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Sort of a Beach House-y vibe to it, although I’ll readily admit that’s an unfair comparison since it’s being thrown around so often lately, but this is still probably my favorite single of the year thus far. It’s just so gorgeous.
More people need to listen to Sparks. Angst in My Pants is a severely under appreciated record.
ALBUM OF THE Y…oh, too soon.
I will never love you. Ever.
Maybe if money’s involved.
No Sleigh Bells!
It doesn’t matter who rubberjohnny really is. There’s a little bit of him in all of us. Today, we are all rubberjohnny.
rubberjohnny, that is. Maybe scott too. I’m not sure how I feel about that yet.
You’re unbanned in my heart forever.
I wouldn’t say STP were artier until Tiny Music. Everything before that was the same classic rock reinterpretation Pearl Jam was doing. I actually like STP, it was more of an off-hand joke. I think they would have become popular either way. It was more a matter of some record exec seeing they had a similar sound to Pearl Jam and trying to shoehorn them into the whole grunge thing. It became clearer on later albums when they started making blatant tributes to bands like The Beatles and The Eagles, but it was always there.
Pearl Jam -> Stone Temple Pilots -> Creed -> Nickelback
Am I doing this right?
I’m pretty sure I’m going to be downvoted into eternity for this comment, and rightly so, but…I’m really curious what our resident troll Rubberjohnny would think of all of this?
It certainly has restored my faith in humanity after seeing the comments section in the Rolling Stone article being linked.
Sorry, it wasn’t meant as a reply to you. I don’t know why it ended up as a reply to your comment. It was a general comment on the reaction here. People were in attack mode. Tom had been called both a bro and a douche, which I felt was counterproductive to the overall point people were making about keeping an open mind.
I think the reaction here is misguided. In our rush to chide Tom for his language we also forget that not everyone has been exposed to situations like this in their life. A transgender individual is extremely rare in society, be it because of the small number or the fear they face in being who they truly are. The most common reaction to this is going to be confusion because most people don’t understand how to deal with a situation like this. The closest frame of reference most people will have for this is a friend/family member coming out as gay, which isn’t even close to the same thing. Tom’s is a common reaction. That doesn’t make it right, but attacking him doesn’t help.
Instead of attacking Tom and Stereogum wouldn’t it make more sense to explain the situation to other readers and direct them towards organizations that can help educate them on transgender issues? We understand. You’re outraged. But anger doesn’t solve problems, it only exacerbates them.
Was this joke funny in your head? Because it’s awful going through a bunch of different threads seeing it.
People still do the blazer/hoodie combo? I thought that died with faux-hawks at the end of the ’00s.
I’m more interested in how the potential meet-up goes. Will seeing the real thing ruin the mystique? Some things are better left to the imagination!
You’ve never listened to kraut rock or shoegaze before, have you?
…because if Pitchfork had a message board can you imagine what kind of cesspool it would be?
I think you should amend that statement to read: I’m on a 48 hour POP ETC so as to avoid offending our British readers.
As much as I love Forget, you almost feel cheated once you hear the songs live. The band has a much more aggressive/muscular sound than on the record, which almost feels flat in comparison. I think this song goes a long way towards capturing their live energy.
I was just about to make a Japan joke. Well played, sir. Well played.
needs moar maus
I agree with Wayne. There should be more artists like Ke$ha. I can clearly see the excrement and blood paintings of massive robot dildos now. God only knows how badly we need more robot dildos.
We need a new HEALTH album like right now.