The 4.0 "Worlds Apart" review felt like a "Source Tags" backlash in real time.
In more positive Interpol news their next album is being co-produced by Flood and Alan Moulder. Very interested in hearing that collaboration.
I saw Radiohead on that tour too!
Also still have a vivid memory of hearing "Fell in Love with a Girl" on the radio for the first time. That was during my teenage Pixies obsession so The Kinks meets Doolittle was my idea of aesthetic perfection back then. I remember the record store clerk raving about how great White Blood Cells was when I bought it. It was all I listened to for months. Loved every song on it.
I feel like it's reached the point that the list of eligible artists from the traditonal Rolling Stone canon/classic rock radio rotation has been exhausted and the Hall classes will get progressively more interesting each year going forward.
I'll stump for RATM as the most important mainstream rock band of the 2nd half of the 90s in America. They should be inducted.
I agree with all of this if we're talking about Brady in his prime but the current 43 year old version needs ideal circumstances to thrive and Tampa is one of a handful of spots in the leauge that has elite recievers, a solid running game and a good offensive line.
Still the fact that he can lead any team to a SB at his age just adds to GOAT resume.
It's amazing Brady can still play at this level well into his 40s but I do think he benefits from the having the best group of skill players in the NFL and a solid OL. I don't think he'd win more than 5 or 6 games with a team like the Jags right now.
1. I said I don't identify as right wing. If you want to label me as such that's fine. Other than voting for Ralph Nader as a teenager every vote I've cast has been Democrat. With that said by the standards of this comment section I probably am right wing.
2. This sets a precedent that people can be fired for their political beliefs. That's fair but in thie case I don't think it's warranted.
3. And this is an important one. I live in Trump country and I don't believe the majority of his supporters are white supremacists or Nazis. The ones who are should lose their jobs on those grounds. It's obviously an element of his base but not the majority of it.
4. That was unfair. I take it back.
5. If Ariel Pink is a white supremacist or a Nazi that would warrant him being dropped by his record label but I'm not sure that's the case. That goes back to point 3.
It goes in a circle to the original point in which I dont think it's fair to group all protesters or all people who have a viewpoint with other people in that group who commit acts of violence.
The dislike isnt mutual as I find the posts in the thread thoughtful and I like hearing different viewpoints other than my own.
I don't identify as right wing but I do reject a liberal ideology that I personally view as for and by affluent whites. Should I lose my job too? I am being downvoted so maybe that's the case.
I think the mass rejection of the election results is absurd but I don't find it intrinsically hateful hence I don't think the tens of millions of people should lose their jobs over it. Now anyone who actually stormed the Capitol or enabled it should be held accountable legally but simply rejecting the election results is no different than flat earthers to me.
Without literally claiming a conspiracy it was a a protest that showed an unwillingness to accept Trump as president. I understood it and respected it.
Is everyone who thinks the election was rigged going to be fired from their job? This is just going to create more problems.
When Trump was elected legally 4 years ago there were mass protests as well. I don't think a right wing leaning company should have fired those protesters either.
I absolutely agree it's a business and their call but I disagree with it.
This discussion already took place ad nauseam over the summer. Two groups of people can be part of the same protest and it's unfair to conflate the violent rioters with people who expressed their views peacefully.
"The Whole of the Moon" is an eternal anthem but I feel like it's getting close to Big Star territory where people keeping covering the same song by a band who wrote at least a dozen classics.
"Cruel Summer" is one of my playlist staples and an easy 10. Proto-Oracular Spectacular era MGMT at its finest.
I listened to a ton of 80s pop music growing up and I have no recollection of this Peter Cetera song.
Slurs dehumanize the group they're targeting and if there's a place for a nuanced use of them in art it's probably not the type of art that should be getting airtime on a publically funded radio station.
Agreed that the US should have their own version of the Mercury Prize. Like all major award institutions I'm sure it has its own issues but at least they bring exposure to artists operating under the radar.
It's also worth noting that Biden was a part of the only administration in our lifetime that made a tangible step in the direction towards universal healthcare
Plus 1 for "Inkless" and "Dorian." The former is mid 90s B-side caliber Corgan (high praise) and the latter is what I wish the Cyr singles sounded like.
This is my first time hearing it. What a fantastic cover. Reverent to the original and really taps into the latent sadness and desperation of the lyrics.
The majority of music goes live on streaming sites at 12:00 AM local time every week on Friday. Legacy artists get identical coverage on Stereogum every Friday at 12:00 AM EST. I'm not feeling these new Pumpkins songs either but I highly doubt Stereogum's coverage of them is part of an elaborate conspiracy.
My understanding is that it was a no knock warrant but there was still a point of contention amongst witnesses as to whether a knock occurred. Most said there was never a knock and I tend to think they're telling the truth. If it wasn't a no knock warrant that does change my view dramatically
The cops had a state issued warrant and they were fired at first (including one who was injured by a bullet).
This was obviously a tragedy but I don't know how anyone in good conscience can read this story and not see it as nuanced and complicated.
I lack your legal expertise but I came to similar conclusions reading about the case. It seems more like a systemic issue than criminal negligence by the individual cops involved.
2-5 would be different choices in a completely different order depending on my mood but 1 never changes.
1. Fall on Me
2. Moral Kiosk
3. Near Wild Heaven
4. So Central Rain
5. Let Me In
They gave Everything Everything a shoutout on twitter recently. Brandon Flowers mentioned Wild Nothing as one of his favorite current bands in an interview a few years back. Adam Granduciel appeared on their new album. Just in general I think of Hot Fuss as the arena rock version of the Meet Me in the Bathroom era of guitar rock. Sam's Town had a big Springsteen influence right as Arcade Fire and Hold Steady were the most acclaimed bands on Pitchfork.
Definitely not left field in an avant garde sense but for a band at their level of commercial success they tend to keep up with trends in indie music.
I would attribute it two things:
1. Metal is a bigger part of music nerd culture now than it was in the mid 90's/early aughts. My recollection of Deftones status from that era is they were the one nu metal band that metalheads took seriously so as metal became a bigger deal in traditional indie circles Deftones music did as well.
2. Populist radio rock bands with left field influences tend to get belated critical respect. A band like Weezer initially gets dismissed as an inferior version of contemporary underground music by one generation of critics than the next cites them as a gateway to underground music. It's happening with the Killers as well.
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