Thursday, September 17, 2009
Oh Co Yo Know
Once in Japan, Ono became lonely and depressed; not only was her marriage effectively over, but she received more negative reviews for her performances in conjunction with John Cage. After an overdose of pills, she was committed to a mental institution and kept under extremely heavy sedation. Fortunately, she was rescued by Anthony Cox, a jazz musician, film producer, and friend ofLaMonte Young's who had traveled to Japan hoping to study calligraphy with her. Cox threatened to publicize the callous treatment Ono had received at the institution (her sedative dosage was abnormally high), and secured her release; the two became romantically involved, and when Ono became pregnant, she made her divorce from Ichiyanagi official and married Cox. Their daughter Kyoko was born in 1963, but Cox's sometime volatility put a strain on the relationship, and they separated in 1964. Cox returned to New York, and Ono followed a few months later, after which the couple reconciled.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Hero - Charles Bukowsi
“It's possible to love a human being if you don't know them too well.” -Charles Bukowski
'There will always be something to ruin our lives, it all depends on what or which finds us first. We are always ripe and ready to be taken.” -Charles Bukowski
“To do a dull thing with style-now THAT'S what I call art.” -Charles Bukowski
“Bad taste creates many more millionaires than good taste.” -Charles Bukowski
“There are worse things than being alone,” -Charles Bukowski
For more, see http://kerouacalley.com/bukowski.html
Friday, September 11, 2009
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Proof that Pitchfork.Com has its head up its own arse.
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13436-magical-mystery-tour/
6 Beatles albums get 10 out of 10.
Rubber Soul
Revolver
Sgt Peppers
Magical Mystery Tour
White Album
Abbey Road
"Its flipside, "Baby You're a Rich Man", is less successful, ...It's the one lesser moment on an otherwise massively rewarding compilation."
How a 10 out of 10 album can have a "lesser moment" is beyond me.
Then they go and pretend that their approach is that the music is the most important thing to consider when reviewing albums. Ha ha.
"...but whether it's an album, a collection of separate pieces, or whatnot matters little when the music itself is so incredible."
"But the backstory of The Beatles, while fascinating, is inessential to the album's appeal." (methinks it is the merely the backstory that elevates these review scores to 10 out of 10)
"And even Ringo Starr writes a decent song, a country & western number with weirdly thick and heavy production ("Don't Pass Me By"). " (a 10 out of 10 album has a merely decent song?!?)
"Here, (the White Album) they fail, and pretty often, too. But by allowing for that, they somehow achieve more. " but surely not a perfect 10 out of 10?
"The work in question is large and sprawling, overflowing with ideas but also with indulgences, and filled with a hugely variable array of material, some of which might sound great one day and silly the next."
They seem to get higher marks just because they are the Beatles.
How can any fuckin eejit reviewer give an album 10 out of ten when it features self-indulgences, a decent song, or a variable (quality) array of material that fails pretty often?
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