Like a Can Opener in a Worm Factory

I'mnot sure quite what you mean by 'rockism', i'll read and get back to you. But the authenticity thing - it's because i am, instnctively,moved by people expressing their emotions. That simple. hat's why i obsess about bandls like Pulp and Placebo who manage to emote and analyse simultaneously. And if what perfrmer/s express is a series of dance moves set to a track constructed by someone else, they're not doing that. Covering a song, often, they are, and often commenting on contemporary culture as well - the travis britney covers, f'rinstance, or even some of the amateur covers on youtube, feel real because there's obvious feeling there and enagement with the song, not simply an attempt to make money (this is particularly true in the case of amateur covers).

But as you say, it's not about theory, for me, it's about 'do i like this, does it speak to me?' and Gaga does, for reasons outlined above. And hell, she's been thinking about and creaig and writing in the genre she creates since she was about 14 - she cares passionately about it, and about those who supported her, and i respect that. And it's a positive relief in the gym when one of her videos comes on,becaue despite the endless parade of body types akin to hers, she uses her incredibly OTT styling combined with genuinely good - catchy, emotive, driving - songs to draw attention to the artificiality of such constructions, and i think that's very useful. (plus, she's not that thin!) She's obviously bright, engaged with what she does and her own representation, and enjoying it, and i enjoy that.

get me to read things. Yes! x