What does the C stand for again?
I was all set to write a CMJ takedown this morning, but instead I'll point you to I can't Hank of Stay Fucked's post on the new Time Out NY blog.
CMJ continues to cater to a certain kind of band, and I suppose I wouldn't mind as much if I felt I liked that kind of band anymore (much more on that later). But even when I did, the shows are packaged with way too many people who don't care about music or completely deserted; sets are compressed, the sound is worse, etc.
Regardless, the festival is just a microcosm of big boring corporate rock, with that certain kind of band buying their way into prominence. oh, and the festival comes complete with cross-promotional crap; if it's going to take partnerships with porn stars to sustain the 'college' music biz, , perhaps the music just isn't very good.
CMJ continues to cater to a certain kind of band, and I suppose I wouldn't mind as much if I felt I liked that kind of band anymore (much more on that later). But even when I did, the shows are packaged with way too many people who don't care about music or completely deserted; sets are compressed, the sound is worse, etc.
Regardless, the festival is just a microcosm of big boring corporate rock, with that certain kind of band buying their way into prominence. oh, and the festival comes complete with cross-promotional crap; if it's going to take partnerships with porn stars to sustain the 'college' music biz, , perhaps the music just isn't very good.
posted by stinkrock at 11:18 AM
3 Comments:
"perhaps the music just isn't very good"
Damn Skippy.
I think I'm gonna saty home and listen to Kiss - except when you are playing, of course....
"perhaps the music just isn't very good"
As testiment to how low rap has the BET hip-hop awards were held last night here in the A-T-L and nobody got shot. (see how down I am? I said A-T-L instead of Atlanta).
"And baby if you’re feeling nice
You know your man is workin’ hard
He’s worth a deuce..."
mike enzor and i played cmj in '98, backing up our friend alec, and it was one of the most fun weeks of my life. we saw more great shows in a week than i normally see in a year: thee headcoats, the donnas, spinanes, the dictators at cbgb's, etc. that said, events like that certainly seem ripe for corporate blandification, and i can only imagine it's gotten considerably worse in the last 8 years.
yes, i'm just catching up on my stink rock.
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