Flaming Pablum

Way Downtown with Wendy

The very nice folks at Tribeca Citizen somehow came across one of several entries I posted about the Plasmatics last year -- specifically the one about pinpointing the former loft of Rod Swenson and Wendy O Williams (aka "Plasmatics World Headquarters) at 84 Thomas Street, and they have gamely re-posted it on their fine site. 

Check it out here. 

On a related note, Lydia Lunch recently hosted former Plasmatics guitarist Richie Stotts on her excellent podcast, The Lydian Spin. You can hear that here. 

Museless

I don’t know if it’s the time of year, the 23rd month of the pandemic, the political climate or Mercury being in and out of retrograde, but I have pretty much lost my muse.

I have nothing to say.

Until I do, … enjoy this photograph of steam escaping I took in TriBeCa last week.

Status Update

The Damage Done: A Nutshell Encapsulation

 

Just a follow-up from this post. 

 

Joe Rogan has been given a massive bullhorn by Daniel Ek and puts that bullhorn in front of people who say things like “STICKING STEAK KNIVES IN YOUR EAR CURES DEAFNESS” and “YOU CAN HEAL CANCER WITH MAYONAISE” and “NEVER MIND WHAT TRAINED, PROFESSIONAL DOCTORS ARE TELLING YOU!” Strangely, lots and lots of people seem to enjoy listening to this.

People like Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Nils Lofgren, India.Arie et al. don’t want to be associated with the same bullhorn that is spreading all that dangerously false and irresponsible bullshit that Rogan’s guests (and Rogan himself) are espousing.

Other artists are worried of following suit, because hey – that bullhorn also plays their music, and most people seem to listen to the bullhorn.

Daniel Ek, the person that actually *owns* the bullhorn, just wants all your money for listening to the bullhorn. Don’t expect him to care about the misinformation that’s spewing out of the bullhorn.

Neil Young & Co. just wants the bullhorn to be taken away from Joe Rogan so as to stop the flow of the irresponsible bullshit.

 

Joe Rogan is not a martyr for "Free Speech." To borrow a page from Spider-Man, he has great power, but he is not recognizing that with great power comes great responsibility.

 

I say we destroy the bullhorn.