Franci!

"They don't do stoner but stonermetal." Oh yes, sorry. Anyway, Stoner has resurrected 30 years of psychedelia. If you want to consider any band that plays with the Bi-Muff on full blast as stoner, well, it's your problem :)

I Fu Manchu and Clutch have been miscalled stoner by some. Just think about what the word "stoner" etymologically means to understand that a simple hard rock with a Big Muff (may it be praised) turned up cannot be. And, well, that's not a note of demerit. Those words are empty if you don't even give a little thought to their meaning. It's like when people say "alternative" (first you should specify alternative to whom and to what) or "indie rock" (but if someone signs with Universal, they're not "indie" at all), just like the term "stoner." If all fuzz-heavy and saturated rock were stoner, even the garage bands of the '60s would be! :)

But who wanted to persuade you of something? I was talking with Blech. As usual, like a good outcast seeking attention, you inserted yourself and started rambling on about things you don't know (and you admit it yourself here). I've read two books, I've ordered the CD, and as soon as I have a little cash, I'll also invest in the '80 vinyl. The State wasn't founded by idiots, and I didn't even say that. An internal one was created, and I'm not the one saying it. "The GC was a selection of people with certain common peculiarities/ideals. Creating a state (Naon) within a state is like formalizing our ideas; it was an attempt to justify our ideas, our world. It was essential for us to create and see our music come to life, to make our own fanzine, and to have a radio program where we could play the music that others wouldn't play. This threw many off balance; we weren't looked upon favorably because many saw us reaching a place they couldn't." And Plexy from 001100111100011001011100 said that. But the Great Conspiracy is far too enormous for a damned son of a bitch like you who talks nonsense everywhere. Find something else to do.

A sugary ending and it’s a shame they didn’t delve deeper into the relationship between the protagonist and his father ("strange bearded figure"). Some nice scenes and a beautiful soundtrack. I watched it on a plane on the Paris-New York flight... It made half of the flight enjoyable, but in the end, it’s a rather disjointed film. 3 for its charm and for the subject matter (the legendary pirate radio of the 60s).

Yeah, Chances was nice. Never seen them live, apparently I need to check them out. A nice local group. They inspire me with warmth like few others.

"Yes, you’re right (but that’s just my opinion)." See? It all adds up. I elegantly dodge the "mainstream" issue (for goodness' sake!). Haloha.

Yes, it is for you, and it seems that it must be for others too. << What am I saying? >> That the one about "Grunge Never dies" was a ridiculous joke that you took seriously right away (you teach no one anything. Lessons are never given, remember that). << Where did I write that someone invented something out of nothing??? >> Nowhere, but you hold dear the word "innovative" and repeat it way too often and randomly. << Well sure, if you make "underground" music and the independents fail, then a major takes you, yes yes, that's how the record market works.. >> Well, Sonic Youth (one of the two guitarists came directly from Glenn Branca's ensemble, not from Pippo Baudo) ever made "mainstream" music and they got picked up by a major. So what? Come on, just don’t talk nonsense about Nirvana or other realities that you barely know, or I won’t bother you anymore. Rather, talk about Zappa always and anyway. Not about Nirvana.

I'm not here to fight Muffino's love for Zappa, far from it. I'm here to debunk every piece of nonsense (objective, demonstrable) he spouts about other bands, about other people (it's hot, and this afternoon I'm holed up at home to avoid suffocating, so I have nothing better to do. I admit it). Come on, on to the next one.

<< Grunge, never existed! Forget about never die... purely a commercial invention, poor you dear Franco, you're truly a child of the TV >> When someone casts the line, here's the fish that bites. You're really dense, huh? Let me tell you, I'm even doing you a favor. << Zero innovation >> So what? No one has ever invented anything from nothing, get it into your head that it's not necessarily a shortcoming. << I SAID I'M NOT AT ALL UNDERGROUND! They were signed by a MAJOR! >> Well, yes, but I never said they were esoteric cult artists only for three or four chosen ones, see? They brought the underground to the surface (and back then everyone was signing with the majors because indie labels were going under, only they had the bad luck of becoming super famous; these things happen) and this is the third time I'm saying it. That said, out of duty, I repeat that I don't want to exchange musical opinions with you (especially since you say << we're a little group with 2 or 3 nice songs >> and it must be like that) because you're dense like few. I'm just trying to help you understand that you shouldn't express stupid judgments about things you don't minimally know (it would be like me talking about the great and unreachable Frank Zappa) and get on people's nerves trying to impose your (narrow and twisted) point of view on everyone else (who couldn't care less about your perspective) like a fourteen-year-old. Got it?