Dead Rockstars at the Fore

There's a fantastic new article up at PopMatters about the Obama/Palin rock star dichotomy (between arena rock grandeur and punk rock plebianiasm) that very intelligently examines the tag supplied by the media and weighs its potential meanings.

The State of Pluxembourg

There's a review of Solid State over at theme there PopMatters, that was written by me. Their name, which has a history that long precedes them (they used to make bubbly analogue music- the kind that got them on Suction Records' excellent Snow Robots comps), sounds a bit like a portmanteau of PLUR and Fluxus, though their music hardly sounds like what you'd expect from a name like that (come to think of it, what would a band like that sound like?).

Here's some interesting news:

As if the noise community wasn't alienating enough to the rest of the country, a new group has emerged :Noise for Obama. It's thus far a modest effort- very basic HTML, statements from members of Lightning Bolt, No Age, Deerhoof, etc. , and calls to get involved.

In a related story, No Age and Deerhoof are now considered noise music.

Seems kind of micro in scope, but wouldn't it be great if Obama made a surprise appearance at the No Fun Fest (I know that was several months ago, shhh) like his infamous Wilco appearance? "I love Macronympha..." Imagine what kind of ammunition an association with noise music would give Republicans?