Modest Mutilation In Sioux Falls
Here's one way to make sure you're band name is still on people's lips by your album's release day, even if you suffered a high-profile leak months before: whip out a knife onstage and engage in some hot chest-laceration action. The buzz from Sioux Falls, South Dakota has it that Isaac Brock delivered a bloody, erratic "Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes" during the band's show at Ramkota Exhibit Hall, during which he deliberately, repeatedly smacked himself in the face with his mic before brandishing a blade and making skin incisions through his white tee. Sioux Falls blog Argus Leader Media was on hand and filed the only written, first-hand account we've found yet (via P4K):
After starting out a set that was mostly perfunctory, but enjoyable, Brock’s odd streak returned during an instrumental passage in the tune “Tiny Cities Made of Ash.” After wrestling with his guitar and guitar strap, Brock threw his six-string off his body and began uncoiling the microphone cord wrapped around the mic stand in front of him. After spazzing out while singing some quasi-decipherable vocals, Brock stepped back in a frenzy and sliced his chest.
Watching from in front of the opposite side of the stage – but with a clear view of Brock’s body – I wasn’t close enough to exactly determine what he was doing. But it appeared he had some sort of object in his hand that he used to make two swift cuts on his torso. Immediately after the frantic moves, the band’s bearded stage hand/sound guy/roadie seated to Brock’s left jumped on stage and grappled with Brock, making sure the singer’s arms couldn’t reach his body for further harm. Brock then cooled down a bit, embraced the stage hand and they talked in each other’s ears for a second before each released the other and Brock returned to the mic. It all happened in about 10 to 15 seconds.Thanks to citizen journalism and Web 2.0, this YouTube clip shows blood-stained Brock, while this one captures the moments leading up to his bout of self-mutilation. Sadly, we just got a whole lot more excited for their April shows in NYC.After the incident, Brock’s white T-shirt had two clear slices on its front with blood stains building around the cuts (check out the fuzzy photo posted above, with one of the slices in clear view). Yet, he didn’t miss a song and played through several more of the band’s tunes before breaking for an encore.
Posted at 3:08 PM
Tags: Modest Mouse
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wow. isaac's getting all iggy pop on us. awesome.
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publicity stunt, much?
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am i the only one who finds this to be kind of sad? i don't think it's cool at all.
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I think its sad too doron. Whether he did it for the CD or just cause hes screwed up its crazy. I would never want to see that on stage even from an awesome band like that.
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I was at the show. I would've been more impressed if he had cut the soundman. Shit sounded horrible. Correction, the band sounded GREAT and Isaac probably sounded fine but I wouldn't know because he was completely drown out of the mix whenever he happened to be playing guitar (which is quite frequently you know). Even the banjo on "Bukowski" was louder than his vocals. It was a mess, but nothing I would blame on the band. That venue blows ass.
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umm that's because you're not cool at all. i'm gonna do it next time i'm in public! INDIE!
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publicity stunt? isaac's always been a little off-kilter. and speaking of the sound issues, reminds me of a MM concert i have on dvd where he flips out on the sound man for the shitty sound, saying into the mic "I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU" directed to the sound guy. they also played a song where he repeatedly said over and over "You got a knife? YOU GOT A KNIFE?!?!" so yeah, a little eerie.
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Wouldn't be surprised if Isaac had no idea the album release was today, and just flipped out on himself in general.
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Awww, he pulled an Iggy.
So when do you think he'll start smearing peanut butter on his bare chest?
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You know at first, i was thinking huge publicity stunt. But then i thought about it and.... the dude fucking cut himself with a knife. Which is sort of a little beyond shaving your head and flashing your vagina at papparazzi. Yet, i can't shake the notion that this is awfully great timing to start up a buzz.
So maybe Brock is just fucked up, but still an attention whore?
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i don't think it's for publicity. he's always seemed a little off based on his interviews, and between drugs, and band mates breaking down, and being accused of rape and being in the indie music scene for 12 years before getting big....i dunno, it's probably got to screw with your head in a lot of different ways. that;s why i think it' sad. i genuinely don't think he needs publicity and this isn't the way to get it anyway.
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he did this sort of thing a few years ago at a show in OKC before the good news album was out. it was pretty weird then too.
i think it's always in disgust with the poor sound quality. at least that's what i've gathered.
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Isn't he bipolar? Cause that might explain it.
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yo let me tell you about Isaac Brock, hes nothin' but a tyit ass bitch! yo he be frontin' on stage like that? like hes fuckin' gangsta? nah nigga that bitch motha fuckin wacked! he was realy death before the ship sank, he thinks his a rock star and i bet no one nows this shit.... he fuckin' ripped of daniel johnston... thats right motha fucker i said it... and i wonder what his next album will be... .... "Motha Fuckin Isaac, and the Four white trash bags"... going platnum or something. ill fuckin kill that bitch if he wants to die so bad.... doing nothing but the same shit now ain't he!! nigga can suck my dick.
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oh shit and another thang evryone should know riight now that he anit... by polar ...or something... like crazy.... or somethin... hes just fucking stupid and there anit no cure fo that
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I was at the show too and found it hard to understand what was going on at first...I saw the slashes and then the blood stains began to form. The night started out pretty intense as he threatened to "f-ing kill" a member of the audience for throwing a bottle onstage.
I agree with Adam...sound quality was poor, but that was expected in that venue. Other than that, it was great show.
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it was a great show for sure better then last time...he was at least on time. he reminded me of some doors stuff with jim...it was off the wall and bizzare. him cutting himself was not a stunt in my mind.
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Publicity stunt?
As someone who drove a few hundred miles to see that show, let me tell you this much: If you're going for a publicity stunt, the last place to do it is in Sioux Falls, SD.
I may have been the only reporter in the room, and I wasn't there to write about the show.
Dude's just a fucking nut.
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It's the next logical step. First he ruins the band. Then he ruins his t-shirt.
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Same song (Tiny City...) that he did this before. Same time line (just ahead of album release) as before. Check out you tube (search Modest Mouse OKC) and you'll see that it is fairly premeditated. I agree that Sioux Falls is not the place to look for mass market publicity. I don't think this is all that crazy considering we're talking about a high school drop out that enjoys getting wasted before shows.
Band still rocks and the shows are a blast (if the sound guy can figure it out)
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Same song (Tiny City...) that he did this before. Same time line (just ahead of album release) as before. Check out you tube (search Modest Mouse OKC) and you'll see that it is fairly premeditated. I agree that Sioux Falls is not the place to look for mass market publicity. I don't think this is all that crazy considering we're talking about a high school drop out that enjoys getting wasted before shows.
Band still rocks and the shows are a blast (if the sound guy can figure it out)
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Yeah but it's A Knife. A KNIFE. Think about it. honestly who in their right mind would cut their frickin chest unless they had gone totally out of their skull. i mean wtf. it's not publicity, they've got too much of it as it is. Their song was on fn American Idol for Godssakes!!
And cutting your wrists is A LOT different than slicing your chest, believe me i know people who cut themselves but never ever cut their chests (unless theyre just completely insane) now that's cleared up.
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