In a case of small-idea-gone-big, quasi-locals The Bad Plus put a post on their blog asking people to play the mental game of matching up rock bands with writers. For instance, AC/DC is linked with Julia Child because “they are both extremely popular, are reliable craftsmen, and exude a charismatic, ‘come on and get it’ quality.” The first sign that a internet meme was about to explode was when Wes at the local blog PTWSTSTS picked up the idea which led to 30 more suggestions. Eventually (in internet time, hours later), people like New Yorker scribe Sasha-Frere Jones jumped into the game, and Metafilter picked it up. Here’s a recent Onion A/V Club interview with the amazing Dave King, who wrote the post and also plays for Happy Apple, Loc-cars, and Halloween, Alaska.
Bad Plus One
Nov 20 2005 — 2:00am
