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  1. Kurt Andersen

Carl’s Rock Songbook #52: Rock Recycle-ment Explained

by Carl Scott

This is the conclusion of the long series of Songbook posts kicked off by my simple observation that many bands championed as representative of new music , such as Crystal Castles, really aren’t . While many themes have been touched upon, overall, Songbook posts #36-51 have been about 1) . . . . Continue Reading »

23 Jun 2012

Carl’s Rock Songbook #51: Simon Reynolds and Kurt Andersen on Our Cultural Cul-de-sac

by Carl Scott

Pop music critic Simon Reynolds, in his book Retromania , and style-writer Kurt Andersen, in his “You Say You Want a Devolution” essay, have their finger upon a certain pattern in our contemporary cultural scenes of recyle-ment, repetition, and lack of forward motion. To be more specific, . . . . Continue Reading »

17 Jun 2012

Carl’s Rock Songbook #49: Simon Reynolds, Retromania

by Carl Scott

As a book on pop-music, Simon Reynolds’ Retromania: Pop Culture’s Addiction to Its Own Past earns a high B, but does not rate among my very favorites, being too beholden to Rock attitudes, and too long-winded for its own good. Some of its detail is welcome—I found Reynold’s . . . . Continue Reading »

7 Jun 2012
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