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Kanye West and Pop Art

By ⋅ November 27, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

If you believe Kanye West’s own hype about his new album, 808s and Heartbreak, he hasn’t just turned away from hip hop. He has invented a new genre of music.

Matthew Herbert

By ⋅ November 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

If the sight of Johnny Rotten shilling for Country Life butter makes you bristle, and the sound of Bono asking you to save the world by buying Gap clothes hits a false note, don’t despair. There’s still one musical genre you can turn to for rigorous political commentary: big band jazz. The Matthew Herbert Big Band’s new album, There’s Me and There’s You, swings, sways, sashays, and may just inspire you to smash the system.

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