[lbo-talk] Paglia on Gaga

[Mark Bennett]

"The digital age"?  WTF is Paglia talking about?  Gaga starting gigging in
New York, got a record deal, worked as songwriter, put out a disc that her
record company got behind, had a string of hits, became a smash on MTV and
other television programs, and has been constantly touring since.  Sounds
like a fairly routine path to fame since, oh, I don't know, the 1950s.  I
think she sucks, but she hardly an apocalyptic figure who represents the
"end" of anything.

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Dennis Claxton <ddclaxton at earthlink.net>wrote:


> Camille Paglia doesn't like Lady Gaga and says so in a silly opinion piece.
>  How is being on tour and in the public eye all the time escaping serious
> scrutiny?
>
> I've missed the Gaga train so far and don't know enough to form an opinion.
>  I know she has fans here.  What do you like about her?
>
>
> http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/magazine/article389697.ece
>
> "Lady Gaga is the first major star of the digital age. Since her rise, she
> has remained almost continually on tour. Hence, she is a moving target who
> has escaped serious scrutiny."
>
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