Anybody fond of Steve Schaviro's super post-mod theory heavy pop culture excursions?

I loved his take on Doom Patrol from way back when you had to FTP text in the pre WWW days.

Anyway, he's got a new thingie called Stranded in the Jungle (and yes, I'm fine with that Dolls and/or Cadets reference), and check out his cultural objects of interest.

One example:

Swoon: The artist formerly known as Prince dedicates his life to the pursuit of Beauty. What could be more extravagant, or more ridiculous? It isn't easy to pay court to Beauty. You must be prodigal of time, energy, and money. You must be indifferent to embarrassment. You must be ready to try anything. You must go to the most absurd lengths to prove your desire. Prince's music is promiscuous beyond measure. It occupies every possible sexual position. It swallows up just about every style of music, black or white. It moves with ease between gospel choruses and arena rock guitars, between heavy funk riffs and lightweight pop ballads, between melodic falsetto crooning and psychedelic distortion. Nowhere is Prince's quest for Beauty more delirious than in his 1986 movie, Under the Cherry Moon.

eta: On further review, his new thing is blessedly free from po-mo theory and is just interesting pop cultural writing.

Pimping the box set.

Of which I have two copies in my hot little hands (one for me and one an Xmas present). Nifty package, like a CD-sized hardcover (or an over-size Little Big Book). I think you could kill someone by smacking them upside the head with it.

I think you could kill someone by smacking them upside the head with it.

Defendant: I murdered him with my Tom Waits box set.
Judge: Justifiable homicide.

David: Don't you mean "Reckless endangerment? The box could after all get a small dent.

No box, folks. Just some thick thick bound cardboard and a lot of pages (no text about the rationale though, dammit, but at least it's got the lyrics). He lists the musicians on each one, but not which one was on which song.

David: Don't you mean "Reckless endangerment? The box could after all get a small dent.

Fair point.

Corwood - can you email me a mailing address. Thanks.

A day late, but still in season, a video of the "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" from Arlo's Myspace page.

Am I remembering correctly that there's an actual Alice's Restaurant movie out there somewhere? With some of the originals playing themselves?

Yes, there is. Officer Obie played himself, and Alice is there in a cameo. Plus Arlo. (Obie turns out to have been quite the renaissance man.)