Basically, the guy was a kick-ass anarchist in the 60′s who wrote some of the finest guitar lyrics I’ve ever heard. This project translates him into English and goes beyond doing an earnest job of it.
It’s not that someone thought a bunch of speeches, bad jokes and a dead people montage would make compelling television; it’s just they hoped no one would notice how boring the whole thing was if they showed 20 shots of Bjork in a swan costume.
We spend days searching for an artist who’s songs can consistently remind us that great music is an art, not a marketing company. Fortunately for A&SB, we found San Francisco’s Sholi this week and they did just that.
Channel the story the original artist was trying to tell, adding what you imagine he left out for lack of space. Write this story in poem form. The poem must match the rhythms of the musical breaks.
The Jonas Brothers: Offensive to parents who want their kids to grow up with some understanding of culture.
Check out The Gay Blades’ new video for the track “O Shot”!