Do I "need" "high-quality audio" for on-the-go listening enough to throw $400 at a Wii controller? I would love to win one in a contest. Otherwise, I have to buy stuff to make spaghetti tonight.
That's pretty much how he performs every song. If you don't like the song, fine—but you have a problem with someone acting as if they actually care about the music they're presenting to the world?
Also, compare this to The National's SNL performance over the weekend. I love The National. But Matt B's shouty aspect at the climax of Graceless was much, much more awkward. And if you would like me to get outside of my indie music bubble, I was pretty unfortunate to see Imagine Dragon's SNL drum-circle bro-off and, oh man, A Great Big World on Seth Meyers. There is your David Brent. That guy. Right there.
"The double standard, by the way, is that Jezebel is a feminist website who pounced on the chance to turn out a tabloid story about a musician cheating on their other when there are clearly many examples of female musicians out there doing just the same."
how are getting upvoted for this garbage
I believe it Thurston Moore who responded to Jezebel. Pitchfork and Stereogum reported the original story from The Fly, and then later reported Moore's response about the Jezebel article. I don't even read Jezebel but I am aware of its vibe. And its masthead says "Celebrity, Sex, Fashion for Women. Without Airbrushing." So yes that is what it is. Mainly what I'm responding to here is the very boring rant about Jezebel being an outrageous tabloid. Yes we all knew that, OK move along.
Jezebel is a feminist tabloid. That is just what it is. I fail to see how it's surprising that a feminist tabloid would jump on a tabloid story about a famous and revered rock dude talking about his fling with a young woman with such a lack of self-awareness.
And I don't think you read the Mish Way article very closely. She admits the cheating is a character flaw, and she is introspective about her selfishness and jealousy. Plus, the whole piece is about fetishes and cuckoldry. And, um, she wrote it. It's a personal essay. Did you expect Salon to add "Editor's note: We do not endorse the thoughts, feelings, and past actions of the author, who is a huge scumbag who we hate"?
"as always, men are horrible, unfaithful dicks" — oh yeah I forgot men are so hard put in this world
Find the article where Thruston Moore is as self-aware of his flaws as Mish Way is in that piece and get back to us. I have no idea where you're seeing this double standard.
I know I'm exaggerating, just trying to express the feeling that the performance instilled. It was very good. I saw them on their last tour and it's amazing the kind of energy they can produce even without a live drummer. You might also think that they have a limited aesthetic that would become less interesting over time, but it is exactly the opposite. Their music seems to be only growing richer and more powerful and evocative.
I hate to be hyperbolic...but is this the best band in the world?
Seriously, I am very excited for these guys. Every achievement like this one feels intensely earned. When was the last time a late-night audience responded like that?
This makes more sense than the Bon Iver comparison to me. The vocals are also restrained and measured in a way that supports the ambient production. A Bon Iver vocal would be doing more stretching and emoting.
For the most part, the world moved on, but there is really not a bad FF album. I enjoy them all pretty much equally. I think you could put together a best-of playlist that would be absolutely lethal.
I have friends (nbd) throwing a winter olympics party tomorrow and have been asked to dress up like one of the participating countries. So I'm thinking about that, without much progress. But I know you all will give me the right idea.
I got my first speeding ticket ever and just called to see how much it is and it is a million dollars. Going on the lam
This is baaaaarely germane...but I think it's funny so I'll go ahead. My friend decided to cook dinner for his girlfriend the evening he planned to break up with her. Whether this was a good or terrible idea, I leave for others to determine—I'm not a dating scientist. But anyway. He didn't intend to end things on a pun, but the meal he cooked was chicken and dumplings.
I saw a band that was sort of like jazzy rock or some remnant of the rap rock days. For one song the band jammed on the Ghostbusters theme music while the rap-singer freestyled, riffing on "ghostbustin'" as a slang term for ejaculating. "Ghostbustin' in your face" and the like. It was tremendously bad.
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