Though the lyrics of Unknown Pleasures deal with Curtis’ depressed outlook, they can easily be re-interpreted to reflect on Hook’s recent history. via Ian Curtis has lost control | Music | The A.V. Club Chicago. There’s nothing quite like re-interpreting pop songs.
How things work seems to be a consistent obsession for people; it’s one of the many strains of curiosity that folks can’t seem to shake as they age. There’s something so fascinating about the complexity of the gears in a grandfather clock or how cops solve crimes from the tiniest details. (The later would explain … [Read more…]
The behind-the-scenes (or rather, behind-my-thoughts) on the Boston Phoenix piece I did on scrunk and Warped Tour is still to come, but consider this a little preview. A lots been said online since the piece went on the net about scrunk/crunkcore and its impact on Warped Tour, which isn’t to say that my article caused these … [Read more…]