tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463272227959251897.post6793057160687549510..comments2023-06-05T06:42:00.490-04:00Comments on knittertating: music and mythckohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07388157534562074343noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463272227959251897.post-81930172698582404232009-01-30T07:35:00.000-05:002009-01-30T07:35:00.000-05:00hey chris -- this blog is "just for fun" (said in ...hey chris -- this blog is "just for fun" (said in fake german accent). don't burst my structuralist bubble. <BR/><BR/>could those 20th century aesthetics exist in a non-complex society? <BR/><BR/>let me be self-indulgent and tell you my favorite pop rock group right now -- vampire weekend.ckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388157534562074343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463272227959251897.post-56605597540161382512009-01-30T03:24:00.000-05:002009-01-30T03:24:00.000-05:00Having nothing to do with anything, let me say tha...Having nothing to do with anything, let me say that I'm close, razor-thin-on-the-verge-of-declaring that in fact, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ting_Tings" REL="nofollow">The Ting Tings</A><BR/> are, indeed, the greatest pop band since ABBA. Just sayin...<BR/><BR/>Listen <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r23cm7bL9E&feature=channel" REL="nofollow">here</A>, <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPNIYuDZZpU&feature=channel" REL="nofollow">here</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FMAeYjOF3k" REL="nofollow">here</A>, then talk me down...Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09558846279006287148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2463272227959251897.post-65748846354522776612009-01-30T03:10:00.000-05:002009-01-30T03:10:00.000-05:00You are certainly right that American country musi...You are certainly right that American country music held onto the tradition of narrative longer than most pop culture forms (FYI, check out this tear-jerking performance by the Dean of Country Pop himself, <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz2aNifcy20" REL="nofollow">George Jones</A>).<BR/><BR/>But one of the great gifts of 20th Century aesthetics is the recognition that we are not bound by our own evolved sensibilities. Yes, narrative is touching and deep, but <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollock" REL="nofollow">Pollock</A><BR/> and <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Mondrian" REL="nofollow">Mondrian</A>, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rothko" REL="nofollow">Rothko</A>,<BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Warhol" REL="nofollow">Warhol</A> and <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Michel_Basquiat" REL="nofollow">Basquiat</A> taught us that our impressions and sensitivities and crazy, mixed up intuitions are every bit as touching and affecting as a connected, coherent narrative.<BR/><BR/>You may want to add yet another book to your "someday" reading list: <A HREF="http://denisdutton.com/" REL="nofollow">Denis Dutton: The Art of Instinct</A>Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09558846279006287148noreply@blogger.com