Why would anyone want to listen to such a station? - as for 3 doors down and eve 6 - I am aware of their names from adverts in Alternative Press / CMJ - thankfullly I have avoided them in Britain.
― DJ Martian, Thursday, 19 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
― PihkalBoy, Thursday, 19 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
― Geordie Racer, Thursday, 19 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
― Geordie went for a slash, Thursday, 19 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
DJ Martian, have you heard of XFM? They play a really good selection of indie/alternative/alt-indie/pop-punk/punk-pop/independent/rock/indie rock/alternative indie music. I think you'd like it.
― Greg, Thursday, 19 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
― Steven James, Thursday, 19 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 19 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
Someone wimpier than Belle and Sebastion fans, will wonders never cease!
― Chewshabadoo, Thursday, 19 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
― Ally C, Thursday, 19 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
I guess what I'm saying in the end is that certain bands and their music are far more defined by their fans and what their fans are like than certain others, so it only makes sense that in some 'music' reviews, inclusion of the fanbase is really quite relevant. This also makes the other extreme sometimes worth commenting on also - there are those musicians who deliberately fuck over their own fans routinely in the name of art. Maybe it's just a 'c'mere, go away' routine, a reverse angle that will trick the non-consumer into consuming. If it stinks of this and the fans buy into it as they were meant to - I think that might be noteworthy in a critique. On the other hand, I do think it's possible to have this kind of band who *are* sincere rather than manipulative, but then they have legions of fans who are there simply because they are total twats who always did what their mothers told them not to do. In this case I'd lean towards leaving fans out of the reviews since it ain't the musicians fault that they're so twatty, but I'd mention their lameness every other chance I got.
This reminds me of the Sloan line in 'Coax me' that goes 'and I think Consolidated's Ok, It's not the band, it's their fans I hate.'
Um.. yes...quoting song lyrics - how embarassing. A first for me on ILM. So sorry...better get my butt to bed.
― Grim Kim, Friday, 20 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
― Kim is Grim, Friday, 20 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
― DG, Friday, 20 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
― Robin Carmody, Saturday, 21 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
― DG, Sunday, 22 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link