True story: My AIM screen name used to be MadGuitarSkillz

Let’s hope John Darnielle’s week goes a little better that last week’s AOTW recipients.

HOLD ON, WE’RE GOING HOME

When shit hits the fan, is you still a fan!?

No, not really

Feels bad. We don’t know to what extent the allegations are true, but it seems obvious that Ben lied when they said they had no knowledge of this incident. The fact that they lied and tried to co-opt this language of mediation and social justice and rape culture to come out looking better for it is really pathetic and trivializes everything they’re claiming to stand for. It’s gonna be hard to listen to an album of queer empowerment anthems from them after this.

I’m gonna shamelessly piggyback off your first comment, if you don’t mind:

If anyone reading this is relating a little too much for their liking, please do talk to someone about it. I know “talk to someone about it” is almost as bad as “it gets better”, but they’re repeated incessantly for a reason. Seriously, just text a friend “hey I’m feeling weird and I know I’m supposed to ‘talk about it’ but I don’t know how to start a conversation like that”. That’s how I do it, at least. They’ll be more than happy to help in any way they can. Open communication takes away some of its power. The prospect of an untimely death is far less romantic once it’s outside of your own narrow scope of experience. People need people to ground them sometimes, and that is totally okay.

(Also, don’t be afraid of the hospital and therapists and meds. But that’s like a couple steps down the line from this. I promise your life is worth whatever bills or awkward conversations or ruined semesters or lost jobs you’ll face. Love you guys, be safe.)

See what happens when you become Stereogum’s album of the week?

This was a dumb thing to tweet.— Tom Breihan (@tombreihan) May 12, 2017

I’m kinda doubting the authenticity of their music when at least one half of the band (allegedly) isn’t even a bottom after all.

They hit RCK BTTM pretty damn quick.

Sorry, I didn’t know I had to be a mediocre star to be able to have my voice on a fucking message board. And thousands of people have never been a good taste indicator. Want proof of that?
Look what you’ve got with your meaninful songs from you hot-as-fuck queer messiah band. Honestly? You all should have known better than this was absolute bullshit.

Now we know why Chris Cornell did what he did

OK – time to go away now.

yeah melt those snowflakes!

This shouldn’t be used as gossip fodder/click bait for blogs. Stop

Would’ve thought it would have jam in