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Maybe because working class good, middle class bad analyses of art come off as reductive, alienating, and trite? I personally feel the practice of framing art as class struggle is fairly worn out and appeals only to a very rarefied segment of society. Perhaps it was revolutionary at some...

I'm a fan of techno and dnb, but I haven't really been able to get into grime, although I admit to not having listened to a ton of it. Part of that is because I've become less and less interested in MC oriented music over the years and part is that I have a hard time relating to the...

I don't feel sorry for these kids, nor do I expect them to get wise and grow out of this. The children, the parents and the whole extended white supremacist group are a bunch of idiots and they should be given as little attention as possible.

Austin, TX via Boston, MA I'm not much of Grime or Dubstep fan, more into dnb and techno, though really indie rock is my fave.

I also enjoyed the Something For Joey EP which featured the wit and wisdom of Porn Legend Ron Jeremy

If we are talking about music that merely apes old recordings using a digital medium, then I suppose I agree with you. However, I find myself a bit uncomfortable with your analysis overall. I can't help but think that the huge advances in recording technology combined with steep decreases in...

The Fiery Furnaces recent cover of Norweigian Wood comes to mind - not great, but different. The Residents have a ton of bizarre covers - I think they may have done Satisfaction too. Frank Zappa also did many grotesque covers - An electronic version of Purple Haze/Sunshine of Your Love with...

That is an interesting thought. Are you saying this is a bad thing? Does the explosion in modern, inexpensive recording gear devalue music by making the process too easy?

The new Animal Collective album definitely sounds like early Mercury Rev, especially Yourself Is Steam, but that is ok by me. Animal Collective's previous albums don't really sound much like Mercury Rev at all, they are more like some freaked out, folksy drum circle sing-along. I highly...