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Newsletter No 3
Tim Morse from the band Anal Cunt (RIP) is trying to graduate from college, an admirable goal under any (many) circumstances. Part of his course work strangely enough involved asking us the following questions, a dubious undertaking under any (many) circumstances. But we've never let the youth of America down and Tim should consider himself lucky that, unlike all of the other troubled youths in America to whom we've offered aid over the years, this bit of "help" did not involve fellatio. |
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1. Most critical bands in the last 2 decades
"MOST" critical? This seems very much to be like asking what was the MOST critical candy in the last 20 years in its assumption that music is even capable of BEING somehow critical. That is, necessary for the continued health and welfare of an organism... in this instance, ME. While there are lots of critical events in my life -- every blowjob I've ever received (insert your own joke here about the ones I've given), every time I've NOT been arrested for something I should have been, driving a '67 Chevy -- I'd be hardpressed to say this about music. Now that I've dismounted from my anti-critical high horse I WILL say that there are some bands that I haven't been able to shake over the last 20 years and those on my very incomplete list would probably be exactly what I was listening to in 1983-1984... |
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2. Your feeling on the state of music.
Like BG from Cash Money records says "it's beautiful playboy, truly beautiful." |
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3. What could make a more concerning music listener.
Nothing. People are, in my opinion, primarily drawn to the music they're drawn to for emotional reasons. Nirvana (a pop band) hit big because people were just sick of the fake shit... of course the crushing irony is that the real shit then BECOMES the fake shit because the machinery of mass love is geared to have it do that. I say this without judgement, mind you. But we like the music we like because it fills some sort of emotional need. Asking for a more discerning listener is like asking for a rational war. Those folks making music that they believe might benefit from an increase in discerning listeners, nurse this belief because their stuff is so damn complicated (like their fucking artistic souls) that they believe in their sad careerist imaginings if the listener was smarter and got it, we the crafters of this genius music could be big rock stars and get to fuck supermodels. My advice? Snap out of THAT fucking dream. We have already made peace with the fact that doing Oxbow will not get Kate Moss' cooch any closer to our mouths than it already is. You should too. |
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4. What are the alternatives to the mainstream, musically?
Well you could be like Sting who when he was interviewed on NPR and they asked him what music he listens to at home he said "I have too much music in my head to listen to ANYthing at home!" (perhaps why he spends so much time in the backseats of Jaguars)... there IS a possibility of life withOUT music, however. THAT'S an alternative worth looking into. |
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5. Is there an alternative?
Well you know some guy was talking to me about prostitutes and I had to remind him that when I last checked MOST of the ho's working these days were STILL from the planet earth, you know? I mean they WERE people. Right? So IS there an alternative? In a very wide sense, NO... I mean are madrigals, barbershop quartets, and German Rap alternatives to anything? It's all part of this steaming shit stew on Toilet Earth. Give up. Buy a Britney Spears record (I just did). Masturbate with great frequency and brio (I just did). There IS no hope. |
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6. Do we have any other choices?
Yes. Always. And always the same one.
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