Sinister: this ain't commercialised hip hop or indie pop/this ain't the mashed potato/this ain't the lindyhop

[Rachel Playforth]

i went to probably the best gig of my life on wednesday - i know,
shocking that it WASN'T belle & sebastian, but there you go.  it was
actually BUCK 65, godlike 'emo-hop' poet and cute with it.  this man is
a big-hearted, ridiculously humble, virtuoso performer.  he already
makes me laugh, cry and tingle pleasantly on record, but live he just
took my emotions, flung them in a tumble dryer, put them through a
wringer for good measure and then hung them out on the line.  and yet he
could be so endearingly banal too: 'food/it puts me in a good
mood/bacon, lasagne, asparagus, carrots, potatoes, waffles' etc.

i'm going to see my other hero jim white on 12 may, but can't imagine
even him topping buck.

sorry, i'll stop gushing now.  (http://www.buck65.com)

i read that admittedly hilarious onion article a few days ago, and it
set me to thinking...  is there really anyone on sinister who actively
seeks to be included in an obvious clique/subculture (as defined by
dress/musical taste mainly)?  i can't think of anything worse.  as it is
it's a constant battle not to be defined as TWEE because i like
belle&sebastian, le petit prince, milly molly mandy, ghost world, the
princess bride etc etc.  of course i want to find like-minded people and
be accepted (why would i be HERE otherwise), but the appeal of
deliberately *dressing* in a recognisably 'indie' or 'emo' or 'goth'
style completely escapes me.  like sophia's melbourne, brighton
frequently spews out strokes-alikes, and i can't help despising them. 
i'm sorry.  maybe i am getting OLD?

the older i get
the more life starts to make sense
and the less i care

- haiku by... buck 65! 

i'm sorry i don't have anything else to say that isn't in some way
buck-related.

luv archel xxx

ps. ooh, i also saw electrelane on sunday and they flipping rocked too. 
it's about time someone brought a bit of genuine cool and dignity back
to 'girl' bands...  

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