Here is the dirty secret about the grammys.
Many of watch it, most of us are familiar with the artists and songs.
A good bit of our outrage is thus ironic. Apparently we do care, despite all our denials.
I watched about an hour and half. I am one of the few who don't know most of the (newer) artists or songs.
Really the only one I did know was Royals, which I kinda like in a pop way, and I gather that makes me a bad person.
Moving along. The Highwaymen did not make an appearance. 2 living members performed with 2 other c/w stars.
I thought Kris was kind of unprofessional, not working through tech problems. Merle and Willie were great of course, and Kris never toured and performed like the others.
I can't see where anything about Katy Perry is country. Seems she should be in the same category as the Taylor Swifts.
Paul and Ringo were pathetic and so was Yoko. Photograph was a terrible song when it came out, but not as bad as Paul's new stuff. While I am sure Paul would like to think differently the only reason they were all there is because the Beatles back catalog is getting a new reissue.
My favorite part was Pink on the Trapeze. Greatest show of talent after the Stevie, Niles, Daft Punk. (that I saw.)
What I really want to know is, how do you get a job at the grammys, or super bowl, standing in front of the stage waving your hands and pretending you like the performance? and what does it pay?
bunch of bullshit if you ask me. the principle fallacy of this comparison is it's failure to acknowledge the most important or meaningful differences between brubeck and mackelmore: brubeck was not only proficient on his instrument but innovative and influential on other musicians, he had a long and productive career and we still talk about some things that he created over 50 years aggo, whereas i don't think any of those things can or will be said of the other. Brubeck is "an artist and pioneer", macklemore is simply on some celebrity, novelty, reality tv style con.i can't believe people get paid to write this crap.
bunch of bullshit if you ask me. the principle fallacy of this comparison is it's failure to acknowledge the most important or meaningful differences between brubeck and mackelmore: brubeck was not only proficient on his instrument but innovative and influential on other musicians, whereas i don't think any of those things can be said of the other. Brubeck is "an artist and pioneer", macklemore is simply on some celebrity, novelty, reality tv style con. i can't believe people get paid to write this crap.
They only get paid when you call now at 1800 XXX-XXXX and pledge your support for this kind of crap to be written.
Tote-Bag funded journalism
Moving along. The Highwaymen did not make an appearance. 2 living members performed with 2 other c/w stars.
I thought Kris was kind of unprofessional, not working through tech problems. Merle and Willie were great of course, and Kris never toured and performed like the others.
Lol, Kris makes movies where you stop and start over every time there is a mistake.
In an era of what some of have called ???gay-baiting pop,??? in which chart-topping divas like Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Ke$ha, and Pink (and even newcomer rapper Macklemore) almost seem to be cashing in on recent struggles for LGBT rights ??? pulling out increasingly outrageous, campy ensembles and releasing sloganeering gay anthems to advertise their open-mindedness and advocacy ??? a sophisticated, almost unintentional nod to queerness like Cupid Deluxe feels like a breath of fresh air. It???s a document of one artist???s struggle with anxiety, newfound fame, relationships, and his past, but it often sounds buoyant and liberating.
A rapper (ding!) from another country (ding!) in the pages of a print publication (ding!), asshurt (ding!) about being preempted by the death of a white (ding!) New-York-City-based (ding!) movie (ding!) actor.
Come back to the internet, Danny Verde, Danny Verde.
In an era of what some of have called ???gay-baiting pop,??? in which chart-topping divas like Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Ke$ha, and Pink (and even newcomer rapper Macklemore) almost seem to be cashing in on recent struggles for LGBT rights ??? pulling out increasingly outrageous, campy ensembles and releasing sloganeering gay anthems to advertise their open-mindedness and advocacy ??? a sophisticated, almost unintentional nod to queerness like Cupid Deluxe feels like a breath of fresh air. It???s a document of one artist???s struggle with anxiety, newfound fame, relationships, and his past, but it often sounds buoyant and liberating.
Blood Orange - I really like all of his fairly straight 80s R&B-sounding tunes, "It Is What It Is" and "Chosen" most of all; can't really stomach any of the trip-hop style rapping by whomever else is on the album. I also was happy to hear that he was working with Jessie Ware on her new record, so maybe I am just a bland person that's into adult contemporary. I'm OK with that. ;)
I dunno that it's "really, really bad". I thought the album was OK,
really? I found the whole thing pretty repellent.
the overwrought preachiness, the pisspoor rapping, even the corny title ("The Heist" - oooooooh!)
and don't get me started on his boy. besides his total lack of imagination as a beat-maker, CHOOSE A FUCKING RAPP NAME DUDE. even a wack one, like "Macklemore" or something.
only thing more obnoxious than an obnoxious rapp name is a dude who obnoxiously goes by his gov't name. especially among DJs, I always found that to be the height of self-important douchebaggery.
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interesting read.
Thanks.
Here is the dirty secret about the grammys.
Many of watch it, most of us are familiar with the artists and songs.
A good bit of our outrage is thus ironic. Apparently we do care, despite all our denials.
I watched about an hour and half. I am one of the few who don't know most of the (newer) artists or songs.
Really the only one I did know was Royals, which I kinda like in a pop way, and I gather that makes me a bad person.
Moving along. The Highwaymen did not make an appearance. 2 living members performed with 2 other c/w stars.
I thought Kris was kind of unprofessional, not working through tech problems. Merle and Willie were great of course, and Kris never toured and performed like the others.
I can't see where anything about Katy Perry is country. Seems she should be in the same category as the Taylor Swifts.
Paul and Ringo were pathetic and so was Yoko. Photograph was a terrible song when it came out, but not as bad as Paul's new stuff. While I am sure Paul would like to think differently the only reason they were all there is because the Beatles back catalog is getting a new reissue.
My favorite part was Pink on the Trapeze. Greatest show of talent after the Stevie, Niles, Daft Punk. (that I saw.)
What I really want to know is, how do you get a job at the grammys, or super bowl, standing in front of the stage waving your hands and pretending you like the performance? and what does it pay?
mannnnnnnnnn trip on thisssssss:
the one guy's is undanceable, this new guy's is TOO danceable...
legalweedbro everything is everything and so it goes
which is why I'm like why is Macklemore popping tags?
Now I see. Sorta.
POP QUIZ
WHICH SEATTLEITE IS A WORSE LOOK FOR BLACKMUSIC APPROPRIATION:
bunch of bullshit if you ask me. the principle fallacy of this comparison is it's failure to acknowledge the most important or meaningful differences between brubeck and mackelmore: brubeck was not only proficient on his instrument but innovative and influential on other musicians, he had a long and productive career and we still talk about some things that he created over 50 years aggo, whereas i don't think any of those things can or will be said of the other. Brubeck is "an artist and pioneer", macklemore is simply on some celebrity, novelty, reality tv style con.i can't believe people get paid to write this crap.
They only get paid when you call now at 1800 XXX-XXXX and pledge your support for this kind of crap to be written.
Tote-Bag funded journalism
Lol, Kris makes movies where you stop and start over every time there is a mistake.
Pop the Giuseppe tags, like it's American Apparel."
- Rozay
(BTW - No Grammys)
Red bottoms = Louboutins
You are correct. Typo.
exactly.
Jesus...
so petty
Faux_Rillz would be proud
http://www.out.com/entertainment/music/2014/02/10/how-devonte-hynes-blood-orange-saved-pop-music?page=0,4
A rapper (ding!) from another country (ding!) in the pages of a print publication (ding!), asshurt (ding!) about being preempted by the death of a white (ding!) New-York-City-based (ding!) movie (ding!) actor.
Come back to the internet, Danny Verde, Danny Verde.
really? I found the whole thing pretty repellent.
the overwrought preachiness, the pisspoor rapping, even the corny title ("The Heist" - oooooooh!)
and don't get me started on his boy. besides his total lack of imagination as a beat-maker, CHOOSE A FUCKING RAPP NAME DUDE. even a wack one, like "Macklemore" or something.
only thing more obnoxious than an obnoxious rapp name is a dude who obnoxiously goes by his gov't name. especially among DJs, I always found that to be the height of self-important douchebaggery.