tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305731.post3433432232389712322..comments2023-04-18T06:33:42.216-07:00Comments on Pogo Princess: SantogoldenLizzie Pogohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11687243893023937951noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305731.post-88179076470628923862014-06-18T12:04:23.449-07:002014-06-18T12:04:23.449-07:00Nice video. I very love it . thanks for sharing i...Nice video. I very love it . thanks for sharing it. <a href="http://www.acetecsupport.com/pogo_support.html" rel="nofollow">POGO support</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14955090487963536663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305731.post-54069594763779567702008-05-28T16:32:00.000-07:002008-05-28T16:32:00.000-07:00Whoa! Now THAT was unexpected. My first exposure t...Whoa! Now THAT was unexpected. My first exposure to Santogold was via "Creator", so I was under the impression that she would be Williamburg's answer to M.I.A. Turns out she's a bit more versatile than I expected her to be. <BR/><BR/>In fact, while Googling her, I came across a review that noted that both performers' music is *precisely* representative of their geographical origins (i.e. M.I.A. = chaotic border spanning electro pop, befitting a British immigrant from a Sri Lankan warzone; whereas Santogold = wilful multicultural hipster posturing typical of NYC).<BR/><BR/>I see how that logic works on a gut response level, but it still feels a bit reductionst.<BR/><BR/>And then I realized it's not even particularly accurate: despite the song title, Santogold's origins are in Philadelphia (site of Barack Obama's big speech on racial division in the US, lest we forget). Also, <A HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A29128773" REL="nofollow">her late father</A> was "a prominent Philadelphia lawyer who died in 2003 while embroiled in an FBI investigation into municipal corruption in the city", a backstory that feels like an oddly urban counterpoint to all the mythology surrounding the reputed guerrilla activities of M.I.A.'s old man.PJChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16454742039526288132noreply@blogger.com