Post #610157 by JOHN-O on Thu, Oct 13, 2011 10:28 PM

On 2011-10-13 21:13, emspace wrote:
"Mothballs" - Jeff, I am trying to be as diplomatic as I can...maybe not worth the effort though. You're saying the scene MUST change and pile influence upon influence until it's no longer in any way recognizable? Fine, you work on that. It's called neophilia, the disease that makes our culture a grotesque laughingstock - the desperate endless search for the new. Because new MUST be better - right?...

emspace, I'm not sure what you mean by "scene". It's the same scene here in So Ca that inspired The Hula Girls and the Ding Dong Devils (two bands that probably don't fit into your definition of Tiki music) that also gave birth to the Smokin' Menenunes and Tikyaki Orchestra. In fact we've had events that have featured all of these bands on the same bill. We've had the renovation of historic Tiki establishments and the opening of new ones. We have art shows, fund raisers, and several multi-day events that draw hundreds of Tikiphiles. This isn't a historical reenactment of mid-century Tiki but rather a natural evolution that I would argue is still true to the original spirit of Tiki-style.

Do you really consider this neophilia ?? And if so then what's the Tiki scene in Vancouver like ??