Paul P. posted an article on Museum of Pop Archaeology - Jan 19, 2009, 2:15 am
January 21, 2001 Radio Head Fan Club London, England* Dear Radio Head, How ya doin'? I just wanted to drop you a note to tell you I still think your band is awesome, even though you couldn't play my inauguration last night. I've loved your band ever since 1994, when I had Pebble Honey played over th...
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Paul P. posted an article on Museum of Pop Archaeology - Jan 13, 2009, 3:37 am
October 23, 1989 Bernie Martin Lambert-Wolf Thomas-Slick-Marconi Construction 2401 Fulton Street San Francisco, CA 94118 RE: EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE TO TSM CONTRACTED PROPERTIES BUILT ON ROCK AND ROLL Dear Mr. Lambert-Wolf, In last Tuesday's unfortunate Loma Prieta earthquake, several properties const...
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Paul P. posted an article on Museum of Pop Archaeology - Jan 6, 2009, 3:28 am
Dear Patrons, As you have no doubt already noticed, the Museum Of Pop Archaeology has displayed no new online exhibits since August 20, 2008, and the Museum itself has been shut down since August 29. Such periods of dormancy are highly undesirable in the mercurial field of cultural anthropology, and...
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Paul P. posted an article on Museum of Pop Archaeology - Aug 20, 2008, 3:05 am
Grinnell: ...and that we may, as sentient beings, come to discernment that though preservation of the self may be innate, a birthright infused into our consciousness, that the preservation of other, simpler, but no less noble creatures, be they of the sky, the sea, or the rustic untamed wilderness a...
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Paul P. posted an article on Museum of Pop Archaeology - Aug 1, 2008, 2:12 am
Yes, President Lincoln, The Roadway To Heaven Is Paved With Tattoo Ink and Bridal Veils That Joke Was Probably Sexist But There's Precious Little To Be Done About It Now Because I've Just Signed Out My Tab When Used Properly Wheat Grass Has A Gentle Laxative Effect But I Wouldn't Do A Shot At The Af...
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Paul P. posted an article on Museum of Pop Archaeology - Jun 24, 2008, 4:05 am
By the late 1960's, demand for rock and roll had increased to such a level that mere music groups were inadequate. As regular music groups were increasingly unable to repel NLF and NVA forces in Vietnam with their shimmering pop hooks and shaggy hairstyles, or stop the Watts Riots with their renditi...
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Paul P. posted an article on Museum of Pop Archaeology - Jun 20, 2008, 3:01 am
With the publication of the splendid, encyclopedia-sized volume of retreads released last fall and the ability of the internets to indulge effortlessly both the consumer's facile curiosities and the merchant's pandering banalities, CREEM has crept once again to the edge of the the firelight of popul...
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Paul P. posted an article on Museum of Pop Archaeology - Jun 18, 2008, 3:34 am
"Viva Viagra!" was a 2007 composition by Nashville songwriter Woodrow Shaft. The song enjoyed considerable popularity thanks to the success of an oft-televised music video, shown above. During the procurement of this exhibit, Shaft granted MOPA researchers a telephone interview, in which he extended...
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Paul P. posted an article on Museum of Pop Archaeology - Jun 16, 2008, 3:50 am
The concept of the East Coast-West Coast feud in popular music was hatched by Capitol Records' marketing department in 1960. In response to criticism of Nat "King" Cole's professionalism, virtuosity and unfailing politeness, marketing guru Henny Meninsky developed a detailed strategy in which Cole â...
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Paul P. posted an article on Museum of Pop Archaeology - Jun 8, 2008, 4:29 am
DR. JERRY SUGERMAN: Why don't we talk about the Indians? ADMIRAL MORRISON: The Indians. Again with the Indians. CLARA MORRISON: Oh, doctor, must we revisit that horrible episode? DR. SUGERMAN: If a child of four years sees any kind of death – like the dying Indians your son saw after that car a...
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