tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991721412361909265.post6786300808259530881..comments2024-03-29T05:09:53.414-04:00Comments on Daniel Stephen Johnson: Auto-Tune the NewsDan Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02379073869436839786noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991721412361909265.post-37763121001156806492009-04-24T12:09:00.000-04:002009-04-24T12:09:00.000-04:00God knows I try :)God knows I try :)Chris Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03780003719379680157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991721412361909265.post-17291263506521855992009-04-24T10:41:00.000-04:002009-04-24T10:41:00.000-04:00OH BE NICE, Greg. Chris is being civil and constr...OH BE NICE, Greg. Chris is being civil and constructive.Dan Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02379073869436839786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991721412361909265.post-26599014751085849632009-04-24T10:29:00.000-04:002009-04-24T10:29:00.000-04:00Jesus...always a lotta love here at DSJ :(Jesus...always a lotta love here at DSJ :(Chris Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03780003719379680157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991721412361909265.post-9902289383696298002009-04-24T03:50:00.000-04:002009-04-24T03:50:00.000-04:00Aaaaaand the winner of this weeks DIDN'T GET THE J...Aaaaaand the winner of this weeks DIDN'T GET THE JOKE™ GRAND PRIZE goes to... composer-performer Chris Becker! <br /><br />Very slowly, now: I wanted Dan to make a snide comment about that OTHER sweeping, self-important and totally vacuous essay, the one about auto-tune, in which S F-J confirms our suspicions that he doesn't actually listen very carefully or perceptively, by making manifestly false statements about... Cher.) Because that would be relevant! But trickster Dan instead made a snide comment about the totally vacuous race thing. See? Funny!<br /><br />Congratulations once again, composer-performer Chris Becker, on your DIDN'T GET THE JOKE™ GRAND PRIZE of the week!Grrghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411931791000663919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991721412361909265.post-72931123246613679532009-04-23T15:06:00.000-04:002009-04-23T15:06:00.000-04:00Aw c'mon, just a joke. I do not believe that Sash...Aw c'mon, just a joke. I do not believe that Sasha Frere-Jones is racist. And I do also think that people need to think hard about the role of race in music.<br /><br />But while SFJ's article may have provoked a worthwhile conversation in some circles (even on his own NYer blog), the piece itself struck me as pretty thoughtless: sweeping and insubstantial—a cry for attention in print form—"provoking" a discussion without actually, as you advocate, advancing it. <br /><br />I do hope you clicked my snarky link. That post sums up my thoughts on the article pretty well.Dan Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02379073869436839786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991721412361909265.post-3393275751667407292009-04-23T14:05:00.000-04:002009-04-23T14:05:00.000-04:00After that New Yorker article, Sasha welcomed and ...After that New Yorker article, Sasha welcomed and made public a lot of thoughtful criticism of his various conclusions regarding race, racism, and contemporary rock music. I reached out to him via email after having circulated the article and some of the post-article commentary and blogging among the musicians I work with. I do not believe he is "racist."<br /><br />I personally welcomed the discussion he generated from one article. Race is for some reason a completely taboo subject among my peers in the "new music" community. George Lewis addresses it explicitly in his writing, interviews, and music. But I am at a loss to point to any substantial dialogue out there regarding race and contemporary music making. <br /><br />And certainly, creating a link that reads Sasha is racist doesn't to anything to advance the conversation.Chris Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03780003719379680157noreply@blogger.com