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one last thing I wrote

agrammar:

… is a quick vague question about the fungibility of Radiohead’s skill, which totally seems to have baffled and angered the first few commenters.

Things have always sold out, but it seems like things sell out really intensely in New York. Like those Louis CK shows tonight… or that Radiohead show… or that Jeff Mangum show… or that LCD show… or that Kanye West show… or The Book of Mormon for a year… There’s definitely some weird New York exceptionalism attached to seeing “the best” that’s supposedly at odds with the will of “the fans”. But as it plays out in nature sort of shows that maybe — and this could be a larger point — that maybe self-representation is not coextensive with one’s sense of self. Like maybe liking things is in itself a sort of mercenary practice.

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  1. mortgage-calculator--uk reblogged this from agrammar
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  5. maesaslaw reblogged this from youngmanhattanite and added:
    CK… Hey speaking...shows, I HAVE JEFF MANGUM TICKETS AND I’M SELLING EM. Specifically, two...
  6. nativescience reblogged this from agrammar and added:
    Let me put this as plainly as possible, when it comes to writing...music in depth, Nitsuh...
  7. graphicnovelty said: The word you are looking for is not fungible, but substitutable. Fungible refers to the ability to replace a good with the same good (.e. more Radioheads) rather than a similar good (i.e. another band)
  8. youngmanhattanite reblogged this from bmichael and added:
    Haha, NYC’s narcissism extends to “shows selling out.” You guys do it harder! HAHAHA!!
  9. katiebakes said: Loved your essay.
  10. bmichael reblogged this from agrammar and added:
    Things have always sold out, but it seems like things sell out really intensely in New York. Like those Louis CK shows...
  11. ajohnny said: This is a legitimate question, I think. In some ways I see why they garner the praise they do (they _have_ been pretty influential) — but I also can’t help but feel they’re becoming increasingly overrated. Eh well, reputation’s what matters.
  12. hndrk said: But those are comments like “Show me any other band playing in New York this week/month (…) that can string along more than 3-4 solid songs.” — No comment needed with that one.
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