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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
As far as I understood, a good chunk of the music of the venerable Gen X bands was constructed as a reaction to the overblown 'Rock Stars' of the 80's. Soundgarden summarized this quite succinctly in 'Jesus Christ Pose'. The Gen X alt-rock consortium that had a great deal of success in the early 90's were very much an outgrowth of the independent music of the 80's, who were in turn very influenced by punk and its ilk, and its DIY/anti-establishment bent. A great case-study in this, especially in contrast to the more sensationalized story of Nirvana, comes from a band like Pavement.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
Salon headlines in your mailbox
