Friday, March 28, 2008

Pop Matters

The fine folks at Fence--following the model that Radiohead used last year for In Rainbows--have announced that they are accepting subscriptions to be paid at whatever price level that readers decide is appropriate. I might just have to drop a shiny gold $1 coin for this one...

http://www.fenceportal.org/support/

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My brother, Steve, did really well in his interview at Hunter College, and has been accepted into the MFA program at the school. Congratulations, Steve!

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I was listening last night to the 25th anniversary edition of Michael Jackson's landmark Thriller album (released in 1982 on Epic), and was taken by how fresh the songs sounded despite the massive changes in pop music since Quincy Jones set the tracks to tape. And did anyone remember the 3-4-5 listing of "Thriller," "Beat It," and "Billie Jean"? Seriously, you just can't fuck with that shit.

Sick, sick, sick.

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Anti-pop Consortium, once disbanded, has reformed. Hurrah! for underground, progressive, weird, and simply strange hip-hop. Their video for "Ghostlawns," taken from Arrhythmia, is the GMC Video of the Day.

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2 comments:

GMC said...

best album of all time. Quincy Jones=genius.

GMC said...

Congratulations, Steve! Way to charm 'em with your artful personality