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The other day I was doing some research on the bankruptcy of Borders. Most of what I found was the same string of repeated facts: they had poor management, they couldn’t compete with Amazon, their music section was going under because everyone buys off itunes now – normal economic problems for a corporation. While [...]
Hypothetical Situation: The Star Trek Voyager is being built in your hometown. It is nearly complete and is due to take off in several weeks. The officials in charge of enlistment have recommended you to serve as a sort of diplomatic assistant on the ship – given your background in academia and your renown [...]
In a highly unlikely feat, Fever Ray’s Karin Dreijer Anderson manages to be creepier than Nick Cave in this cover of “Stranger Than Kindness.” That deep, growly, coldly mechanical voice? Yeah, that would be Karin singing, thanks to the vocal manipulation software she favors. Accessible and transparent it’s not—after all, this is the woman who rarely reveals her face, performing in elaborate masks and make-up—but the knotty, twisty darkness of the music possesses a singular charm for those who choose to listen. And don’t bother trying to figure out what the hell is going on in this video, or any of her videos, for that matter; just watch them and hope you don’t have nightmares afterwards.
I know this whole situation is all very difficult (perhaps for you more than anyone), but I don’t think it’s fair that you hold my talent as a singer against me. Nor does it make sense. You see talent everywhere. “Jerry’s a wonderful golfer. Tina’s a wizard with numbers and Taylor makes very sound investments,” you have said many times. So why do you deny me? You remember the poems I showed to you some months ago. My tremulous fingers as I handed over those crumpled, sweat-damp pages? How my eyes darted everywhere but into yours as I ached for some flicker of your approval?
