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someone at some point should call out how corny this whole Blood Diamonds rebrand is. lots of people sell out for money without getting all defensive with an in-name copyright symbol

is that what bloodpop is? jeez, i was wondering.

pop®s

probably I was a bit harsh but I still think this is a little protests-too-much

"The Bieber stuff came together so fast it was such a whirlwind and I think the change got lost for a moment there, so I was just credited as “Blood.” When I started out as Blood Diamonds I was never really planning on being successful in the least bit. The 19-year-old me was planning on making video games and putting out records on SoundCloud anonymously. But in recent years I felt a need to be more socially responsible because of the conflict of blood diamonds, the actual blood diamonds. I decided that out of respect, I shouldn’t share that name. I stopped putting out my own records for the last two or three years as Blood Diamonds not only because of the name conflict, but because I didn’t just want to just be a beat-maker. Beats are fun, and they’re great to listen to, but purely instrumental tracks don’t connect with as many people. So the “pop” aspect of the new moniker is just a literal reflection of what I’ve always wanted to do: make good pop music and not be ashamed of it. I feel like there’s kind of an unspoken belief that certain pop music isn’t cool...."

(http://www.stereogum.com/1845164/qa-bloodpop-fka-blood-diamonds-on-the-indiepop-divide-working-with-grimes-justin-bieber-madonna/franchises/interview)

the copyright after the name is the definition of tacky

bump

este was rather entertaining during the brits i believe last night.

yeah, lots of este lauders on twitter ln

oh no you di'nt

coulda woulda shouldna

this is for u nick b, u beautiful monster

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Este @HAIMtheband called @CherylOfficial to clear things up about being the 'drunk woman' behind her and @LiamPayne at last night's #BRITs 😂😭 pic.twitter.com/C7M5jvINls

— BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) February 22, 2018

this almost makes me want to listen to their last record again

big mazel

(also lol and a+ nickb)

I am 100% certain Mark McGrath knows about The Feelies

― smang culture (DJP), Friday, October 4, 2013 2:24 PM (five years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjuA_o6Jzyo

that's nice!

are my ears not working correctly or have VW and Haim essentially become the same band

(this is really nice tho, impossible to get mad at)

tt and I were just making the exact point in your first post

disagree with the second

are my ears not working correctly or have VW and Haim essentially become the same band

― Simon H., Wednesday, July 31, 2019 1:00 PM (three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

produced by rostam and rechtshaid so

really thought the sublime what i got riff was going to come in over that initial beat

Luscious Jackson vibes!

This sounds highly inspired by Lou Reed - take a walk on the wild side.

The luscious jackson vibes also otm.

Luscious Jackson vibes!

This was my first thought too! Really like this song.

The luscious jackson vibes also otm.

― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, July 31, 2019 4:24 PM (nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

definitely otm

On headphones there’s a cool trick or I might be mishearing it but there’s two basslines playing. One with the low end off, one with the high end off. Gives a cool sound without sounding saturated.

this is real nice but it really reminds me of some other songs too

There are two basslines, one in each channel.

In a press release, Danielle Haim writes, “I started the song when I found out my partner had cancer. I was on tour and felt like I was trying to send positive energy his way almost telepathically. Whenever I would come home in between shows I wanted to be his sunshine—his summer when he was feeling dark. His hope when he was feeling hopeless.” She also noted on Twitter that the song was inspired by Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side.”

see i was thinking they might've gotten it from Can I Kick It
anyways, this is very nice

apparently lou reed even gets a writing credit!

it's very trendy these days

i liked the last album a lot more than most but this is the sort of thing that would have been really nice to have had on it

Re: the songwriting credits I suppose it’s necessary in a post « Blurred Lines » musicworld.

This feels even slighter than the stuff on the last album to me.

Best thing they've ever done, i'm amazed. Really love it. And the vid.

Luscious Jackson vibes!

― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, July 31, 2019 4:23 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

This has pried loose the who-does-this-remind-me-of that was lodged in my brain: Kostars! Could almost be an outtake from Klassics with a K.

really like this a lot!

Anyone know what street that is in LA ?

Yeah, they're walking down Melrose, just east of Gower.

also I think at least part of it was filmed at the New Beverly Cinema on Beverly Blvd

(Yeah, my cite refers to the shot starting around 0:58... the scene changes later.)

Yeah Beverly Blvd, the street with the New Bev cinema in it; that's the one in the clip. I wonder if those are real New Bev hats. I want one.

https://ew.com/music/2019/07/31/haim-summer-girl-music-video/

The last shot is walking east down Ventura Blvd. in Studio City near Laurel Canyon.

HAIM Migrates North

It's probably just a coincidence, but they go from walking by a movie studio (Paramount), to a theater (New Beverly), to a bookstore (B&N) — tracing the Hollywood chain of production, consumption, and (finally) novelization.

Not interested in the music at all. Purely an exercise in location

Underlying rights > distribution rights > ancillary rights. Circle of life

https://goo.gl/maps/ujCc3Jqu62Sezqor5