Liz Phair on Why Lana Del Rey Scares Rock's Boys Club:
Let me break it down for you: she’s writing herself into existence. She’s giving herself a part to play because, God knows, no one else will and she wants to matter in this life. As far as I can tell, it’s working. I went straight to iTunes and bought her new release ‘Born To Die’ in toto (how often do I do that??) because it was more than a collection of songs or a performance, it was a phenomenon. Maybe all the more so because she’s not overwhelmingly talented. The minute I hear the whisperings of ‘how dare she,’ I’m interested. I don’t have to like it, it doesn’t have to be worthy.
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So how does Liz Phair feel about Lana Del Rey? Well, as a recording artist, I’ve been hated, I’ve been ridiculed, and conversely, hailed as the second coming. All that matters in the end is that I’ve been heard.
Via Emily Gould of Emily Books.
Liz Phair pushed my LDR support over the edge and convinced me to buy the album. And, now that I have, I can confidently say (a) it's not as bad as people make it out to be, (b) it's not spectacular, either, (c) LDR's fate is in country music.
Wiig (and/or the SNL writers) are also pro-LDR. Soak it up! http://www.papermag.com/2012/02/the_morning_funnies_tom_bradys.php
Posted by: nataliepo | February 07, 2012 at 12:56 PM