Tag Archives: Tin Pan Alley

Fuck Clement Greenberg

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: In discussions of literature and architecture, I still come across would-be intellectuals who invoke art critic Clement Greenberg’s distinction between the avant-garde and kitsch. Of course, for such people avant-garde is doubleplusgood, while kitsch is one small step … Continue reading →

Lyrics Du Jour

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Published in 1916. Nobody ever sings about the bad girls, because the bad girls are sad, And ev’ry body sings about the good girls, because the good girls are glad. Till you’ve been round ‘em once or twice, … Continue reading →