Death of the Rock and Roll Sell-Out
Since Bruce Springsteen agreed to sell a greatest hits album in Wal-mart, and especially since he said that move was a mistake, the buzz has been negative for Springsteen. The term sell-out has been used. For those so offended, the Super Bowl halftime show only inflamed the wound.
Maybe it was the self-righteous seriousness [...]
I Bet That You Sound Good on the Dancefloor
The Dancy Future of Pop
The nineties was the era of grunge. That angst filled, distorted-guitar rock produced some great songs and regrettable fashion, but was by-in-large death to a dancefloor. Since the late nineties, rock bands that have intentionally set themselves apart from grunge, have largely fallen into two camps– dance bands and folk-influenced.
The popular [...]
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