josh blog
Ordinary language is all right.
One could divide humanity into two classes:
those who master a metaphor, and those who hold by a formula.
Those with a bent for both are too few, they do not comprise a class.
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'Why do you think your music appeals to American Indians?'
'I would hope that it appeals to everybody.'
'I know suburban people who can't stand it.'
'Well, I wish there were more I could do about that.'
I still think Dylan is saying (something like) 'choostinate' and am in no hurry to gain a clearer understanding on this particular point.
Deerhunter records are better when the words are indecipherable. I mean this as praise.
If there is something that could be called purely musical, I usually feel like Simon Reynolds ignores it as it suits him.
There are kinds of music that you can only do if you can say 'baby' the right way.
Mark Richardson (Richard-San) as tastemaker. I can't think of many other reviewers I trust implicitly.