Comments on: Week 125: Work in Progress

By: roberto

roberto — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:16:06 +0000

I think I just nailed the name of our project no? The Last American Music Pimps. Has a nice apocalyptic ring to it.

By: roberto

roberto — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:13:12 +0000

Well, cultural references are one thing, musical format is another. I don’t think there are any British or American genres that haven’t being mined heavily by pop’s unstoppable drill – (gospel, jazz, bluegrass, noise, celtic, irish, welsh, etc). I think we may need to talk to a ethnomusicologist to find that last bit of buried music that hasn’t been whored by the pop pimps yet. Maybe we can be the last American Music Pimps.

By: Mr. Lost His Way

Mr. Lost His Way — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:12:52 +0000

That sounds good except for the American British thing. I’m not saying it’s a conscious thing but it does have to have some cultural reference or it can’t hope to be pop, right?

By: roberto

roberto — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:43:46 +0000

So no drums, no guitar, no bass, no keyboards, no 4/4, no 2/4, no elaborate productions, no blues, no soul, no funk, no country, nothing American or British for that matter… what else?

By: Mr. Lost His Way

Mr. Lost His Way — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:32:16 +0000

Okay no disco either – nothing that uses the roots of rock or any of its dominant instruments. I think it would be especially hard to pull off for someone like me (and you) steeped in a multi-generational brew of the stuff.

By: roberto

roberto — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:42:29 +0000

I think you’re confusing rock with disco… but thats understandable after playing all those Big Country and Split Endz songs… Next you’re going to tell me that Madonna and Abba have the rock too, right?

By: Mr. Lost His Way

Mr. Lost His Way — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:27:38 +0000

This one from Lady Gaga has the rock. I had to do research but I checked out one song each for Flo Rida, T.I. and Lady Gaga and they all had a lot of rock influence. U don't know (new reference).

By: roberto

roberto — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:29:40 +0000

Those 360 deals always remind me of Piero Manzoni’s canned Artist’s Shit. Seems like just a matter of time now until the major labels start demanding artist excrement to sell. And i bet whoever does it first, will make some good money and redefine the meaning of “dirty” money along the way.

By: roberto

roberto — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:26:48 +0000

“The first TV show that figures out how to market music outside of the contest/reality ghetto will make a mint.”

Do you mean, giving tv show music a life outside of tv? Like American Idol, but a narrative fiction? like say Hannah Montana?

By: roberto

roberto — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:11:54 +0000

You think Flo Rida, T.I. and Lady Gaga (top 3 pop sensations this week, per billboard), have references to rock and roll? I’ve only heard Lady Gaga and if there is rock and roll in there, its very well hidden.