[Editor's note: When we heard that one of our favorite bands, Titus Andronicus, was playing at Coachella, we knew had to have guitarist/violinist Amy Klein, an accomplished and original writer and musician, cover it for us. We asked her to write about the mega-festival from a performer's perspective and sent her a copy of David Foster Wallace's famous essay "Ticket to the Fair" (PDF). The essay she gave us recalls Wallace in the best way possible: Honest, reflective, intelligent, and unsparingly critical, Klein chronicles everything from the jaw-droppingly exploitative moments when she realizes she's been trapped into marketing a product to the transcendence she feels on stage and watching heroes like Lauryn Hill from the crowd. This is, without question, the longest piece we have ever posted on Flavorwire -- and that's because it's well worth reading in full, after the jump. Photo of Klein performing at Coachella via The Stranger. Credit: Josh Bis.] … Read More
Titus Andronicus’s Amy Klein on Rolling Stone and Women in Rock
[Editor's note: Those of us who proudly call Titus Andronicus guitarist/violinist Amy Klein a friend have known for a while that she has great things to say about music and gender — so we were impressed but not surprised by her eloquent meditation on why there are no pictures of women playing guitars in Rolling Stone magazine, and what that says more broadly about ladies in music. But we're thrilled that other music writers and fans responded so strongly to the piece. Just yesterday, Ann Powers, one of the best critics in the business, quoted at length from Klein's essay in her smart response to the perennially out-of-touch Camille Paglia's recent, myopic attack on Lady Gaga. We are so glad Amy has given us permission to reprint this fantastic excerpt from her tour diary (which you can follow at her Tumblr). The piece appears, entirely unedited, after the jump. Image via We All Make Music.] … Read More
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