A Problem Like Maria: Archive

Jul 30th

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Courtney Love To Lana Del Rey: “Heart-Shaped Box”... →

I don’t think anyone who’s ever heard “Heart-Shaped Box” and knew even an inkling of context had any doubt that it was about Courtney Love’s vagina, even though most of us have probably tried to ignore that when we listen it, because it makes a depressing song even more depressing, among other things. Moreover, it’s gross that a widow whose husband took his own life is on Twitter bragging that...

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Jul 27th

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Pop music too loud and all sounds the same:... →

A team led by artificial intelligence specialist Joan Serra at the Spanish National Research Council ran music from the last 50 years through some complex algorithms and found that pop songs have become intrinsically louder and more bland in terms of the chords, melodies and types of sound used. “We found evidence of a progressive homogenization of the musical discourse,” Serra told...

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urban folk.

APLM: what even is urban folk
B: Urban Folk is a codename for hip-hop with folk influences, I suppose
FB: ^That
APLM: huh
FB: It's kinda in the name...
APLM: i've never got why urban = hip hop. but whatevs
FB: It's because white people maria
B: Technically, "Urban Folk" is folk music from any urban area, as opposed to "Country", which would be from a rural region. But it's not like anyone would use the terms correctly
APLM: that's what i'm saying. though i suppose there wouldn't be much mainstream rap coming from the boonies

Jul 26th

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donk.

FB: still not sure what a donk is
B: It's the most obnoxious kick drum sound you can find
FB: rappers being drowned out by the music in their own rap song, hilarious
MATTI: blingley, why? dafuq
B: What? Donks, because donks. You clearly haven't found out the keys to pop musix. A: 4/4, B: I-IV-ii-V, C: Put a donk on it
MATTI: donk d-donk donk donk donk donk
B: No, too complex.
FB: donk
B: Donk Donk Donk Donk Donk
FB: what about UntZ. can't forget the UntZ
MATTI: i find this rather unsettling