#soi-disant

[montagnarde1793]

Misère des universités et universités de la misère (II)

Par Olivier Le Cour Grandmaison, Université Paris-Saclay (Evry-Val d’Essone) Texte publié le 20 mai 2020 sur le blog de Olivier Le Cour Grandmaison Première partie 23 janvier 2004. Le journal Le Monde titrait : « La grande misère des universités … Continuer la lecture →

« Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité » ? « Destin, Inégalité et Lutte des places », telle est en réalité la devise de celles et ceux qui, depuis des années, s’obstinent à traiter l’enseignement supérieur en chien crevé au nom de ce qu’ils nomment « sérieux budgétaire » et « adaptation indispensable à la compétition internationale ». Crise des universités ? Assurément à condition d’ajouter qu’elle est structurelle et qu’elle est la conséquence directe des politiques publiques mises en œuvre par les majorités de droite comme de gauche qui se sont succédé au pouvoir.

[red-weiland]

At Edison High we began a band called Soi-Disant. The question we got over and over again was, “What the fuck does it mean?” The answer we gave was that in French it means something like “self-style” or “style of one’s own.” An artsy-fartsy French name perfectly fit our vision of an edgy postpunk band. The more obscure the name, the better. We were modeling ourselves after the first Duran Duran album and bands like Ultravox, the Cure, and U2. Combining that vibe with a dirty rocking punky backbeat, I wrote stories focusing on teen angst.

- Scott Weiland, from “Not Dead & Not for Sale: A Memoir”

In one of the articles, Scott’s friend Cory Hickok (and Soi-Disant bandmate) talks about the early days: 

The Cure’s “Killing An Arab” was one of the early songs we covered. I also remember turning him onto David Bowie, and he really liked Duran Duran. Scott started teaching me how to sing harmonies, and we synced perfectly. We could sing just acapaella, and it would sound almost like a chorus pedal. I was progressing as a singer, and he starting to find out who he wanted to be musically. 

|| 📷 Scott performing with Soi-Disant, 80s - photo courtesy of Corey Hickok ||

[5wordsaday]

soi-disant (adj.)

calling oneself thus; self-styled; so-called or pretended

[red-weiland]

Soi-Disant: (back, left to right) David Allin, Corey Hickok, Scott Weiland, (front) Britt Willits, and Scott Tubbs. | 1984

[dduane]

...It’s once again that time of year when strange commercials appear that you have to spend actual time working out WTF they’re selling. The most irrational-looking of these are usually perfume commercials.

Re this one: I don't care what it smells like... I’m not buying any perfume in a bottle shaped like this. It makes my feet hurt just to look at it.

(...Anyway, don’t mind me. Bitching about these commercials is one way I express my annual kheimonodysphoria.)