Are tyrants good for art?

[Phillip Greenlief]

On Aug 13, 2012, at 11:02 AM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:

On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 2:14 PM,  <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:

And for all of its repressive structures in place, Iran has a great cinema movement.

Thatcher + Reagan did wonders for punk rock.


does that mean bill clinton was good for (the benign) indie rock scene? ... more financial stability = apathy, irony-infested lyrics, and the return of loud guitars?