Opm Is Dead

People should complain about the secern of the arts in the Philippines. And this is not just an injunction for the ethnically-omnivorous bourgeois who squirt pabulum both their stomachs and their souls. The arts, canalized properly, can serve as a tongue franca that fosters public solidarity, while challenging class boundaries.   Consider the passing(prenominal) conversations between waiters/bartenders and their middle class patrons:   How are you doing sir?    Im okay bosing, patron replies. And thats that. Bosing watches Wowowee, while patron goes to Cinemalaya. No use extending the small-talk when discussing bosings media consumption is more akin to an ethnographical engagement rather than a discussion among co-citizens and peers. So if this country oozes classism, the lack of a common cultural language is partly to blame.   In a recent article for the Philippine Star, cultural critic Don Jaucian dared to complain about the arts, specifically the state of Original Pilipino Music (OPM), and he got flamed for it on Twitter and the blogosphere  (see Shinji Manlangits for a similarly critical piece).   For Jaucian, OPMs wipeout can be gleaned when yesteryears hits are sung to death by variety show singers, while newer acts struggle to read their original material released.

  Of course, when someone raises a fair complaint, egress it to the defenders of the status quo to reproduce the logic of Norman Vincent Peales eloquent self-help books, commanding gadflies to stay positive and work hard in spite of the real injustices of the world.   Which is what a some bloggers and their followers did in the wash of Jaucians polemic. You dresst go to enough gigs of bands you dont know, says Rain Contreras, who says hes been witness to triple decades worth of Pinoy music.   Ive been a part of the music film since 2002, declares Carlo Casas, who is proud of the fact that, among his friends from the industry, none of them think OPM is CLOSE to world dead.... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com

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