Grizzly Bear. Fleet Foxes. Bear Vs. Shark. Panda & Angel. Minus The Bear. Deer And The Headlights. The Bird and The Bee. Sea Wolf. Wolf Parade. We Are Wolves. Turbowolf. Deer Tick. Deerhoof. Deer Hunter. The Deer Tracks. Cat Power.(yeah, I know she’s not a band, but still)
I’ve listened to a few songs by a few of these bands, and they’re okay.
Nothing that great or exciting to me, but apparently Jay-Z and his girl Sasha Fierce were hypnotized by Grizzly Bear this summer at a festival in Brooklyn.
In the shot on the left, look for the really tall Black guy in the pink shirt (Jigga's bodyguard).The guy to his right with the shades is Jay.
The shot on the right was from a Knicks game, but Beyonce is lookin' pretty Hipster Doofus with that stupid, slouchy knit hat.Jeez I hate that look.
He was quoted as saying, “If hip-hop continues down the road of no creativity and doing the same thing over and over again, they’ll leave the door open for indie rock. Right now they’re actually making really good music.”
He has a point.
Have you listened to your local Hip Hop station lately?
The 'hit' songs are HORRID!
There is a band with an animal name that I really dig.
I love Wolfmother. Just look at these guys! The name just SCREAMS coolness and danger. A little Heavy Metal sounding, the ‘mother’ part reminds you of the word ‘motherfucker!” Their first hit song was called "Woman" and it was featured on an iPod commercial! And the singer is hot with that fabulous hair. ROCKSTARS!
WAY cooler than the sad, Hipster, hungry looking Deerhoof, dontcha think?
They all look like what I call “Hipster Doofuses” that live in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. This picture makes me think they need a shower and a sandwich. And they should lay off the PBR special at their favorite “old man bar” that their kind usurped on Bedford Avenue.
Ooh, let's stand in front of a wall with graffiti on it - it's cool!
Okay, I’ll admit that I’m biased.
Remember when music was really REALLY GOOD?
The Turtles, The Byrds, The Monkees, Tav Falco’s Panther Burns, Adam And The Ants, Fishbone! I’m in my 40’s so I know better. That’s right, I’m smarter than the kids in the Fleet Foxes. And I still don’t understand what the big deal is about Wilco. I’ve listened to all of their music, but just don’t get it. Please explain if you’re really into them. Thank you!
Love,
Crystal
10 comments:
Oh you've done it again...fantastic rant. I completely agree with Wilco and it's actually become the running joke amongst my friends who like them. Whenever I hear something boring, I ask if it's Wilco.
Also, the only thing worse than the animal name bands are the "sentence bands." ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, These Arms Are Snakes, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Clap Your Hands And Say Yeah...etc.
Wolfmother was really good...a lot like Led Zeppelin.
I came up with an idea to get rid of hipsters by putting smallpox on yet to be bought Members Only jackets or on everything at American Apparel. Figured it worked for the U.S. government back in the day.
Thank you Jay, I'm so glad you dug it.
Wilco? I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't get them. AT ALL. And all of those long-assed name bands are annoying.
Wolfmother kicks ass, with their name AND their music.
I like the smallpox idea. Genius!
Wolfmother reminds me of a hendrix/zeppelin hybrid. Which is good stuff.
What? No mention of Bat For Lashes? Or is it Batforlashes?
Loves it!
Keep ranting
XOXOX
T
Super Furrey Aninamls, Wolfparade, the Mountain Goats.. Yes, stupid cliche names but pretty darn creative music when compared to anything else that's being produced these days.
Hey, you're welcome to come to the Northside and hang with us doofuses - shit have some PBRs at Petes Candystore on me.
Just don't look for the Fleet Foxes in the line-up there.
i snarfed my drink not once, but twice reading yer rant and jay's response."need a shower and a sandwich" and "putting smallpox on yet to be bought Members Only jackets or on everything at American Apparel"
...fucking hilarious! i can rant on for hours about hipster doofusses or is that doofi (pl). can't stand em'
oh...and i like wolfmother too.
Wolfmother rules! But please don't pox my neighborhood.
Okay, Crystal, I'll take a stab at Wilco. Although they aren't the first band I'd put on after a hard day of work, I was quite enthralled with their big hit, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. I liked the mixture of instrumentation and experimentation, the evocative but slightly nonsensical lyrics, and the wistful melodies. For me it worked, and I listened to it daily for awhile. It's one of those records that you have to live in to really appreciate. The casual listen might lead one to dismiss the record as unexiting and a little cacophonous. But as we know, music, like Beyonce's knit hat, is a matter of taste...
Rock on, Ms. D!
Okay David, I will listen to that annoyingly named Foxtrot Yankee Hotel, or whatEVER the hell it is, a few more times. Only because I trust your taste in music.
I have to live in it? Really?
Oh, okay. Let me borrow it from you please.
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