This Q and A from a boingboing readership interview with Michael Moorcock is apposite to a discussion strangedave prompted the other day:"One of my personal Moorcockian favorites is Warlord of the Air and the sequels. It always seemed to me to be a pre-cursor to the current "steampunk" movement. I'm curious as to what you would have to say regarding this ( Read more... )

This discussion continues to interest me. Links below to the latest from k-punk and from Object-Oriented Philosophy ( Read more... )

k-punk, who has become essential reading for me lately, despite a well-rehearsed earnestness that I find quite irritating however sincere it is, cuts straight through on the social dynamics of fans and other enthusiasts, and the banal sadism of their critics here."Smirking postmodernity images the fan as the sad geekish Trekkie, pathetically, ( Read more... )

Interesting debate about the legitimacy of the artistry of the breadth of the Sonic Youth catalogue: k-punk takes a comment on one of his own flippancies by another music critic and imomus's pet peeve / pro forma bitchslap "Retro Necro", and runs with it ( Read more... )

Henry Farrell has a readable blog post on the motives of popular critics on Crooked Timber this morning. His references are Matt Yglesias bemoaning Pitchfork's apparent monopoly on good taste when it comes to indie music, and an article by Diego Gambetta about the Mafia manufacturing distrust to prop up their extortion rackets (which should be ( Read more... )