Y'know I almost had a bit in my post today about how nobody would go see music "performed" by an AI (well, maybe the tech bros at a burning man rave) despite how much it might sound like music, and the fact that TikTokers aren't selling tickets feels in a similar vein. There's only so much one can strip away from art before consumerism becomes the defining trait, and nobody wants to pay for that.
1991 : The Year Culture Broke
Uncanny, the other day I was listening to Driver 8 for the first time in years.
All the early R.E.M. stuff has held up well and I no longer hate the later stuff (as much).
"Sad Professor" is a great late one.
Always enjoy the Pavement shoutouts. I saw them in 2010 and 2022. Terror Twilight is a favorite.
Never saw them live but their "Spit on a Stranger" from "Reverb," 10.0.
Y'know I almost had a bit in my post today about how nobody would go see music "performed" by an AI (well, maybe the tech bros at a burning man rave) despite how much it might sound like music, and the fact that TikTokers aren't selling tickets feels in a similar vein. There's only so much one can strip away from art before consumerism becomes the defining trait, and nobody wants to pay for that.
Right, no one wants Coachella for Coachella's sake.