Pop “Racism”: A Different Kind of Buzz
by Andy Nowicki: Over the past couple of years, a fascinating musical mini-trend has emerged. Last year, “Somebody That I Used to Know”—a memorable duet from Australian singer Gotye and his New Zealand-born vocal accompanist Kimbra– became a surprise hit in America. A somewhat odd, eerily haunting, emotionally-pitched, at times tonally dissonant, yet still supremely catchy little ballad with the sweep and grandeur of an epic poem, the charm of “Somebody” was in part its…
Out of the Mouths of Babes
By Max Musson: No, I’m not describing Miley Cyrus as a ‘babe’ in the sense that she’s a ‘hot chick’, because despite what physical charms she may have, she behaves like a shameless slut most of the time and is a disgraceful ‘role model’ for young White girls. It was however most amusing to find that she is today at the centre of a race-row, having naively implied during an interview that she resents the…