(oops, this was orignally posted as a comment. This site demands careful attention to things that are not boobies, a fact which wasn't clearly explained up front)
Saw the new pornographers on Saturday, but missed the Queers on Sunday. shit.
13 and God played a half-decent, if short, show at Chop Suey on tuesday; not really my thing. I can respect it for what it is, but I'm out of my element there. I'd have paid double to just hear the Acher bros. perform as the Notwist. beats staying at home, though.
1 month 'till the SG burlesque tour rolls through town...
The release of the new Wolf Parade album's been accompanied by the most impressive amount of hype I've seen in years. I don't think it's Subpop's doing; it's just too widespread. But man, it's a weird position to be in where your debut record garners rave reviews (yay!) and is also supposedly going to Change The Face of Music, or Fundamentally Alter Space-time or some such. 'The Shins will Change Your Life' blog could do a month's worth of posts using nothing but Wolf Parade reviews.
What must it be like to be in England, where at least a dozen albums a year are supposed to have the power to reanimate the dead, cure cancer and settle the question 'Why are we here' once and for all. The bands don't ask for this, but even before the damn record comes out, everyone's got totally unrealistic expectations. Of course, then they move 10,000 units in a week, so it's not exactly life-threatening. Disappointed customers are still customers.
Saw the new pornographers on Saturday, but missed the Queers on Sunday. shit.
13 and God played a half-decent, if short, show at Chop Suey on tuesday; not really my thing. I can respect it for what it is, but I'm out of my element there. I'd have paid double to just hear the Acher bros. perform as the Notwist. beats staying at home, though.
1 month 'till the SG burlesque tour rolls through town...
The release of the new Wolf Parade album's been accompanied by the most impressive amount of hype I've seen in years. I don't think it's Subpop's doing; it's just too widespread. But man, it's a weird position to be in where your debut record garners rave reviews (yay!) and is also supposedly going to Change The Face of Music, or Fundamentally Alter Space-time or some such. 'The Shins will Change Your Life' blog could do a month's worth of posts using nothing but Wolf Parade reviews.
What must it be like to be in England, where at least a dozen albums a year are supposed to have the power to reanimate the dead, cure cancer and settle the question 'Why are we here' once and for all. The bands don't ask for this, but even before the damn record comes out, everyone's got totally unrealistic expectations. Of course, then they move 10,000 units in a week, so it's not exactly life-threatening. Disappointed customers are still customers.