Taylor Swift in 1989. Miles Davis in 1969. The Emperor’s New Clothes. Hypothermia. Why there is no new music. And why we like it that way.
Roger CortonSo you had a letter printed in Time?
JCHWell, a snippet. I wrote one of my rants about the recent cover story on Taylor Swift.
RCWith all that’s going on in the world, why get worked up about some pop star?
JCHShe ain’t ‘some pop star’. She’s the pop star. And, as you may know, the title of the record (1989) is her birth year. The gag is that it’s supposed to be a summary of all the influences throughout her life.
RCBut it doesn’t sound like 1989. At least, not the music I remember from 1989.
JCHExactamundo. EDM wasn’t around. If the beats sound like 1989, it’s a porn soundtrack from 1989.
RCAll EDM sounds like a porn soundtrack.
JCHIt’s true. Anyhoo, I had this realisation: I can’t think […]