"@M Francis Thanks! And sorry I think I wasn't clear in that description of disco in the 2nd paragraph, I was being sarcastic. I meant to get across that that was the definition of disco in popular consciousness in the 80s and 90s, not the…"
"@nadir, i think you're right. my confusion is that clinton referred to himself as star child, and sang star child's parts on the records, but gary shider played him on stage. clinton was dr. funkenstein. and i had no idea that…"
"elvis can be king, but chuck berry is the god, and little richard is his pope. and bo diddley is the bo diddley since it seems wrong to give him a title that doesn't mention bo diddley at least once. diddley."
"thanks! i want to do a followup once they put out that compilation. right now there's not enough recorded stuff out there to really talk about a lot of the bands, but i feel like i didn't do the scene justice by only talking about 3 of…"
"yeah i have a pretty epic man-crush on him too. i've definitely spent hours of my life listening to his drums and trying to figure out why they sound so damn good. the really fun thing about this column is that i get to write little love…"
"@bowerybetty: yeah if you read any interviews with them lately they just sort of dismiss it as being young and a little overzealous in their newfound rastafarianism. but i was really disappointed to read the pitchfork interview. i would have thought…"
"well yes corporations are a big part of the problem, but ultimately the responsibility lies in a scene which in the interest of self-definition tends to reject bands that fail to conform to its vision of non-conformity. what i'm trying to do is…"
"thanks for the feedback! @John - you should check out crass' "white punks on hope" it's a similar attack on the clash's "(white man) in hammsersmith palais" ...which is in turn an attack on the jam... basically…"