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* contemplating the political perspective and dogmatic relevancy of...Red State Update

Grant and I seem to alternately get patted on the back and taken to task by various readers from time to time regarding our occasional predilection to address political matters in the pages of No Depression. We tend to think politics is inherently related to art, though I can understand why some folks would ideally wish to keep the arenas separate. Certainly it's easier for a lot of us to agree on what songs and singers and bands we like without also fretting over the artists' political views (as the Dixie Chicks' saga showed so plainly). Ultimately, though, trying to completely separate political persuasion from artistic expression is pretty much an impossibility, it seems to me.

That said, we often CAN agree, regardless of our politics, on what's funny. Not always, of course, but ... righty or lefty, Democratic or Republican, conservative or progressive, Blue Stater or Red Stater, commie pinko or fascist pig -- I defy y'all to check out this rant and tell me it ain't funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la5n-Xaypsc

I stumbled across these guys a few months ago and have been checking out their frequent YouTube postings ever since. They have their ups and downs but they're almost always worth a look-see; the new one above ranks up there with their best, I believe.

And, lest this post appear to come across as having no musical content whatsoever, let it be known that Jackie & Dunlap (a.k.a. Travis & Jonathan) also have a certain musical je nais se quois as well. Check out this clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gUwG7CtqYY

Enjoy.

adios,
peter

Posted by peter on May 29, 2007 10:28 AM | Permalink