TSF 18: Tasty Televisionary – NOW ONLINE
Posted on November 15, 2010 | By Robert LaFrance | 2 Comments
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The Slacker Factor Podcast, Episode 18: Tasty Televisionary
Episode 18: We carefully blended television, technology, and mega cool futuristic music together to make another delicious episode of The Slacker Factor. Appreciate the taste of the decade-defining talent of Ed O’Neill, the smell the next phase of online program delivery, and the sweetness of Mathew Deer. The yummy goodness melts in your mouth, not in your hand.
Meandering Rant: Ed O’Neill by Patty
Book Report: Online TV Part 2 By Christian
Music Segment: Gem by Matthew Dear from his album entitled Black City
Lack of Teen Spirit, A Meandering Rant from TSF 6
Posted on February 22, 2010 | By Robert LaFrance | 3 Comments
The "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Single Artwork
Considering The Slacker Factor is a podcast and webspace targeted directly at Generation X, whose musical apex is squarely planted in early 90s grunge, what I’m about to say will no doubt offend some and may even be considered downright sacrilegious. So, let me just come right out and say it…
I never need to hear Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” again. That’s right, the GenX anthem that epitomizes all things slacker is not aging well in my eyes. In fact, the second I hear those opening power chords, I instinctually reach for the dial or digital preset button to find just about anything else (within reason, of course… I’m not about to choose any American Idol reject over the voice of our generation (I think, anyway).
It’s not really Kurt’s fault though. In 1991, when Nevermind was released unto the unsuspecting public, it was all I needed to puff out my chest and get all angsty. After all, this was the theme song to many a drunken slam dance, late night rally to plan our world domination, or solo introspective moment. But just three years later, after Kurt Cobain’s untimely death in 1994, the song sank into nostalgia. Hearing it then, we’d take a second to imagine what could of been, what still might be, and what contributions our generation was making (or not making) to the world. But now, it’s lost all that sense of nostalgia, emotional connection, and is just plain tired. Read more
