Monday, May 10, 2004
The view from the other side of the pond
from the Herald
Blair's Live Aid Report
from the May 8 Guardian
John Harris in "The Bland Play On" argues that:
Rock'n'roll is the latest victim of corporate globalisation -- and it shows
"Put bluntly, Anglo-American popular music is among globalisation's most useful props. Never mind the nitpicking fixations with interview rhetoric and stylistic nuance that concern its hardcore enthusiasts -- away from its home turf, mainstream music, whether it's metal, rap, teen-pop or indie-rock, cannot help but stand for a depressingly conservative set of values: conspicuous consumption, the primacy of the English language, the implicit acknowledgement that America is probably best."
(via AJ)
¶ 5/10/2004 09:40:00 PM
from the Herald
Blair's Live Aid Report
from the May 8 Guardian
John Harris in "The Bland Play On" argues that:
Rock'n'roll is the latest victim of corporate globalisation -- and it shows
"Put bluntly, Anglo-American popular music is among globalisation's most useful props. Never mind the nitpicking fixations with interview rhetoric and stylistic nuance that concern its hardcore enthusiasts -- away from its home turf, mainstream music, whether it's metal, rap, teen-pop or indie-rock, cannot help but stand for a depressingly conservative set of values: conspicuous consumption, the primacy of the English language, the implicit acknowledgement that America is probably best."
(via AJ)
¶ 5/10/2004 09:40:00 PM
