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Scott Walker, Bish Bosch The most challenging avant-garde pop album of the year is full of dizzyingly dissonant tones of unknown origin, painfully pregnant pauses, and the gravitational pull of Scott Walker’s disconcertingly intense personality. But it’s also packed with fart jokes, bitchy insults directed at unnamed targets, and unexpected references to heavy metal and dubstep—it’s as entertaining as it is unsettling.
He asks . . .
Tree, Chicago “soul trap” MC, what he’s obsessed with. His answers are . . .
Four kings onstage This first video is a small clip from a larger piece that’s also searchable on YouTube. It shows a moment in history lost forever in the form of legendary singers and performers—the best, I might add. Michael Jackson, B.B. King, James Brown, and Prince live onstage at the Beverly Center in LA back in 1983. Seeing that three two of these individuals are dead now, I felt an undeniable attachment to the legacy they left behind. This video was definitely worth a glimpse and/or mention.
