Some guy in my office just said 'rosemary, sage and thyme'
― Autumn Almanac, Friday, 11 January 2008 04:25 (sixteen years ago) link
Isn't Canada part of Americas
― Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Friday, 11 January 2008 06:09 (sixteen years ago) link
America invented twee, just like acid house, jungle, etc. Across the ole pond it was just made more their own. Why do you think all the big UK proto-twee bands (whatever the fuck that means) were obsessed with Americana?
― burt_stanton, Friday, 11 January 2008 06:14 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1gWCF0MPL4
― burt_stanton, Friday, 11 January 2008 06:18 (sixteen years ago) link
louis, why are you styling yourself as some kind of ilxpert, lately i seem to read about 80 fanciful pronouncements a day from you.
― estela, Friday, 11 January 2008 06:23 (sixteen years ago) link
this thread reminds me there was a time when america was seen as sunny and childish and pastel colors and mickey mouse hats and old ladies baking apple pies in mint green and purple cottages with little squirrel figurines in curio cabinets. before the whole imperial death war thing.
― burt_stanton, Friday, 11 January 2008 06:41 (sixteen years ago) link
Vietnam? Or Reagan?
― Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Friday, 11 January 2008 06:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Invented national character, post modernism, all that Momus shit. 40s-early 60s I"m thinking. you know, the whole naive chirpy american in dark and serious england kinda thing. Now culture here is all about KCIKIN ASS YEARHG.
― burt_stanton, Friday, 11 January 2008 06:52 (sixteen years ago) link
naive chirpy americans were pretty much all about kickin ass too.
http://www.skylighters.org/disney/mosquito.jpg
is that twee?
― tipsy mothra, Friday, 11 January 2008 07:03 (sixteen years ago) link
Is belle and sebastian twee? I love b&s
― CaptainLorax, Friday, 11 January 2008 07:43 (sixteen years ago) link
teenage american hipster trash loves twee
also:not so sure what is there to 'get'
― warmsherry, Friday, 11 January 2008 08:17 (sixteen years ago) link