COVID-19 impact on music

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

LCD Soundsystem release statement, "we're playing tonight," amid Omicron surge

”we've had a lot of discussions and stress about this amongst ourselves,” LCD Soundsystem write, ”and we've decided to play again tonight.”

www.brooklynvegan.com

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Ted Nugent Rails Against Rock Hall of Fame for Inducting Patti Smith, Grandmaster Flash and Madonna

Ted Nugent says in an interview that he's OK with not being in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame because it includes Grandmaster Flash and ABBA.

variety.com

This pandemic has even torn apart douchey right wing classic rock stars.

I never thought I'd side with Gene Simmons in a non music related argument but here we are.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Nugent thinks "When the Lights Go Down" is more HOF worthy than "Because the Night" or the first big deal DJ to treat turntables as an instrument unto themselves.

Nugent also hasn't written a good song since 1975.

Say what you want about your politics, Teddy, but at least Jon Schaffer had the guts to do something about his beliefs. Not just talk trash from the safety of your million dollar compound, you fucking puss.

 

[Valeyard]

Patti Smith's importance and writing smoke anything Nugent has ever done on every level, sans guitar. I'll stand by that. "Because The Night" rules, but a lot of that credit has to go to Springsteen too. Grandmaster Flash changed the game right as Nugent was giving some 14 year old in St. Louis crabs.

Nugent would be such an obnoxious induction speech/performance. Internet probably has the "Let's Go Brandon" mix of "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" already.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

I want Nugent and Ice-T locked in a room together.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1485351325143605250

Probably closest thing I will get to the satisfaction of Nuge dying from COVID, I guess.

 

[AA484]

A lot of Rock and Roll HOF controversy would be avoided if it was just changed to the Popular Music Hall of Fame. Doesn't have the same ring, but whatever.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Idk if they could have predicted in 1987 when they started the RRHOF that rock n roll would become a sub-genre barely above jazz and polka within 30 years.

Although actually if you look at the top rock hits of 1987, maybe you could have. In retrospect, grunge was probably a last hurrah more than a return to form for rock music.

(Hey. I think we actually have a Rock N Roll Hall of Fame thread somewhere...)

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

The name still applies since every artist inducted, whether they play rock or pop or hip hop and so forth, is playing a form of music that is related to rock n' roll.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Rappers and country singers have been embodying the rock star tradition a lot better than actual rock stars for the past 20-25 years tbh.

 

[AA484]

The name still applies since every artist inducted, whether they play rock or pop or hip hop and so forth, is playing a form of music that is related to rock n' roll.

That's true, but it would eliminate people quibbling over Madonna or Public Enemy being more "pop" or "hip hop" than true rock, even if their respective styles deviated from rock decades earlier.

 

[AA484]

Rappers and country singers have been embodying the rock star tradition a lot better than actual rock stars for the past 20-25 years tbh.

The thing about country is that they have always treated themselves as a separate entity, so it makes it pretty difficult to identify them as "rock" even if the current style emulates rock (for better or worse) more favorably than many contemporary artists.

 

[Valeyard]

American Music Hall Of Fame. Just admit defeat to the pedantic people like me who will always sigh at Steely Dan and Run DMC being in a rock n roll hall of fame.

Last Hall Of Fame I cared about was Nirvana going in, though. It made me realize how magical St Vincent is.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

American Music Hall Of Fame.

 

[Valeyard]

Still in. If the name doesn't matter already, then it doesn't matter who gets counted as what. Besides if they can live/die here they can count.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Just call it the Modern Music Hall of Fame. American just plays to jingoistic idiots. If you think The Nuge gets too wound up about the RRHOF, imagine how tight his camo would get twisted over the MURICAN MUSIC Hall of Fame.

Popular Music Hall of Fame sounds good too in theory but you'd have dorks saying "Um, actually, the Velvet Underground and The Ramones didn't sell very many albums."

 

[Valeyard]

It just doesn't matter anymore. I'll bottle up any leftover resentment for Skrillex getting in in ten years.

The Grammys are the thing that needs to be fixed, if they must exist at all.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Vaccine Skeptic Eric Clapton Claims ‘Subliminal’ Messages Are Convincing People to Fall In Line

Eric Clapton supports a theory that "subliminal" messages are hidden in YouTube videos to force compliance with anti-COVID measures.

www.billboard.com

"This Has Gotta Stop" indeed

 

[Valeyard]

I believe him because "Layla" had subliminal messages about banging George Harrison's wife and it was true

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

MSN

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Testing, Masks and Proof of COVID Vaccine No Longer Required for Stagecoach and Coachella Festivals

The Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals will no longer require proof of COVID-19 vaccination, testing or masking, festival organizers announced Tuesday.

www.nbcnewyork.com

Well let's hope this goes all right.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Eric Clapton cancels shows after testing positive for COVID

Tears in Heaven? More like Tears from Coughin'!

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Ringo Starr has COVID-19 and it's bad enough that he's canceled six tour dates.