OK, is this the worst piece of music writing ever?

but it's a time signature no one understands!

understanding 5/4 is definitely a mission impossible

uh people totally care about the time signature in "Take Five." it's called "TAKE FIVE," THAT'S WHAT IT'S FAMOUS FOR

I mean who can count to five

NOBODY

Hurting 2 OTMFM.

not that i'm defending this terrible article xp

maybe if he'd actually talked to his grandparents he might have found they had first-hand stories to share about the genius of dave brubeck.

― idiot man-child (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Tuesday, 13 November 2012 20:55 (3 weeks ago) Permalink

alas, now they are worm food.

― idiot man-child (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Tuesday, 13 November 2012 20:55 (3 weeks ago) Permalink

sorry i killed dave brubeck everybody u_u

living in the world of contemporary choral music really makes articles like this a special level of stupid

walked through the walls hemming in standard conceptions of genre

IS HE IN A BUILDING OR ON A PIECE OF CLOTH? DECIDE!!!

maybe he is drapery

But wait, there's more! http://noisey.vice.com/reviews

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Admin/BkFill/Default_image_group/2012/9/4/1346756780619/Statue-of-Marcel-Aym--008.jpg

no offense Corrin and Megan!

sweet jesus
http://noisey.vice.com/blog/the-dixie-chicks-greatest-hits-reminds-me-that-banjos-are-always-racist

it's like vice ate its own shit until it became fecal vice essence

(for men)

actually it's more of a bite of the old Buddyhead.com reviews section but with more n-word and not punk

"apart from Sunny Day Real Estate"

Ed. Note: The Kid Mero is a Bronx-based writer and comedian specializing in #KNOWLEDGEDARTS and #COKEDREAMS.

Those Kid Mero reviews... are they supposed to be - funny?

What's so spectacular about the piece is that it's in 5/4, a time signature which almost no pop music even begins to touch (besides Sunny Day Real Estate).
What's so spectacular about the piece is that it's in 5/4, a time signature which almost no pop music even begins to touch (besides Sunny Day Real Estate).
What's so spectacular about the piece is that it's in 5/4, a time signature which almost no pop music even begins to touch (besides Sunny Day Real Estate).
What's so spectacular about the piece is that it's in 5/4, a time signature which almost no pop music even begins to touch (besides Sunny Day Real Estate).
What's so spectacular about the piece is that it's in 5/4, a time signature which almost no pop music even begins to touch (besides Sunny Day Real Estate).
What's so spectacular about the piece is that it's in 5/4, a time signature which almost no pop music even begins to touch (besides Sunny Day Real Estate).
What's so spectacular about the piece is that it's in 5/4, a time signature which almost no pop music even begins to touch (besides Sunny Day Real Estate).

Tell Your Favourite Jokes Here!

dave brubeck the magic man. spreading magic in incomprehensible musical language. that nobody will ever understand. not even aliens!

Dave Brubeck, vanguard ringmaster of total serialism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C672_Fkzms&feature=youtube_gdata_player

this isn't about the camille paglia piece specifically but about this amazingly stupid junior high school paper-level response to it in LAist:

http://laist.com/2012/12/06/camille_paglia_rips_hollywood_a_new.php

Camille Paglia isn't known for being polite or couching her feminist arguments in niceties. In an opinion piece for The Hollywood Reporter, she keenly rips Taylor Swift and Katy Perry brand spanking new assholes, calling the singers "insipid" and "bleached-out" and saying that they and their ilk are ruining things for young women.

The piece itself is a little scattered, beginning by talking about how Perry and Swift are so bland as to vault feminism back about 60 years, then moving on to talk about how young middle-class white girls have sex these days without being considered rebellious, and wrapping up by saying that there aren't enough roles in Hollywood for older women in their 40s and 50s.

But in between all that, Paglia makes the correct point that watered down performers like Swift and Perry don't provide particularly interesting role models for girls, insofar as they seem to be more reflections of what society wants them to be than expressions of their own true selves.

The only catch? There are always artists like Perry and Swift out there, and they will probably never go away.

See, not everyone is a Camille Paglia. Some people take their music cookie-cutter because they are cookie-cutter themselves. And here's the thing -- that's OK. Just like not everyone will grow up to be a lawyer or a doctor, not everyone has the eclectic taste of a punk rocker, or a hip-hop head, or a connoisseur of electronic music.

In other words, some people like bland because they are bland. Writing a takedown piece of stars like Perry and Swift, who are harmless for all intents and purposes, just seems kind of unnecessary.

original CP piece here:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/taylor-swift-katy-perry-hollywood-398095

the kid mero is a top 5 twitter follow

Oof, that "The only catch?" followed hard by an "And here's the thing" in the unnecessary takedown of the unnecessary Camilia Paglia takedown. I hate that "it's just us talking over coffee" type writing.

that's just one of the most incredibly stupid and condescending bullshit pieces i've seen, shouldn't be surprised she writes for VVM too.

Chris Redfield 1 day ago in reply to Drrickey

Idiot. At 25 years of age, it is ENTIRELY LOGICAL to reason that our society is MORE DEGENERATE THAN EVER! I see it every day, ant its PAINFUL to witness other idiots like you insist "Wrong"

When I was young THE NATIONS YOUTH DANCED TO THE MACARANA (innocent), Today children know the lyrics, the dance/song to GANGSTER RAP (soldier boy, little wayne)- If you think this is an exaggeration, if you think this has no affect on our society- YOU NEED TO OPEN YOUR DAMN EYES.

When I was young THE NATIONS YOUTH DANCED TO THE MACARANA (innocent)

this is the most amazing comment ever

also I had never looked up a translation to The Macarena's lyrics before:

[Chorus:]
Give happiness to your body Macarena
'cause your body is for giving happiness and nice things to
Give happiness to your body Macarena
Heeey,... Macarena! Aaay!
(repeat once)

Macarena has a boyfriened who's called
who's called the last name Vitorino,
and while he was taking his oath as a conscript
she was giving it to two friends ...Aaay!
(repeat once)

(Chorus)

Macarena , Macarena , Macarena
you're popular the summers in Marbella
Macarena , Macarena , Macarena
you like the guerilla excesses ...Aaay!
(repeat once)

(Chorus)

Macarena dreams of the English Tailor*
and buys the latest models
She would like living in New York
and seduce a new boyfriend... Aaay!
(repeat once)

(Chorus)
http://lyricstranslate.com
http://lyricstranslate.com

xpost Seconding that, holy jeez.

YOU NEED TO ROLL YOUR DAMN EYES

everyone should end everything with YOU NEED TO OPEN YOUR DAMN EYES.

Macarena has a boyfriened who's called
who's called the last name Vitorino,
and while he was taking his oath as a conscript
she was giving it to two friends ...Aaay!

this does not sound innocent at all!!!

*blanches, fans self desperately*

You're an idiot. Any intelligent, college-educated woman knows Camille Paglia or should. Oh, I guess you are vapid too because someone told you to jsut stand there and be a girl. Wouldn't want you to create any controversy, let women have jobs, etc. Those two singing twits wouldn't be on stages now if not for strong women and feminists paving the way and instead they give away all their power as corporate shills. Women like YOU don't even know the difference, you foolish, TV babies! By the way, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift do not make MUSIC. They are performers and controlled dolls. End of story.

mixed signals there

haha that is terrible in exactly the opposite direction

that one is totes snl drunk girl at a party

Seems like Swift's ever-massing target audience identify with Swift as somebody bursting out of the cocoon, fighting the good and necessary fight as each and every girl-to-woman does, regardless of Feminism-per-se's landmark victories. Paglia and her critic should see this as the obvious pitch, whether they like the songs or not. Dunno wtf deal is w Perry.

she has a dazzling smile

Oof, that "The only catch?" followed hard by an "And here's the thing" in the unnecessary takedown of the unnecessary Camilia Paglia takedown. I hate that "it's just us talking over coffee" type writing.

― brio, Friday, December 7, 2012 2:30 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm otm otm otmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

stealing this dn before anyone else i hope

the kid mero hate in here is totally rong

^^^^