As 2010 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors.
Portland, Ore.-based Miles Kurosky is what old-time journalists used to call a “great quote.” He’s one of the few interview subjects you’ll find in the music biz these days who’s totally unafraid to step on a few toes to get his point across. And he’s got the musical chops to back up his shoot-from-the-hip posture. Kurosky’s previous band, Beulah, was a true California original, good enough to catch the ear of pop genius Robert Schneider of Apples In Stereo, who released the first Beulah album under the banner of the Elephant 6 collective. As is the case with other creative one-man shows (Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle, for example) the transition from band to solo career is as simple as painting a new name on the office’s glass door. The Desert Of Shallow Effects (Majordomo) is every bit as exhilarating as anything Kurosky has ever cut. Kurosky will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with him and more about Beulah.
Miles Kurosky: I wanna fight Glenn Beck. Just five minutes in a cage or a ring, anywhere really, I don’t care. Gloves, no gloves, headgear, no headgear, I don’t care. It can be televised on pay per view, or it can be broadcast for free. Again, I really don’t care. Maybe we can raise money. My cut could go to charity, while his could go to help out all the downtrodden rich folk in the country. I’m serious, I really want to make this happen. I sincerely believe that he and people of his ilk are unable to feel other people’s pain until they feel pain themselves. I want to personally help him feel other people’s pain. So, if you work for Fox News or know G.B. personally, put in a good word for me. I will also accept Bill O’Reilly or Sean Hannity if Beck is too busy building his time machine to take us all back to Sept. 12, 2001. I know, I’m supposed to be a good Buddhist and treat everyone with kindness. Well, maybe I’m just a shitty Buddhist just like those guys are shitty Christians. However, I have meditated long and hard on the matter, and I’m pretty certain that I’m covered, morally speaking. In fact, I think it can be considered a patriotic act.
Video after the jump.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3J_QLtYqlk
