appropriate

what constitutes the difference between appropriation and plagiarism?

what is: appropriate?

firstly band photos and album covers.

the original:

parallel lines by blondie (wow there are a shitload of people in blondie. all the guys always blend into three or so in my head, they all look the same)

the copies:

garbage (what seedy disgusting bald men)...

and a frightful cross dressing blur

(alex james and graham coxon on the left actually make my life worth living)

everytime i walked into jb hi-fi the other summer, i felt like i was at the optometrist:

eminem

Vs. james blunt

next up: abbey road by the beatles, which has actually been redone so many times, not even chuck norris could count the remakes

sesame street

the simpsons

pocoyo (cuuute)

let it be by the beatles. everyone has a shirt of this from ses. i have two.

fuck the beatles are awesome.

blur (serial copiers)

cartoon

old

hot

dirty (well the top two anyway. graham in the bottom right looks like an absolute angel. fuck i would tap that.)

gorillaz (i see a common factor here. blur/gorillaz = damon albarn. maybe it's just the mind of damon albarn that has to copy.)

the original: joan jett (she sure does love rock 'n' roll...urgh...filth)

the copy: vince noir (that booshing douche)

susan boyle dreaming

hurley, by weezer, rocking out

justin bieber kind of looks like a fag

and wolfmother's new album kind of looks like a vag (DA BIIIIG DOUBLE-U)

i would move into the sound of the music as well as the pictures. but that can wait until another day cos i would actually orgasm at the fun-ness and amount of music analysis.

crack hoes and light rights

Black holes and bright lights? A mash of black holes and revelations and the political, inspirational music that is "so hot right now". Placebo have possibly ruined Muse (Lord have mercy on their innocent souls) and mustered the annoying "charitable" hype of U2 and Coldplay (if they were really helping they'd fucking get off their cashmere sofas and build a well or a school; create lasting relationships you know? Not just throw money everywhere).
My point is, Placebo are not even trying to hide their plagiarism, not even in their clip either...apart from the song's title - the suits they wear, the "profound" scenery in the background and the repetitive chorus-like chant draw parallels with Muse's fashion, U2's arty clip for "Magnificent" (the way they exploited that town - Fez, Morocco - was so not magnificent, neither is Bono's hair, glasses or weird movements) and Coldplay's sing-a-long anthem "Viva La Vida".

Oh god, there's no stopping this author now, I am officially on a rant. Lisa Mitchell...fuck off. I don't need another awkward, boring, "indie" little girl who twitches like a crack whore and sings so softly i can't even hear you, even if i use one of Fred and George's extendable ears. You couldn't walk straight and upright to save your life (hey...like Faker's Nathan Hudson?! But he's gay ladies...unfortunately). But...they have cracked the market and i'm sitting on my ass, so who am i to complain?

On another note, right now, i'm liking the song "song for aberdeen" by Mando Diao, the clip "Parlez-vous français" by Art Vs Science, the album "Hot Fuss" by The Killers (perfect from start to finish) and the band Passion Pit.

Real musicians who make real music.