPING IT REAL and STICKING IT TO THE MANUFACTURED PLASTIC PEOPLE OF POP the first thing I think of is Richard Branson and the mobile phone arm of his gigantic megacorporation. Huzzah for the spectacle!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Amusingly, when you search for Virgin Mobile sponsorship the first thing that comes up is Britney's tour.