from the new yorker, an excellent article on race, soul and music: a paler shade of white

i haven’t finished reading this yet, but it highlights a feeling that i have never been able to articulate, and, as a result, i have never really discussed with my friends: i just don’t like newer indie rock.

a small gaggle of us went and saw lcd soundsystem and arcade fire at shoreline about a month ago. i went for lcd — arcade fire does very little for me. this article talks about how the rhythms in indie/rock music have moved away from sould and blues, at about the same time that rap became a dominating force.

for me, the guy who played bass drum in high school, who got sucked into rave/electronic/industrial music, this explains a ton. i like things with heavy beats. it’s not that i don’t like indie stuff — but the ‘colege rock’ of the 90s sounds amazing different than the stuff that comes around now. for a long time, i thought it was maybe nostalgia. but it isn’t — i’m still listening to new music. it’s just that most of the rock i hear doesn’t have a soul, doesn’t pack a punch for me.

anyway, i found the article to be really solid. highly recommended read — john, chrispy, kurt, mike…i’m looking at you all specifically.

and just in case you aren’t into music, how about reading about how cloned meat is slipping its way into the food chain.

Popularity: 1% [?]