Brooklyn New York is the home of numerous Brooklyn-based buzzbands, but u never really think abt how bands get to Brooklyn. Some claim there is a 'legendary' L-train, which serves as a transportation system for 'effing hipsters' and 'relevant alternative celebrities' as they make their way to the the Brooklyn-based city of Brooklyn.
It seems like Salem frontman Jack Donoghue decided 2 'catch some ZZZZZs' as he made his way to Brooklyn. Hope it is safe on that train. U never know if ur gonna get 'shanked' when ur riding public transportation, but maybe he has a personal brand where ppl are scared of him, so they don't 'eff with him.'
He rlly looks like an angel, just getting his sleep on. U can tell it is him because of his 'trademark' Pittsburgh Pirates hat, keut rosary, and soccer shorts. Looks like a real QT. Next time I analyze the lyrics of Salem, I'm just gonna think abt the dreams that u have when u fall asleep on a bus/subway/train. Ur kinda in fear for ur life. I've heard that some girls who use public transportation will watch guys 'masturbate' in front of them/do their best to grind their peens on them.
Oh Jack... Ur such an angel, bb... Get some sleep 2nite Doctors say u need 8 to 10 hours of sleep per nite.
Have u ever seen an alternative celebrity using public transportation? Who is the most famous alt celeb u have seen doing a 'normal person' thing? Are alt celebs more like 'famous ppl' or 'unfamous ppl'? Have u ever fallen asleep/blacked out on the subway? Were u safe or did something traumatic happen 2 u?
Johnny Depp One of Hollywood's most desirable men Leading Man Playing so many relevant characters
U killed it in Eddie Scissor Hands U crushed it in Pirates of the Memebean And u were amazing in "Alice: Stuck in Wonderland on Acid" U + Timmy Burton = 1 amazing team
Thanks 4 coming 2 party with us We're just some alts, goin out, lookin cool We have a lot in common We 'get' art We 'transcend' society with u Glad u have the chance 2 party with us U've always been a 'bad boy of Hollywood' So hot So in2 u as an actor and as a male sex icon U r 'the ideal man' to a lot of mainstream broads looking for a 'complex man with a real edge 2 them'
Captain Jack Sparrow seems kinda alt
Thnx 4 coming 2 our party JohnnyDeppAlt [via Harry Potter bro] Is Johnny Depp 'alt'? Should he stop trying 2 'party' with 'no-named alts'? Should Jonathan Depp start a buzzband?
Of Montreal is some band that is apparently 'big' but I really don't know any1 who likes them. The lead singer is Kevin Barnes, and he is just some dude who 'gets naked' on stage all of the time. They released an album, and got a 6.7 from Pitchfork, and Kevin Barnes is 'all pissed off.' Not sure who really 'likes' Of Montreal, or if they will ever release anything that 'brilliant.' Feel like they aren't supposed to be taken seriously, so they don't have a strong fan base, and most people just go see them live because Kevin Barnes gets naked on stage and makes all of the slaves in his band dress in sillie costumes.
Pictured: Kevin Barnes in a sillie centaur outfit, demonstrating he doesn't care abt indie music...instead he cares abt Should all artists be required to respond to their Pitchfork reviews?
I learned from friends that the pitchfork review of False Priest was less than good, so I avoided reading it until tonight. I gathered from PF's review of Skeletal Lamping that we were not a darling of their blog, but I had hoped that we'd get a slightly less disappointing writer this time around and might fair a bit better. If you have read the review you'll know this was not the case. I have no problem with people disliking my music, and even negative criticism can be constructive, as long as the person delivering the message is insightful and intelligent. Unfortunately, the dude who wrote the False Priest review is clearly not insightful or intelligent, at least not in terms of his understanding of music production.
I think it's criminal for a journalist to review an album and not discuss all of the songs on the album. My dude wastes sentence after sentence on the most trivial non album related bullshit before he even dives into the album critique. I guess he was trying to preface the review by clearly illustrating his poor casting for the job at hand. ok, fair enough, you shouldn't be reviewing this album and you acknowledge that, fine, moving on.
Anyways, he did the thing where he copied and pasted the entire review, then 'emotionally reacted' 2 every sentence of the review. Wonder if all artist just want 'a 10.0.' Maybe p4k should start a 'fake site' for artists to read where they just get 'smoke blown up their asses' and just get to read that their albums are 'effing amazing.'
Then he closed out the response with a picture of Bristol Palin bc she is hot.
why does pitchfork always assign my albums to flaccid puritanical sex hating half humans? and why is there zero mention of the other five songs on the album? didn't have time to listen to the whole thing? nice. well, there's one thing i can always count on, a fair and balanced pitchfork review.
Is Of Montreal 'relevant'? Do u like Kevin Barnes? Does he need 2 'chill'? Can 'being on p4k's good side make-or-break ur career? Is he a 'pop genius'? Do u think Solange Knowles should stop trying to 'be indie' by broing down with him and pick some1 more relevant? [via trading-up 2 the dirty projecties] Is he a 'good musician', or is he just famous 4 taking out his peen on stage?
Toro Y Moi has some new album coming out called "Underneath the Pine" and every1 is all excited abt it, being all like "What's it gonna sound like?" "Is it gonna get a 10.0?" "Can Chaz recapture the magic?"
Anyways, Pitchfork did some interview with him, and he talked abt shit abt his new album.
First he is like 'I finished this album like 10 months ago.'
Pitchfork: So you're getting back from tour, you just put out single from your dancier alter ego Les Sins, and you've got this new album coming out early next year. It seems like you've been pretty busy.
Chaz Bundick: Yeah, man. [Underneath the Pine] was pretty much sort of written in between tours. I was already working on it when Causers came out. Everything was done pretty much in February and June [of 2010].
Still get kinda hornie looking at the album art. Then he said that his new album is gonna be 'mad authentic' bc he isn't doing 'sample-based' stuff or something.
Pitchfork: Would you say the new record's a shift in direction, then, or is it going to be a continuation of the sound on Causers?
CB: The way I saw it, for Causers, the things I was interested in sampling-- I decided to make that kind of music. So the songs on it are disco and punk and spacey, the kind of stuff that I got interested in when I was sampling for Causers. I thought it'd be fun to just make that kind of stuff. There's no samples [on Underneath the Pine]. I think people that appreciate Causers can see where I'm coming from with this album. There are similar things going on with delays and arpeggios, and the overall funkiness and soulfulness of it.
Then he said 'what his influences were' so now every music journalist gets 2 reference them while they are reviewing his album:
Pitchfork: Any specific musical influences you were drawing from while making Underneath the Pine?
CB: A lot of horror movie soundtracks and a lot of space disco. There's one group called Mandre, they're really cool, I got into those guys. And then a lot of Piero Umiliani and François de Roubaix.
Pitchfork: Horror movie soundtracks and space disco can sometimes represent opposite ends of the emotional spectrum, light and dark moods.
Might start listening to more horrorwave soundtracks and disco space disco core just to rlly get in touch with 'the next modern aesthetic.'
The interviewer then asks 'the million dollar indie question' [via "What do yall think abt chillwave, yall?"]
Pitchfork: When people attach genre names on to this style you and others work in-- for example, "chillwave"-- do you react against those tags, or do you feel they help form some sort of a community?
CB: I tend to avoid those kinds of things. I don't put categories on music, myself. So either people go with it or they don't, and sometimes the names sound a little silly. But I don't mind genre names. "Chillwave" is probably the last thing I would think of [laughs], but I don't mind it. I just usually tell people I like to call it pop, or experimental pop, or something. Even on the new album, on "Elise", I drew some harmonies and melodies from a lot of Young Money stuff. It's fun to have that gray area and try to remain timeless, in a way. Like, take influences from Young Money and put it in a disco song or something.
Do u think Neon Indian, Toro Y Moi, and Washed Out should start a blog called OurThoughtsOnChillwave.org so they don't have to answer that question in every interview? Will all of the 2k9 chillwave artists have to talk abt chillwave for their next album cycle? Is "Underneath the Pine" going 2 be the album of 2k11? R u glad that 2k10 only has 1 month left?
What do yall think of chillwave--is it a 'bullshit genre name' or 'has it been great 4 the indie community'?
Facebook is usually a place where people talk abt life...but that's the thing abt life... sometimes there are ups, sometimes there are downs, but all in all, that's what makes life beautiful, therefore that is why facebook is a beautiful place where beautiful humans connect 2 share their lives'.
It seems like some girl applied 4 a job at the local American Apparel, but she wasn't hired, so she went on a 'facebook rage rant.' Feels like every1 in her feed 'chimed in' on the state of the economy [via the_recession], retail jobs, and labor laws. Do u think it is hard 2 get hired at Am Appy? Does Am Appy have an unfair, selective hiring process?
Do u think she deserved 2 be hired?
First the girl is all like "EFF AMERICAN APPAREL AND EVERY1 WHO WORKS FOR THEM. THEY ARE EFFING POMPY BITCHES"
Then 3 ppl are like 'I like this y'all'
Then 1 person is like 'lol. efffing laaamestreamer in da house'
Then some1 says "Srry u didn't get hired… Guess u weren't good/alt enough"
Then the pissed off girl is like "THE PLACE IS A CULT OF BITCHES."
Then some1 tries to be reasonable and is like "It's a job. A lot of ppl don't have them. It's just some retail shit hole anyways… U need to chill out."
Then some person with a global perspective is all like "blah blah labor laws blah blah PBR free beer."
Then the pissed off girl is like "I ONLY WANTED 2 WORK THERE BC MY FRIENDS DID, BUT NOW I REALIZE THEY ARE CRAZY AND BRAINWASHED PPL AND I H8 DOV CHARNEY"
Then some1 is like "srsly…chill… it's just a clothing store."
Then the disgruntled broad is like "AM APPY IS BAD 4 SOCIETY. DOV CHARNEY IS A DOUCHEBAG WHO RUINED THE COMPANY AND BRAINWASHES PPL'
Then some1 is like "cmon … it's just a job…. u need to chill. This shit is ridonk'
Then the angry girl wakes up the next day and is like "Srry I was drunk. Still h8 am appy though…"
******** Do u think she deserved the job? Does American Apparel brainwash their employees? Is it hard 2 get a job? Is working at 'alt retail chains' overrated? Are Am Appy employees 'mean' and 'cult-like'? Do American Apparel retail employees act like they have 'a real career'/are an important member of the local alt scene? Have u ever applied to work at an American Apparel? Do u like it more when lamestreamers talk abt buzzbands, or do u like hearing abt their 'real life' ups-and-downs? Should I just go ahead and submit my application to Forever 21 and The Apple Store?
