2ironic4u
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@Chadams:
"Space Lord" was so dumb but I'd still rather listen to that 95% of the bands posted about on this site (CSS, Animal Collective, Cat Power, etc.)
on New Peter Gabriel - "Down To Earth," Plans To Cover Vampire Weekend at June 27, 2008 2:10 PMScore = -4
Wow, someone (radio station) is hoping for some credibility pats on the back. This countdown should have been titled "Top 500 modern rock songs (approved by bloggers/blog commenters) Dead Milkman in front of "Under The Bridge"? Give me a break...
on Woxy's Modern Rock 500 Has A Lot Of Songs On It, Including One By G. Love And Special Sauce at May 28, 2008 6:26 PMScore = -26
Totally boring......
on Albert Hammond Jr.'s ¿Cómo Te Llama? Album Art at May 15, 2008 5:43 PMScore = 0
Why won't they do a Salute Your Shorts themed video? That'd be awesome to have Kevin "Ug" Lee, Budnick and Donkylips in there.
on Chris Martin Teases "Violet Hill" Vid With A New Look, But We Don't Know Him From Adam at May 15, 2008 10:08 AMScore = 0
I heard Tapes n' Trades will open one leg and New Pornographers will open another.
on Coldplay Will Viva La Vida In Your Town, Probably at May 9, 2008 2:32 PMScore = 0
I actually really enjoy Fall Out Boy. On the surface, people will write them off as another run-of-the-mill MySpacecore-Hot Topic pop-punk band. However, they are extremely hooky, their lyrics have more depth than more (again, you need to dig deeper) and I really respect their songwriting abilities. Wierdly, on the flip side, I love bands like The National, Band Of Horses, Sigur Ros and Tokyo Police Club.
However, on the topic of STP, they are one of the groups I grew up with. I was so young that I never really knew about "cred", "indie", etc. I just liked what sounded good to my ears. I wish we all could still live by that mentality. I understand how, at the time, STP could sould like a Pearl Jam ripoff. But they really proved themselves by putting out consistent material (Tiny Music) for example and I think they have a lot more longevity than most of the hipster dufus blog bands who no one REALLY cares about (outside of us dorks who like to post on message boards all day). Weiland is a great front man (though he is a total asshole as a person). Looking forward to his solo album (though I think his ambitions are getting the best of him and he shouldn't make it a double-record).
on Scott Weiland Preps For Albini-Produced Double LP, Autobiography, Prison at May 7, 2008 11:57 AMScore = 0
You can criticize it all you want but it's dumb to say "Bah, I don't want to download this!" Just don't download it/comment on it if you don't care, simple as that. That's why I don't post in CSS threads, because their music is terrible.
on Trent Reznor Can't Stop Giving Stuff Away For Free at May 5, 2008 12:25 PMScore = -1
Hey Brutus,
Keep patting yourself on the back for being more enlightened than mainstream America. While I'm sure it's fun to scoff at the "Hot Topic" Foo Fighters fans (more like working young professionals, but maybe Austin has a different crowd) perhaps you forget that when a festival doesn't book big headliners (BIG as in sells lots of tickets and can generate crowds, not BIG meaning "cool" blogs talk about said band a lot) people won't show up. Remember when Lollapalooza still thought it could tour around the country in 2004 w/The Flaming Lips headlining? Yeah, it just didn't work. But, by all means, please show up to see the shoe-gazer music you love and leave so everyone else doesn't have to put up with you and your narrow views.
on Austin City Limits 2008 Gets Foos, Fogerty at April 18, 2008 9:57 AMScore = 0
Tom,
At least you know you have designated snack time/nap time since CSS, G Love, Yeasyaer and Conor Oberst are playing. Also, does anyone else think it'd be a lot cooler instead of being called Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band he called his band Conor Oberst and The Funky Bunch?
on Austin City Limits 2008 Gets Foos, Fogerty at April 15, 2008 9:52 AMScore = 1
What is it with this uncanny obsession everyone has with Pinkerton? Sure, it's a great record but it's not AMAZING. Both Blue and Green stand up pretty well to it song-by-song. Maladroit is probably their most, dare I say, experimental, encompassing the most "arena rock" into their sound. Make Believe was just wierd, I didn't know if he was being ironic or sincere. Dig the first half of the Red Album a lot. I just get annoyed with fans of bands who "just want to hear the old stuff, maaaaaan"
on Weezer @ Madison Square Garden, NYC 9/24/08 at September 26, 2008 9:56 AMScore = -1