oh, but i totally agree with you when you talk about how selling out or keeping it real are "mythic attributes". In fact, I wasn't talking about Theo or Richie at all, just remarking on how those who scream sell-out and the double-measures that goes along with it.
i'm just trying to be smart i suppose.... :) fab ----- Original Message ----- Da : "kent williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A : 313@hyperreal.org Oggetto : Re: RE: (313) Theo Parrish in Adidas AdverT Data : Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:02:39 -0600 > Theo is going to get all sorts of love from the 313 list > that Richie won't. That's just the way things are. > > Watching that video doesn't make me think Theo is selling > out to Adidas. It makes me think that Theo and a > Film-maker got a bunch of money from Adidas to make a > short film that gets at the heart of what Detroit dance > music is all about. I don't even think you can see Theo's > feet in it. > > Worrying about selling out and underground legitimacy > seems to mostly be the occupation of people who have > leisure time paid for by their own selling out to whatever > corporation they're working for. 'Selling out' or > 'Keeping it real' are more mythic attributes that people > paste artists with, which makes black in white a world > that is almost entirely gray. > > This is a completely different thing than compromising > artistic principles to make money. Who in their right mind > would talk about Theo that way? > > It's like they want their favorite artists not to sell out > , because they want to believe there's someone left that > hasn't sold out. Fair enough, I suppose, but we all have > to make a living somehow. Let him who is without sin cast > the first stone. > > On Feb 13, 2008 8:24 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: i'm surprised noone has > > mentioned anything about selling out, or corporate > > invasion of underground cultures or something along > > those lines. i bet there would have been an outrage if > it was richie
