Letter from the Editor 9.12.18
On September 8th, 2008, a trifecta of catastrophes struck the United States. The financial crisis hit, Distrito opened its doors, and 34th Street launched Under the Button dot com.
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On September 8th, 2008, a trifecta of catastrophes struck the United States. The financial crisis hit, Distrito opened its doors, and 34th Street launched Under the Button dot com.
Donald Trump, everyone’s favorite Republican frontrunner and Wharton grad, is gaining a bit of attention for his pre–rally playlist selections. Earlier in his campaign, he got in some hot water with Neil Young for using his 1989 hit “Rocking In The Free World” at rallies. Trump’s song choice is very interesting, given that Young’s track is a protest song against traditional conservative ideologies. The track directly critiques George H. W. Bush’s campaign promises and is looked to as a classic example of a politically charged, anti–Reagan era anthem.
Iggy Pop is to punk what Ozzy Osbourne is to heavy metal and James Brown is to soul. When I was an angry young man, the music of his first three albums with the Stooges (The Stooges s/t, Funhouse, and Raw Power) inspired me to pursue my own garage-punk and grunge projects. Iggy was wild, raw, real and unyielding. The Stooges’ proto–punk trilogy lit the fuse on the powder keg that exploded into punk rock in the late 70s. In 1977, Iggy released two albums, The Idiot, and Lust for Life. Recorded in Berlin and produced by David Bowie, these albums were the twin pillars upon which alternative music developed.
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