- Blogger Uncertain Times reacts to my TAFKAP post[1]. And posts wm classic #55; “Tainted Love“[2] by Gloria Jones. I’d like to throw in Ann Peebles‘s “I Can’t Stand the Rain“[3] and O. V. Wright‘s version[4] of Latimore‘s “Let’s Straighten it Out” as number 56 and 57. The “Rain” track by Peebles is a curious example of an 808-sounding “demented” bassline (but more probably generated by a minimoog) which can also be heard on “Why Can’t We Live Together?“[5] (which was wmc #2) and some of Perry‘s work, such as “Kentucky Skank” and to a lesser degree “Soul Fire“[6], with its added cow bell-style percussion. While we’re on the subject of Perry: check “The City Too Hot” and a very nice selection of other Perry material.[7].
- The Fold (2008) is an American new web-based film series written by husband-and-wife writing team, Ray Sawhill and Polly Frost with Matt Lambert. It will be viewable at http://www.thefold.tv on 2008 August 3. It is an erotically-based science fiction series which content-wise comes close to ribaldry (think Pasolini‘s Trilogy of Life); while it has an artistic insouciance of an apparent Corman heritage.
- Revolt of the Mannequins (original French: “La Révolte des Mannequins”) is a new production by Royal de Luxe, and follows their famous “Sultan’s Elephant” show that was performed in several cities worldwide from 2005 to 2007. In the Revolt of the Mannequins, 13 shop fronts in the city center are transformed into theater stages, where the mannequins perform a 10-day play. Every night, the Royal de Luxe team changes the positions of the mannequins, making the story jump to the next episode. 10 days, and 10 episodes per shop front, lead up to the final Revolt. The show took place in Nantes from October 1st to February 10 2008 and plays in Antwerp on the Meir as De opstand van de Paspoppen for Zva from July 11 to July 20.
- Blogger and friend Broken Projector celebrates his first birthday. Congratulations.[8]
Greetings M. Jahsonic,
Belatedly, I want to tell you that in no way was it intended to be inflammatory or vitriolic in my response to your post. At the time, it didn’t feel like this, but after reading it again, I realized that it might be taken as such.
It is obvious that I have strong feelings concerning the music industry as did those that commented. I had hoped that someone would challenge me and take a contrary view. Not everything is so cut and dried. Your argument is compelling enough to spur that sort of reaction, I suppose.
Respect
…in no way was it intended to be inflammatory or vitriolic in my response to your post.
And I did not interpret it that way. Not at all, I was immensely please when you called my argument flawed because such it is. I like things flawed yet provocative in thought.
So no offense taken at all
Yours
J