I don’t like Football. I, like the other 3 million extra people tuned into to the Super Bowl just for the halftime show. And to see Madonna. On the eve of her 12th album, if you study numerology you’d understand that significance, and her re-entry into American Pop Culture, this was her magnum opus on stilettos and gold. But the response was anything but celebratory.
At a time when nothing was sacred, everything real was artificial, and “America” was the culprit: we found freedom in the music – we found our Jesus and our Kubrick. Justice’s 2007 release Cross was the literal presentation of Arcade Fire’s standout album; the neon bible was authentic synth soul. The French came to the rescue again – via Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay – in a musical Yankee liberation movement. Cross was the 21st Century Lady Liberty, a shining beacon of hope for the sonically stranded stateside souls. Before Justice, it was just us brother – lonely.
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I don’t mean to keep beating a dead horse, but the craziest thing abut the Michael Jackson death was the fact that everyone and their momma is claiming to have loved Michael. I know a week before, If Micheal’s name was mentioned most people wouldn’t have cared or would have made a nasty molestation joke. Hey, they still are.
I try my hardest to stay away from news. It’s my way to shelter myself. Hey I have my own life to worry about. But, the big news always finds its way to me. Like Michael Jackson’s death. Dane came home from work and shouted “did ya’ll hear Michael Jackson died?” Of course I shot it down, did my research and only saw a post on TMZ and other gossip sites and took it as that gossip.
