i have to say that i'm generally in the grumpy old man
camp: "i've heard this before-- can't you kids play
something new?"
but one positive side effect of the New Old Music
phenomena right now is the reintroduction of grit into
some of the music. even though most of the neo-acid
and neo-punk funk
well yeah.
like music played at the Paradise Garage becoming vocal house and not Van
Halen.
so when Derrick May plays a wicked jazz tune as a downtempo break towards
the end of his set you get people b*tching about how it sucks
MEK
"Matt Kane's Brain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 09/21/20
On Wed, September 21, 2005 10:02 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> Now what happens is that the media picks up on this and focuses on a small
> number of groups from the 80s and soon you have kids running around
> thinking that these were the only bands around when, for those who are old
> enough to re
I wouldn't mind the "old is new again" thing in music if the choices of
influences weren't so narrowed down.
Take for example the recent 80s post-punk rehash. The primary influences
that have emerged from that have been Gang of Four, the Cure, The Clash,
and A Certain Ratio.
Now what happens i
Matt Kane's Brain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 7:39 AM
To: lr2
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 313@hyperreal.org
Subject: Re: (313) New music vs. New old music (was Juan Maclean)
On Wed, September 21, 2005 8:47 am, lr2 said:
> Though they're not techno, some
On Wed, September 21, 2005 8:47 am, lr2 said:
> Though they're not techno, some of you might know BR54-9 or Squirrel Nut
> Zippers...they're two acts that rose to some degree of fame by clever
> incorporation of OLD material. When I first heard them I thought they
> were
> so fresh and interesting
