Don't believe the hype
From the Village Voice, The decade in music genre hype, explained. Electroclash, Mashups, Blog house, Glitch, Underground hiphop, Grime, Freak folk, Hipster metal, and more get cut to shreds. Very entertaining. Try this...
"DANCE-PUNK...
Hype Cycle: 2002–2005
Key Artists: The Rapture, Radio 4, !!!
What It Was: A mix of early-'80s dance-y post-punk bands like A Certain Ratio . . . and early-'00s posturing about how you own an A Certain Ratio record.
Creative Peak: The Rapture, "House of Jealous Lovers" 12-inch [2002]
Typically Effusive Praise at the Time: "Bands like the Rapture have sent their message: The rock show was not meant to be a collegiate study. We have all stopped caring what snotty academics find acceptable, because now there is real, true, palpable fun, and it is the greatest liberation." —Pitchfork, 2003
What Happened?: Franz Ferdinand figured out how to get real money, so dance-punk's coolness sputtered to a halt once it spawned watered-down major-label cash-ins (the Bravery), watered-down indie-label cash-ins (Bloc Party), and super-glossy pop cash-ins that still defy all logic (Ashlee Simpson's 2005 single "Boyfriend").
2 comments:
This is great - I read it a couple of days ago. It's written by the same guy that reviewed 1000 albums on twitter last year. You can find him on Twitter at @1000TimesYes for those that haven't seen it.
when can people start adding NU to everything again.. is there a timetable so i know when to copyright a few genres :)
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