Hello internet pals of music. Today we’re listening to an “old banger*” by this band from Nuevo Laredo, not the 90s band from North Carolina (who were very good).
1) Today I saw an editor’s name pop up and they now have a Senior title and I remembered years back when I pitched them a very specific article for a very specific new column. First pitch, radio silence. Waited a week or so. Follow up, crickets. Now whenever I see that name, my mouth reflexively scrunches into a comic book scowl.
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2) In the 70s, the Mexican government banned rock performances. Popular music is always the voice of the people (natch), in whatever form connects, and I look at the four hairy dudes below, and wonder if the mangonistas would’ve liked rock n roll if they were in their twenties in 1971.
I’ve never dealt well with rejection, and the only reason I continue trying to do anything in life is because my head is thick, like a bull’s. But I can’t imagine rejecting rock n roll.
Then again, I’m not an authoritarian regime. Happy Super Tuesday, Americans!
* A footnote here, since they’re not allowed in a sub-heading: Old Bangers was a description given by a young guy to our deejay nights.
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