Category Archives: Da Music Issue

The End of the Year: Glutter in Musical and Political Context

Rave Culture, The Music Issue The Decline of Western Civilization is a haphazardly thrown together documentary on the Punk Scene in LA in the 80s. The whole scene is one giant ball of angst, fury, and being really fucked up. A friend who grew up then and there said, “I went to a show, andContinue reading “The End of the Year: Glutter in Musical and Political Context”

Hip Hop, The Soul of the People :: Fuck You, Ya’ll Gonna Learn Chinese.

The Music Issue, Transnational Identities Hip Hop: At its core, it’s about the soul of the people. It’s about YOUR people, own people, being real, being loud, being brash and FUCK YOU. “You” being the power, the structure and the way things are and the people who perpetuate it. It was strange to listen toContinue reading “Hip Hop, The Soul of the People :: Fuck You, Ya’ll Gonna Learn Chinese.”

Quotes from “Grunge” i.e. Alternative documentary “Hype.”

Glutter Continues writing on the “Grunge” Scene: The Music Issue. Hype is an indie Documentary by Doug Pray that follows the growth and explosion of the Seattle Rock scene and the commoditization of music and personalities. Here are some of my favorite quotes: “No one was too worried of success. We were in Seattle, notContinue reading “Quotes from “Grunge” i.e. Alternative documentary “Hype.””

Glutter’s Exile in Guyville Lyrics Scramble

Glutter Relisten: The Music Issue Help me, Mary please I’ve lost my home to thieves They bully the stereo and drink They leave suspicious stains in the sink They make rude remarks about me They wonder just how wild I would be As they egg me on and they keep me mad They play meContinue reading “Glutter’s Exile in Guyville Lyrics Scramble”

Glutter Relisten: VIOLENT FEMMES

Glutter Relisten: Love This was something I found when I went back to the US, wrapped in an old yellowing satin gown, under a 50’s pink polyester prom dress, inbetween my UCSC baseball cap and papers on “the influence of the slave trade routes to modern day rock,” and “the relationship of commoditization of musicContinue reading “Glutter Relisten: VIOLENT FEMMES”

Glutter Relisten: SUBLIME

Glutter Relisten: Anger In Memorial: Brad Nowell Instead of KRS One who said so. It could have been you, telling all the truths we learned at UCSC to those who don’t know because you said it with a punk/ska/reggae/rock/hiphop mixture that only someone who loves them all with equal passion and own genius could putContinue reading “Glutter Relisten: SUBLIME”

In Memorial: Layne Staley Of Alice in Chains

Glutter Relisten: Acceptance Just Finally Realizing the Beautiful Maverick Layne Staley is Gone. Recently in one of those late night conversations. A friend told me about the horror of watching a friend of his -from the pre-record company swarm and world explosion Seattle- wither away due to an inherited heroin habit, which ended with anContinue reading “In Memorial: Layne Staley Of Alice in Chains”

Rock Divas and Rock Star Boyfriend, Which One Are You?

Glutter Plugs and Doodles. I found my way to a now defunct Pink Fluffy Site for Semi-Little-Big Grrls called SweetCherri.com and within seconds found myself doing the: The Rock Diva Test. Followed in quick succession: The Rock Star Boyfriend Test Turns out I was Melissa Auf Der Maur in a Past Life “Who?” you mayContinue reading “Rock Divas and Rock Star Boyfriend, Which One Are You?”

Glutter Presents: Bands, Rock, Metal, Grunge, Hip Hop

The Concert Series Glutter Plugs and Doodles The most asked question last week was, “Who Else Have You Seen?” and each time I came out blank. So I decided to make a list of all the concerts and shows I had been to, mostly for my personal interest because I was curious. It turned outContinue reading “Glutter Presents: Bands, Rock, Metal, Grunge, Hip Hop”