Bang On Musical Brutalism and the Fallacy of Noble Savages

 

I am re-reading Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung - The collected essays of Lester Bangs, the literary master of rock music criticism. About a thousand words into 'The Clash, Part 1' I came across this masterful description of Punk. 

While skill and craft are essential, brutal conviction is not something that can be overlayed onto a musician, nor should there be a need to. Whether you find expression in classic rock, covers, or experimental lo-fi,  either your art is from the heart or you have accepted the role of snake-oil salesman.  

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Originally from my Tumblr blog 'Tucker's Tertiary' 

If you are interested in Indie music (or alternative, Punk, proto-punk or what ever other tag you declare your music), I highly recommend listening to The Big Take Over Magazine’s Radio Show this week and next!

Actually you should listen every week and subscribe to the best music magazine ever, yes ever, created. The magazine has been dedicated to the indie music scene for over 30 years with great writing, interviews and reviews of bands you only see there first.

Back to the shows - it is Jack Rabid’s (the publisher of BTO) year in review shows - in two Parts! How could I have missed so much good music?!

The Magazine - http://www.bigtakeover.com
The Radio Show - http://www.breakthruradio.com/#/post/?blog=21&post=1081