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...rock and roll has lost its sense of humor. The creation of MTV turned rock songs themselves into commercials, and the 1990s have seen the increasing importance of commercial success to rock and roll. At the beginning of the decade, athletes endorsed soft drinks; now that honor goes to Britney Spears. As seen by the reaction of the musical community to the current American war effort, rebellion through popular music is passé—rock and roll now seeks to placate the public that funds it. Meanwhile, conceptual art remains rooted in ideals, but no longer...
...attends an Islamic private school, put on the pressure. "I would come to pick her up, and she would say, 'Mother, you're embarrassing me by not wearing the veil.'" But Zuha is also a budding hoops star, with shelves full of Nancy Drew and Harry Potter--not Britney Spears but hardly subservient role models. Zuha's marriage will be arranged, but her parents promise she can reject their choice of husband if need be. Despite her education to date, she will attend a non-Muslim college. "It will be different," she says, with both hesitancy and curiosity. It always...
...teen-pop/rap divette makes it clear that her second album is for girls who have outgrown dancing in pajamas to Britney and matured into smoking in the eighth graders' bathroom. Pills, tattoos, and men in cars all make appearances, and so, fittingly, does rock: three-chord guitar riffs, real drums and vocals by Aerosmith's Steven Tyler. If Pink continues down this road to damnation, her bad-girl act may blossom into sass big kids enjoy. It hasn...
...Britney Without Fear...
Your review of Britney Spears' new album, Britney, was very disrespectful of Spears and her fans [SHORT TAKES, Nov. 12]. The CD is filled not with "titillating words and groans" but with edgy, funky tracks. It is not "frivolous" to care about Spears' artistic growth. Instead, it is what President Bush has asked Americans to do after Sept. 11--go about living our lives normally and not live in fear. Therefore, if your normal life includes listening to Britney's irresistible pop, let it be. ERIN M. LOUNSBURY Farmingville...