Post subject: Leave a random question for a particular user
and maybe they'll see it and answer it...maybe they won't. Try to spread the love and don't just ask the same people.
For Norman: Is Plastic Bertrand worth looking into more? Because 'Ça plane pour moi' and especially 'Asterix est la' are incredible. Though his lack of presence in the BEA charts may be an indicator. I should probably be asking a Belgian this but I don't think we have any, if we do you should make yourself known!
He didn't even sing "Ça plane pour moi" actually. He was just a figurehead (but it's still a great song).
For Norman: Half serious/Half ribbing: Why do you think France has produced so few quality rock acts of any significance? I'm pretty sure it has something to do with your predilection for cheese.
For BEA in general: Is there a direct correlation between kickass rock n' roll and per capita beer consumption?
For Meccalecca: What part of New York City do you think has changed the most during your lifetime
That's a tough one. It's all changing really fast.
When I first visited my Aunt in New York as a kid, the Bowery/Low East Side was really grungy with a vibrant art and music scene. CBGBs, Mars Bar, Brownies, Tonic were staples, representing the times, and now CBGBs is a Varvatos clothing boutique. Brownies and Tonic (along with a bunch of other great music venues) are closed, and the Mars Bar (the diviest of all dive bars man has ever seen) shut down, only to begin its return as a shiny glass yuppie spot.
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And yet, the transformation of Williamsburg is even more insane.
My first visit to Williamsburg was in 2000 or 2001 while I was in college. In previous decades, it was notoriously one of the crappier and more dangerous neighborhoods. By the 90s and more so early 2000s, it had begun filling the role that the Lower East Side once filled as the art and music scene. It was young, interesting and with an edge. The bars were cool, and had personality. The Brooklyn Brewery was a calm place where my friends and I would relax for a beer while in college. Then I moved to Williamsburg in 2006. It was still great but transforming more. More and more people clocked there. Then zoning laws started changing. Magazines started calling it the hippest place in America. Big glass condos started going up. Higher and higher. the entire skyline changed. And now the good DIY venues are all closing. Clothing boutiques are lining the streets. The Brooklyn Brewery is too packed for comfort. And all of the bands and artists have moved on. No longer do you bump into Kyp Malone on Bedford avenue every day. _________________ http://jonnyleather.com
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