Word: becking
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...some stairs by one of Beck's publicists to a quiet white cubicle where the man is waiting...
...enjoyed the show," I say. Actually, though I like Beck's stuff, and I think he's a kind of musical visionary, I thought his show this time around kinda sucked. But I don't say that. "Things sounded great...
...last real highlight, however, was going to see Beck backstage after the close of his set on Saturday, January 13, the second day of the first weekend of the festival. Now, almost every critic goes into the job thinking that there's no way he or she will end up being the same sort weasel the previous critic was (I should mention that the previous music critic for TIME is a pretty cool guy). But inevitably there are moments where you feel the weasel metamorphosis happening. So I'm ushered into this sterile aircraft hangar-like space where the artists...
...find out what's really going on. After all, if you went into a record store in Manhattan and asked what was cool, there a good chance they might hand you crappy stuff like 'N Sync, Brian McKnight and Eminem. Or they might give you good stuff like Beck, D'Angelo and OutKast. So I usually buy a lot to maximize the chance I'll end up with the South American Radiohead rather than the South American Mandy Moore. One Mandy Moore per continent is plenty...
...eager to talk to Max de Castro, a Beck-like performer who blends samba, hip-hop and bossa nova into something fresh and interesting. I bought his CD, the terrific and inventive "Samba Raro" on Amazon.com, but since it was taking too long to arrive, I just downloaded the whole thing from Napster. It's well worth getting, but I recommend you give the guy a break and pay for it (my hard copy is on its way via overnight mail) since it's not like he's making Metallica money. Those guys, you can feel free...