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However, prominent vocals and lyrics ... do not necessarily restrict meaning: rather they are another site where the listener may construct different meanings and interpretations, adding to, rather than restricting, the free play of possibilities.
Dory Previn: Lady With the Braid
Bradford Cox isn't the only person to go through childhood health problems-- he never said he was. (Atlas Sound Pitchfork review)
Part of what has distinguished Cox's work is a tendency to treat every release medium as an art form in its own right. Unusual for EPs and forward-thinking in blogs, that approach can seem quaint, even confrontational when it comes to albums. Who is the artist to suggest how we should experience their work? But if you left Cryptograms' instrumental interludes off your iPod, you're only seeing part of the picture. (Blame Cox's graphic design background?)
Sometimes I think I feel too much and I don't want to feel at all.
Scientist and Jammy w/ The Roots Radics: Flash Gordon Meets Luke Skywalker (via Dennis Cooper)
A giddy love note of sorts to Mitchum's Bang Bang Rock & Roll review!
For fans without the ability or inclination to make music, there were zines, which sprang up with punk and gained mainstream media attention after the rise of riot grrl in the early 90s, and have since largely given way to internet forums, web magazines like Pitchfork, and of course, as many blogs as your RSS readers can take. (Los Campesinos! Pitchfork review)
"Lately we've been working on our respective backhand serves." (TTA interview)
Don't underestimate the power of a punch from a foxy boxer.
Honey Cone: Want Ads (on Soul Train) (via Thunder and Mustard)
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