It is overcast, and I originally planned on only posting a video of my favorite song for overcast spring days, but then decided to do a little more. First is the video though:
Jesus and Mary Chain-Never Understand
Anyway. Here is the rest of the post:
Why the Internet is the Fountain of Youth
My mom, once asked how I was going to feel when i was no longer cool…ie no longer knew what was fashionable, what music was new, or what scenes were popping off. While her generation fell out of touch when they settled down, it has recently become very clear to me that this generation never has to fall out of the know. This generation has so much access to hip culture via the web that even when we stop going to that dingy club that has the most raved about up and comers we can still know about them because of things like This. Or This. The whole thing is kind of crazy to think about, but basically the internet has a way of making people feel not so out of touch, which when you move beyond the flesh is what really makes people feel old. Which means that the internet is kinda like a fountain of youth.
I just recently noticed while at a Talib/Naughty by Nature show this weekend that going to a Hip-hop show is kind of like playing simon says.
Commands are typically as follows:
1.) raise your hands
2.) swing m’ from side to side
3.) “now bob your head”
4.) something of the “when we say_____you say _____” variety
5.) Something of the “now scream_____” variety
It seems as if the artist just says these things and the audience follows suit. I know about call and response and traditional African American call and response techniques and its relationship with the black church, but when it is a gaggle of white college students in the audience all of the historical cultural meanings die and it just turns into simon says.
I also think that it is because of the instruction nature of a hip hop show that so many white kids love m. I mean there is no room for misunderstanding what you are supposed to do. You just listen and follow suit. I mean there is no room for being the weird person not acting cool. You just listen and react accordingly. I guess, things can still go awry if you have no rhythm, but with dance dance revolution being so popular I think this is a dieing problem.
Anyway here is a video of Naughty by Nature…I loved seeing them cause it was a flashback to listening to my mom’s MTV Jams cassettes on my walkman.
