Tag: alienation
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New Negativland Documentary
As you might have guessed by my recent mashup and also podcasts on them we are a big fan of ‘Mashup Grandaddies’ Negativland around here. And there’s a new documentary coming (I sort of recognise some of that footage, LOL) on the band by Ryan Worsley. Looks good – it’s hard to capture the chaos…
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Kleptones – AD
If I was to choose one word to describe The Kleptones fourth album in the ‘quadtriptych’ it would be angry. Not a misplaced or random anger, but a righteous one about the state of the world at the moment. Starting with hypnotic Alan Watts quotes and strange spoken word about reality, truth and cake, it…
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No FLag
It seems like Elvis Costello works best in times of crisis or war, and his ‘No Flag’ is very angry and timely. Love the 80’s video in ultra-modern Instagram square format, 2020’s via 80’s cold war alienation. As said by others including Mr B, on his new album, us Gen X have this whole thing…
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I would be in exile now but everywhere’s the same
Loving Phil Ochs music at the moment, and just watched There But For Fortune documentary about his life, and this song just resonates especially the lines about ‘I would be in exile now, but everywhere’s the same’ and ‘But every town I wander there’s a billboard on a throne’ about commercialisation, globalisation and alienation. I…