Lisa Nulls' opening post is a very interesting and persuasive essay that touches upon the subjects of folklore/performance and of contemporary politics almost equally. So it was probably appropriate enough for it to initially appear "up here" rather than "down there" as BS.

I'm not sure any of will have much to add to the non-political/folkloric aspect of this discussion, but I am pretty sure there will be plenty more political back-and-forth.

The longer this goes on, the further it is likely to lean towards the "BS/non-music" side of things. I'll be interested to see whether or not the moderators will see fit to relocate it ~ and, if so, when...