Where's The Street Team?

[luke]

Well, The Killers are a guilty pleasure at worst, I guess...I recognize that they're all production, not much substance, and Brandon Flowers is only pretending to love the ladies. Still love'em, though.

That Clap Your Hands album still rubs me the wrong way, though. The opener alone is unforgivable. Flash in the pan Pitchfork darlings, IMO, completely insincere music that tries entirely too hard.

I got pissed last night flipping through my buddies copy of the latest year book. There's this hipster conspiracy at the college I went to, and lately the little fuckers have been controlling all of the media and such. Anyway, I'm looking in that super lame, sappy part of the yearbook where they talk about what went on all year so you'll say, "Oh yeah, I remember that" when you flip through the yearbook at age 40.

There was this part entitled "Old Friends In New Places" and talked about how "Indie (short for 'Independant') rock" had made its way into the mainstream. It talked about the "success" of Modest Mouse's "smash hi 'Float On'", and said that soon after, people were "listening to bands like 'Franz Ferdind' and 'Arcade Fire'". Then something about how it takes away from the "spirit" of these bands to be all mainstream, but its nice to see them getting such attention.

Oh man I wanted to fucking PUKE. If I hadn't been so high, I'd have probably chunked that fucking yearbook across the room.

[luke]

ritalinpants said:

which reminds me, i'm going to play it right now.

It'd be better than the Michael Bolton and Oldies collections I'm always hearing streaming on people's computers in this building...agh...but I don't think it'd fly here.

[Rit]

here was this part entitled "Old Friends In New Places" and talked about how "Indie (short for 'Independant') rock" had made its way into the mainstream. It talked about the "success" of Modest Mouse's "smash hi 'Float On'", and said that soon after, people were "listening to bands like 'Franz Ferdind' and 'Arcade Fire'". Then something about how it takes away from the "spirit" of these bands to be all mainstream, but its nice to see them getting such attention.

that sounds like a common high school occurance then.. i remmeber the same happening in mine, where the contributors seemed to be discovering indie music for the first time, and trying to be cool by talking up their limited knowledge of it in the year book, thus ensuring their cool status would be cemented.

Michael Bolton? from Office Space? he's pretty fly

[luke]

Sadly, this was my COLLEGE yearbook. I could forgive high school kids...but not these guys...

And no, man, the real deal Michael Bolton, not the little wimpy guy who listens to too much Geto Boys. Had to fax a bunch of stuff just now and listen to REO Speedwagon...it hurt.

[Rit]

"In This Home On Ice" is one of the songs of the year, IMO. From the CYHSY album.

[skvorisdeadsorta]

I think your picture of Meg sums up how I feel about CYHSY. Whatever. Ho hum. Another boring indie buzz band that sounds like someone else before. The only thing that I commend them for is the fact that they are self releasing everything and turned down alot of money.

[Rit]

they're a pop band though, which is why i like them. it sounds like a good pop album to me.

i'll grant you one thing though.. their sound does come off slight.

[rockkid]

Off topic but on board.
Happy B Day skvor

[skvorisdeadsorta]

Thank you, rockkid. It was a fun birthday.

Finally, with the new Fiery Furnaces, maybe people will see it my way that they totally SUCK!

[luke]

Oh thank God, Pitchfork almost redeemed themselves in my eyes when they slapped Deadboy and the Elephantmen's latest with a 5.7. I'm all thinking, "What the fuck is going on with the world?" when that shit band got a good review by Onion AV, and I couldn't fucking believe that they're on for Lollapalooza.

Man, they used to play at the bar I worked at all the time, and it was always cool hanging out with "the singer from Acid Bath" after the shows, but Deadboy fucking blows. Everyone around here used to call them "Sleepyhead and the Bedtime Boy" because they're so fucking boring. A seriously awful band, and I don't get how you go from fronting Acid Bath to this fucking garbage.

[JesusLooksLikeMe]

Don't get me wrong, I think it's kind of cool that there's only 25 musicians in the whole of Canada, and that between 6 and 9 of them get together (seemingly at random) and make an album. It means we have a whole nation of side projects, supergroups, and splinter collaborations.

On the downside, every single guitar riff could fit right into Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out). But at least it's a good riff.

Oh, and none of these bands can do any wrong, of course. I look forward to an album featuring Kevin Drew reading out his shopping-list, while seven other earnest young men and a kooky lass with ginger hair play the riff from Power Out. No doubt it'll still average over 90% on metacritic.

Fair play to our Canadian chums.

[NdY]

:riley's head explodes:

[NdY]

i'd insert some random jab at random shitty english bands like the arctic monkeys but really it's too easy

[wayved]

NME Enemy. Read it out loud its the fooking same.

[Galactus]

I'm pretty sure they've noticed.