One flipside of the wave of optimism that swept Obama to power is the view expressed in grandiose terms byTiny Mix Tapes to the effect that we live in an age conscious of “the impending sense of annihilation that pervades this particularly nebulous point in history”.
This dystopic (‘no we can’t’?) perspective seems more in tune with the so called ‘Shitgaze’ generation, children of no revolution but who are nevertheless fired up with a Punk spirit of DIY ethics and petulant disdain for all that is shiny, bright and clean. Continue reading
