Blogcritics: Comments on Pop Culture Protests

Comment by Janet

Sun, 14 Nov 2004 13:01:26 EST

I happen to be a conservative who likes metal/punk and am sick of having to sit thru diatribes like Maynard James Keenan's rant at the APC concert this year in SF. What a hypocrite! I remember something (correct me if i'm wrong) about him being in the forefront of the bands opposed to Napster and, by the way, notice that A Perfect Circle's CD, "13th Step" is copy-protected, which means I have (legally, full price too!!) bought a CD which I can't transfer onto my MP3 player. I'm confused, who belongs to the establishment here?

Comment by Eric Olsen

Wed, 3 Nov 2004 20:47:41 EST

very nice job Chip and welcome! I don't mind the occasional pointed or poignant commentary but like you say, this shit is all over the place and basically none of it has dick to say

Comment by Mark Edward Manning

Wed, 3 Nov 2004 20:24:18 EST

"If he wins tonight, expect four more years of concept albums, benefit concerts and supposed deep lyrics." But it won't matter. If rockers continue to pump out that sort of crap, they'll only be stroking their own egos. Though, I suppose they'll try to energize the liberal Democrat base for 2008.