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MUSICAL CHAIN
OF AUTHENTICITY

Whatever in nature and in history is of my own kind, speaks to me, spurs me on, and comforts me; the rest I do not hear or forget right away. We are always only in our own company.

- Nietzsche

Version : White Lady Music

ILLUMINATI PUPPET

White Lady Represent : Lady Gaga

Industry Rank : High Budget Distraction

Lady Gaga, an Illuminati Puppet, is a Calculated Distraction, as Bright, Colorful and Controversial as Possible to keep the Eyes of the Mass on her and off the Political Activities of the InSiders who control her. The Illuminati Puppet is, in Essence, a Manufactured, or Fake, OutSider Genius : Talented, Creative and Controversial, the Illuminati Puppet is distinguished from the OutSider Genius in her Degree of Artistic Originality and Emotional Honesty : inStead of being Purely Original and Totally Emotionally Honest, despite her Musical Talent and Displays of Creativity, her Music is Devoid of Meaning beyond Hedonism of the Social and Romantic Sort. The Perfect Illuminati Puppet, like Lady Gaga, is Blithely unAware of being an Illunimati Puppet : this is how the InSiders like to keep the Idols of XSWealth, whose Purpose in Media is Distraction from Politics and Motivation to work Hard for Money in the Capitalist Economy. Illuminati Puppets are chosen by the InSiders for that Position because they are the Most Talented of the Revolving Door and because, like Any Musical Act who makes it to the Revolving Door, they are Either Politically Apathetic or sold on Class Tiered Capitalism before they become Famous and therefore do their Job - distract / entertain the Populace - without drawing Attention to the unFairness of this System by writing Songs about it or by making Comments in Interviews which point it out (Lady Gaga’s Determination to help the Causes of Bullied Kids and Queers is Essentially Harmless). Because Lady Gaga does not know she is an Illuminati Puppet (she thinks she is an OutSider Genius!) she comes across as Authentic. This is Key in selling the Idea that Lady Gaga has risen to the Top of the Record Label Heap because of Musical Talent and not, rather, because she is the Most Effective Tool of Capitalist Mass Xploitation.

Similar Artist : Madonna

Boy Version : The Beatles

Signature Question : Why is she dressed that Way?

ROTATING DOOR

White Lady Represent : Marina and the Diamonds

Industry Rank : Marketing Tool

Below the Illuminati Puppet, we find the Rotating Door of Fame from which the Illuminati Puppet is selected based on Talent. All Music produced by Artists in the Rotating Door sounds the Same : Bubble Gum Pop. Its Purpose, for the InSiders (the Owners of the Means of Production, the multiNational Media Companies), is to sell Identities and Ideologies to the Public. Listening to the Lyrics of a Marina and the Diamonds Song, for Xample, tells us which Identities and which Ideologies the InSiders want to sell to Girls toDay : Selfish Consumerism. The Songs of the Rotating Door are Reliably Devoid of Emotional Depth, but Abundant in Light Hearted Fun and Luxury Consumption. This is because Any Profundity of Feeling is Antithetical to a Consumer Society in which we are encouraged to be spending Money, pleasing our Selves on a Short Term Consumer Basis, and this goes for the Products we consume as Well as for Personal Relationships (Personal Relationships, in Rotating Door Songs and in the Lives of Rotating Door Stars [Most Pop Stars], are as Disposable and Faddish as the OutFits worn in their Videos, and Equally intended Primarily to reinforce the Desirability of being a Pop Star, rather than the Desirability of carrying on a Healthy Relationship with the Self or an Other) : a Society in which People are Alienated from One anOther, and see One anOther (and their Sevles!) as Xperiences to be consumed / Props to reinforce their Personal Enviability (Glamour is the Evocation of Envy) is a Society that is Easy to sway in its Lack of InterPersonal Emotional Bonds that go beyond what and how we consume. The Singers in the Rotating Door are as Manufactured as Barbie Dolls, their Identities created for them by the Record Labels who write their Songs and direct their Videos in Order to brainwash the Fans who covet their Wealth and Fame. Singers in the Rotating Door are alWays presented as if they have Access to Large Sums of Money and are Sxually Desirable : the Intention is for the Audience to be so Taken in by this Material Luxury and Sxual Desirability they emulate the Singers in their Behaviors. But, because of their enForced Lack of Personal and Artistic Authenticity (the Singers do not write their Own Music, and their Lives are run by their Handlers), the Musicians in the Rotating Door tend to burn out Early, to be replaced with New Musicians who are Fresh and Young and a Little Closer to the Zeitgeist (also, because it is Best to install Identities and Ideologies Young, if they are to stick, Much Rotating Door Music is directed at Teens and preTeens).

Similar Artists : Britney Spears, Ke$ha, Katy Perry

Boy Version : Hedley, Justin Timberlake, Justin Beiber

Signature Question : People like this?

CROSSOVER

White Lady Represent : Lana Del Rey

Industry Rank : Marketing Xperiment

What happens when a Record Label decides an Indie or Acceptable UnUsual Artist is Popular Enough or has the “Right Stuff” to become More Famous and, thereby, earn them More Money? She becomes a Crossover Star! This alMost alWays ends Badly for her. The Indie / Acceptable UnUsual Artist is Either Completely absorbed into Commercial Pop and looses Every Thing that Once made her a Unique Musician, or, the Artistic Authenticity that got her Attention threatened by a Move up the Chain, Popularity, Xposure, and the Corresponding Increase in Demands on her Time and Energy causes her to Self Destruct (Usually with Drugs). Lana Del Rey is a Case in Point. Lizzie Grant aka Lana Del Rey is a Beautiful and Disturbing Album whose Brilliance lies in its Lyrical Details – the Wedding Ring in ‘Brite Lights,’ ‘Yayo’s Haunting Chorus, the Casinos on Indian Reservations in ‘Queen of the Gas Station,’ etc. – it’s Tragic Nostalgia with a Frank, Submissive / Oedipal Sxuality. Born to Die, on the Other Hand, is a Mess. ‘Born to Die,’ ‘Video Games,’ ‘Blue Jeans,’ ‘Diet Mountain Dew,’ and ‘Summertime Sadness,’ showcase Some of Lana Del Rey’s Talent for Evocation, but the Rest of the Album is as Bad as those Songs are Pretty Good. The over All Effect is Mainstream Pop Crap, inDistinguishable from what is being put out by the More Established Singers of the Rotating Door. Lana Del Rey fell for the Popularity Trap, put her Trust in (unDoubtably Male) Producers who said they could make her a Star (just like she suggested she would in LG aka LDR!) and lost (just like she suggested she would in LG aka LDR!) : the Self Awareness that made LG aka LDR so Fucking Good gets smothered on Most of the Tracks, to be replaced by Cheesy, Faddish References to Consumerism. There is Still Hope, though : Lana Del Rey could pull back from her Fame, she could write her Whole Nxt Album her Self, and we could have a More Talented Artist. Here's to Hope, eh?

Similar Artists : Amy Whinehouse, Cat Power

Boy Version : Eminem, Kurt Cobain

Signature Question: Why couldn't she have stayed the Way she was?

INDIE

White Lady Represent : Grimes

Music Industry Ranking : Profitable

Not Every Music Fan falls for the Slick Glamour or Vapid Content of the Illuminati Puppet, the Rotating Door, or the Crossover. Many are put off by their Obviously being controlled by Record Labels. This is why there are Indie Stars. The Indie Star writes her Own Music and does not have Access to the Commercial Resources of the Illuminati Puppet, the Rotating Door, or the Crossover, and, for this Reason, her Work is More Authentic : she is involved in Every Level of Musical Production and her Music and Videos reflect her Personal Sensibilities, rather than the Sensibilities of InterNational Corporations. The Indie Artist is, how Ever, still tied to the Machine of Capitalism that controls the Music Industry. Indie Music is defined by a Certain Flatness of Tone and Subject Matter; Indie Artists are promoted by Record Labels over Accpetable UnUsuals and OutSider Geniuses because their Music is inOffensive, and therefore, Easy to market. Indie Music promotes Political Complacency. Indie Musicians are Notable for how non-Threatening they are. In Indie Music, the Predominating Feminine ArcheType is the “Gamine,” the Soft, Wistful, Fragile, aSxual, Romantic Singer Song Writer. The Gamine Indie Starlet’s Music concerns its Self Primarily with Romance, the Emotions, and the Day to Day. If her Work does showcase a Politiks, these are Liberal or Socialist and Sentimental. Indie Artists are profiled in Publications Such as Exclaim, Spin, and Pitchfork, who write Virtually Identical Sounding Articles about these Virtually Identical Sounding Artists. There is an Element of the Rotating Door to Indie Stardom, but with Less Consumer Pomp and More Educated Snobbery, and the Popular Musical Sounds change More Frequently, Often with a Change in Sound Every Decade or so, as Opposed to the Consistent Bubble Gum Flavor of the Rotating Door of Pop Stardom.

Similar Artists: Feist, Best Coast, Ladyhawke

Boy Version : Crystal Antlers, Vampire Weekend, Interpol

Signature Question : How is she Different?

ACCEPTABLE UNUSUAL

White Lady Represent : Yo-Landi Vi$$er

Industry Rank : Potentially Profitable

Accpetable UnUsual Artists are Xcatly that : Original Artists who, for Reasons of Charisma, Creativity, Intelligence, and Musical Talent find Wide Audiences and are promoted by Record Labels. Acceptable UnUsuals tend to stand out for their Visceral Talents and, for this Reason, though Many Never make it above the Local Level (a Characteristic of Acceptable UnUsual Music is its grounding in a Geographical Region, a Quality of Authenticity Absent from Both Pop and Indie Rock), they can be Highly Successful and have the Greatest Degree of UpWard Mobility in the Chain of Authenticity. Like Crossovers, how Ever, (which Many of them become) they are at a Pronounced Risk of Selling out, which, if no Thing Else, makes waiting for their Nxt Album More Xciting. Yo-Landi Vi$$er, of the South African Hip Hop Collective, Die Antwoord, is Characteristic of the Acceptable UnUsual Artist. Her Talent as a Singer / Rapper is Notable, as is her Stage Presence. Yo-Landi Vi$$er, in Partnership with Ninja as Part of Die Antwoord, establishes her Self as beyond the Earlier Lady Singer Models, the Pop Star and the Indie Star. There is a Dynamic Equality between Yo-Landi and Ninja that is Absent in the Over the Top, unObtainable Pop Stars and the Wistfully Romantic to aSxual Indie Gamines. Despite having a Child with her co Rapper (the Reasoning behind Many a Sell Out), in Songs, Yo Landi swears, utters Political Opinions, speaks Numerous Languages and is Sxually Xplicit while remaining unAbashedly Feminine in her Vocalizations, Depictions, and Opinions. There is an Aspect of the “Character” and the "Epic" to Acceptable unUsual Artists – they stand out for being Unique and Intense. While Some, in the End, compromise their Artistic Visions for the Masses, in Many, their unWillingness to comprise their Unique Artistic Visions drives them back into Obscurity after Briefly flourishing in the Mainstream. Yet Others remain Successful, Record Label-backed Artists their Whole Careers. (Yo-Landi Vi$$er, Sell out Status : Seems Authentic – via the Release of ‘I Fink U Freeky’ from 2^nd Album Ten$ion)

Similar Artists : Patti Smith (Sell out Status : Seems Authentic)

Bjork (Sell out Status : Seems Authentic)

MIA (Sell out Status : Sold – via Super Bowl Performance with Madonna and Niki Minaj – awaiting 4^th Album for Confirmation!)

Boy Version : System of a Down, Bob Dylan, Animal Collective

Signature Question : Can she keep it up?

OUTSIDER GENIUS

White Lady Represent : Kathleen Yearwood

Industry Rank : Not Profitable

Finally, we have the OutSider Genius. The Outsider Genius is an Artist who’s Vision and Talent is so Pure, so Deep, the Chance of her being taken up by a Major Record Label is Slight. Many are Reclusive and Actively avoid Association with Mainstream Culture. They play Small Venues and self-produce CDs or Only post their Music on the InterNet. Often, their Work is More Popular in Foreign Countries than in their Home Country. Some are Only appreciated postHumously. Often, OutSider Geniuses live Lives of Material Poverty. Their Songs are Rich in Pain and Transcendence, and as of Such, they are Difficult for Some People to listen to. Kathleen Yearwood, of Alberta, is One Such Artist. I had the Pleasure of meeting her and hearing her play thanks to a Fellow OutSider Musician, my Partner, jody franklin. I would describe her Sound as Searing, or Harrowing. It is an Emotional and Psychic Cleansing. The Subject Matter, Such as the Loss of a Brother, is Profound and Personal in a Way that is not found in Any of the Other Categories of Music I have described here. Often, OutSider Geniuses do not seek Attention, Often, they avoid it, but, in their Art, they command it. Their Works are glimpses into Other Dimensions, the Purity and Skill of their Craft Instantly conveying Vast Landscapes or Spectacular Moments of the Spirit. They reveal the World as it is, in All its Majik and Volatility. OutSider Art is Sublime. It cannot be contained.

Similar Artist : Jan Terri, Andrea Coates

Boy Version : ( Daniel Johnston )

Signature Question : Why don't More People know about her?

Obviously, these Classifications are Diffuse. An Artist can be Some where between an Illuminati Puppet and a Rotating Door, like Beyoncé, or between an Acceptable unUsual and an OutSider Genius, like Loreena McKinnet. The Illuminati Puppet draws on the Captivating Qualities of the OutSider Genius in creating Music about going to the Club. The Crossover Star is plucked from the Vast Pool of Indie and Acceptable UnUsual Acts. You get the Picture, Right?

Andrea