You right. Adjusted, thanks.
I'd be really curious to see the ratio of paid album downloads to free downloads. I feel like someone is either gonna buy a full Thom Yorke album or not care at all, so I wonder how many people really did just download the single & video.
I don't know, maybe he went in a little hard on the bro, but I can't help but root for him considering all of the times I've felt unsafe/uncomfortable at a show and would have loved to say something similar. I don't go to a lot of punk shows, but I grew up in Jersey so I have a lot of friends (mostly girls) that do and it's about time someone stood up to all the hyper-masculine bullshit that happens at some of these shows.
If you look at the Facebook comments on the statement, there's some really ugly things being said from some entitled boys in the "community" that really put a different spin on it. I don't see how you can read some of those and not support Joyce Manor taking a stance.
I buy a lot of tapes, mostly from artists who throw up their stuff for free on Bandcamp and then do tape releases. It's a way to give money to the artist while also getting something cool in return. I have an old boombox that can be hooked up to my stereo system that I'll sometimes play tapes off of, but I can't say I listen to them all that often. It's more about owning something physical from smaller artists instead of just having the MP3s. (And, as a plus, they look nice next to my vinyl collection.)
Agreed. Joanna Gruesome tweeted something along the same lines last month after a mosh pit at one of their shows in D.C. put someone in the hospital:
"The character limit on twitter is too small for me to talk about this, but I had to personally put a woman in a cab to a hospital tonight. when I talk about how I don't like mosh pits I fucking mean it. 4 guys elbowing people is not a good time. Someone had to go to hospital. a woman had to go to hospital because of some fucking shitheads moshing tonight. if you think that's ok, don't ever come to our shows, buy any of our stuff, or even acknowledge the existence of this band ever again. I'm gunna talk about this more tomorrow but I have never been this mad after a show before in my life."
I was at one of their shows with Perfect Pussy a few nights before that in Brooklyn and something similar happened. No one got hurt as far as I know, but Alanna stopped the show and told the few people in the crowd who were moshing to stop. It's only fun for the assholes who are doing it and it makes everyone else around them feel uncomfortable and unsafe. It's a huge problem, and something that's completely antithetical to the safe space values that DIY venues should be upholding. I get that people want to "express" themselves at punk rock shows, but there are other ways to do it that don't impose on the people around you. It's a nasty relic left over from an earlier time and should not be what shows are about today.
Saved all my opinions for the comments but, guys, this SUCKS. Urban's vinyl market consists of 16-year-olds who want to play Lana Del Rey on their Crosleys. I'm glad vinyl sales are up and people are getting more interested in physical media, but there's no reason to buy overpriced records from a corporation when there's the internet and local record stores where you can get it for cheaper and artists get more of a cut. Please...
In this case, I think so -- this could have easily slotted next to anything on Fantasea and borrows from a movement/aesthetic that lasted for ~3 months and arguably didn't even exist to begin with. I don't know, sounds like leftovers to me. Obviously not everything recorded two years ago sounds dated.
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Guess this is as good a place as any to show off this CD I got from her when she was just starting out. Completely forgot I had it until I found it today while cleaning my apartment.
I'm not sure how old you are, but this is definitely one of *those* albums if you're in your twenties now. Rilo Kiley was one of my first gateways into indie music (via the Grey's Anatomy soundtrack, whatever) and this album holds a special place in my heart. Not just for nostalgia purposes, though -- it's also fantastic, especially "A Man/Me/Then Jim," which is just perfect, and the undeniable fun of "Portions For Foxes" and "It's A Hit."
And I think the influence/fondness/longevity of Rilo Kiley can be seen in how popular they still are now and the reception of Jenny Lewis' latest album. They'll go down in history as one of the good ones.
You right (well, I'm sure others have, but I haven't). DeMarco just never really clicked with me for whatever reason. Went and listened to Salad Days just now though and I like it but don't think it's something I'm going to revisit often. "Chamber Of Reflection" is probably the best song on there and the only other one that really jumped out at me was "Let My Baby Stay," so I think I prefer it when DeMarco takes things slow. I also think I like the slowed-down version of "Chamber" better than the album one. I can appreciate what he's doing/why people like him, but it's just not really my thing.
This video is great though. Wish I could've run into them filming it.
According to one of the reports (can't remember which one), security couldn't find the guy in the crowd after the first time it happened but managed to the next time. Wasn't there so I don't know for sure but I'm sure the crowd couldn't either or else they would have pointed him out.
Nope, still completely fucked up. It's absolutely sexual and it's disgusting that someone thinks that they have the "right" to jump on stage and invade someone's personal space in any way, doesn't matter if it was for a kiss or a hug or even just a pat on the back. It's not an isolated incident and is more indicative of a lack of respect and, as said above, a "culture of entitlement" that's perpetuated by people that hear that these things happen and don't think it's a "big deal" or something to get outraged about. Not trying to single you out but a lot of people are going to see this and shrug it off without thinking about what it signifies for our society as a whole.
Didn't contribute to this list but here's my top 10 in some kind of order but not really:
Small Wonder - Wendy
Sharpless - The One i Wanted To Be
Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire
EMA - The Future's Void
Frankie Cosmos - Zentropy/Affirms Glinting
Jawbreaker Reunion - Lutheran Sisterhood Gun Club
Quarterbacks - Quarterboy
Bellows - Blue Breath
Makthaverskan - II
Antarctigo Vespucci - Soulmate Stuff
Also s/o to Roof Doctor, Krill, Couples Counseling, Warpaint, the Orchid tape comp, other things I'm sure I forgot because I gave this two minutes of thought... it's been a good year so far.
Pretty sure it's a money thing -- I think OutKast would have to pay out of pocket for any overtime. The shitty crowd didn't really deserve it anyway. There'll be ~39 other chances.
Yeah, there was definitely a subtle buildup and there was even some chatter in the Twitterverse of some new Beyonce dropping today, though I assumed it would be a single.
I don't think there's going to be any follow up album to this, though. I think the reports back in July that Beyonce basically scrapped the whole album were true -- "Bow Down" and "Grown Woman" are very indicative of what this album would have sounded like had things not been left on the cutting room floor. The good parts of "Bow Down" are already present on "Flawless" and "Grown Woman" is tacked on at the end of the videos and there's still remnants of a more "commercially viable" sound on "Partition" and "Drunk In Love."
Beyonce pretty much showed she doesn't really care about sales or singles with the under-performing (but artistically great) 4. I think she's at the point where she's never going to make big bucks on album sales and will make up for it in touring. I'm glad that allows her to experiment and come out with something like this. Granted, it's basically the mainstream equivalent of Saint Heron and that whole R&B ecosystem, but that's what Kanye did for Death Grips/noise-rap and no one complained.
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