one of the good things related to the below news
is that jesus and mary chain is also reuniting for the coachella festival.not only is that good in and of itself because, hey, they happen to be great, but also because:
1 -- like rage, they are great in spite of there being a contemptible demographic present in their fan base (in rage's case, meatheads to whom it would make no difference if zach de la rocha was screaming home decorating tips culled from an issue of martha stewart's living; in jmc's case, hipsters, particularly hipsters who are too young to remember jmc and who will nonetheless profess how much their reunion means), and
2 -- rage wrote songs that were 100% irony-free and embraced empathy and compassion over solipsism every time, and as such there WOULD'VE been a concerted hipster effort to write their reunion off as a cheap grab for cash (the point to be driven home that it is impossible for people in the world to sincerely care about other people in the world), had it not been for jmc's reuniting for the show as well.
posted by jomilkman @ 8:06 AM
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i'd like to think it was the power of my recent myspace message to jim reid that compelled them to reunite.
do you have a link to a story about their reunion at all? (jmc's?)
i've been scouring the net looking for more information ... zilch for now
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