Le Punk Musique
As I sit licking my chops waiting in shadenfreudian joy for the long-overdue closing of First
Avenue, I came across this little ditty in this morning’s Journal about Iggy Pop being inducted an
Officer of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture.
Perfect, I thought.
To most normal Americans, Iggy is a deviant purveyor of unlistenable music and a weirdo. However, to a sizeable contingent of hipsters and otherwise culturally confused people he’s a god of sorts. The Grandfather of punk.
Well, punk fans, the French government agrees with you! Isn’t it nice to know how your tastes stack up
worldwide? Some of you punk fans may be saying that Americans are simply too stupid to fully "get"
the misunderstood genius of Iggy and his importance, well now a government body has
given you and yours the seal of cultural approval.
I’ll sit on this side of the pond with Nickel Creek and a ball cap. You can head to the other side with
your punk garbage and a beret.
Guilt by association? Absolutely.
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