February 2009
8 posts
Patti Smith: “I look at Jeff Koons’s stuff and I’m appalled.” The veteran rocker discusses the artists who inspire her, those who do not, and what drives her photography →
theartnewspaper.com
Dammit, Patti Smith, don’t make me reevaluate my love for Jeff Koons.
White Flight on last.fm →
last.fm
For Anniversary fans - Justin Roelofs’ new project White Flight is top notch. Imagine Destroyer and Panda Bear’s un-annoying love child. Bit torrent it now!
Outsider musicians Stephin Merritt and Sufjan Stevens survey the world of mainstream pop.
- MERRITT: (on OutKast) It’s innocuous party music for suburban teenagers.
- MERRITT: The Magnetic Fields make variety music. There were a million TV variety shows in the seventies, and now there’s no such thing anymore.
- STEVENS: Isn’t there a variety show with a young couple? Jessica Simpson?
- MERRITT: Is she the daughter on The Simpsons?
- STEVENS: No. I used to get Jessica Simpson mixed up with Lisa Simpson, too.
- STEVENS: You want an empty swimming pool?
- MERRITT: Yeah. I want the facilities that Abba had.
- MERRITT: Do you dislike all bad music?
- STEVENS: [Laughs.] No.
- MERRITT: Like there’s nothing inherently good about Peaches. But I really like it.
- Full text: http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/columns/intelligencer/n_10378/