it could very well be a result of a label dispute re: contractual touring obligations
― sarahell, Monday, 7 May 2012 17:25 (twelve years ago) link
do you know those guys or something?
― l0u1s j0rdan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 7 May 2012 17:31 (twelve years ago) link
lol. no.
― sarahell, Monday, 7 May 2012 17:32 (twelve years ago) link
fwiw, i thought the whole Adele sore throat thing was a legit medical thing, which is why she's been talking about retiring.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 7 May 2012 17:38 (twelve years ago) link
that's the problem when you book and then cancel a tour for weird reasons, ppl start distrusting yr motivations
xps
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Monday, 7 May 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
well, its one thing when its like Guns N Roses/Adele whatever when the venues need the artists more than the artists need the venue.
Like, dude has been touring 10 years and knows the importance of like making sure the dude from TT The Bear's isnt pissed at you, which is why i think there's probably something bigger going on
― suidavyvan eht nioj (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:00 (twelve years ago) link
Not to be confused with bullshit Beirut/Wavves/xx crybaby tantrums of having never toured a day in your life and then bailing because it;'s actually hard work
― suidavyvan eht nioj (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:01 (twelve years ago) link
Really curious what the actual story is here and bummed that I won't be seeing them (again).
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 04:09 (twelve years ago) link
nice tt the bears namecheck!
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 04:13 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/death-grips-x-alec-empire
Amusingly the Aquarius Records Money Store review namechecks that awful DHR rap album by Fever as well.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Sunday, 13 May 2012 21:51 (twelve years ago) link
adele had throat surgery iirc - the grammys was her first public performance in months
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 14 May 2012 12:19 (twelve years ago) link
and then she joined death grips, what a world
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Monday, 14 May 2012 14:26 (twelve years ago) link
http://cl.ly/Gex6
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 21:01 (twelve years ago) link
heh.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 21:03 (twelve years ago) link
death grips vs animal collective: who will suffer more backlash on their next album?
(ps after having seen death grips in a very small diy venue, I will say you probably want them to reschedule to a bigger place. unless you like punk kids bo)
― Dominique, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 21:18 (twelve years ago) link
Up the punx!
― Bandersnatch Cumberbund (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 22:13 (twelve years ago) link
xp - i think there was also a lot of cheap bear spilled on the floor at that show: such an iconic perfume.
― sarahell, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 22:15 (twelve years ago) link
Cheap bears?
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 22:37 (twelve years ago) link
cheep bears make the cutest sounds.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 22:40 (twelve years ago) link
Esp when spilled all over the floor
― Mark Ruffalo! is gonna tell us! about empathy! (loves laboured breathing), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 22:45 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.police.uci.edu/community/teddy_drive1/2003/photos/pile.JPG
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 22:48 (twelve years ago) link
get in the pit
― Bandersnatch Cumberbund (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 23:04 (twelve years ago) link
knock the stuffing outta them
― (Name Withheld to Avoid Hassle) (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 17 May 2012 00:45 (twelve years ago) link
<i>Ride is developing a Mark E Smith level talent for non sequiturs that end up sequituring
― bendy, Wednesday, April 25, 2012 12:14 PM</i>
i can see that. there's something about <i>the money store</i> that makes it sound like ride is embracing humour a bit more, but maybe i wan't getting it from <i>exmilitary</i> because it was sung in ALLCAPS.
the tricky/trip hop connection someone made upthread is an interesting one... something that never really occurred to me before. i can see geoff barrow really liking death grips.
― borntohula, Sunday, 3 June 2012 19:15 (eleven years ago) link
whoops. i guess it shows i haven't been here in awhile. pretend those bits are in italics then.
― borntohula, Sunday, 3 June 2012 19:16 (eleven years ago) link
so far this is my favorite album of the year
― Victory Chainsaw! (DJP), Tuesday, 12 June 2012 20:33 (eleven years ago) link
absolutely! really excited to see them on thursday in boston o wait they canceled their tour n/m fuck these guys
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Tuesday, 12 June 2012 20:44 (eleven years ago) link
otmboth of the last two posts
― “Argh!” I cry. But I really don’t care. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 June 2012 20:46 (eleven years ago) link
Still no explanation or anything on that?
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 12 June 2012 23:52 (eleven years ago) link
now I'm mad, EIII and I could have been Death Grips buddies
― Victory Chainsaw! (DJP), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 00:31 (eleven years ago) link
i don't see how it could be anything but a money thing; they're still doing the festivals right?
― Authorities don't know who shot the 50 Cent the goose. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 14:40 (eleven years ago) link
I thought everything got cancelled.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 14:51 (eleven years ago) link
we'll always be death grip buddies *bump*
xp
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 14:53 (eleven years ago) link
I thought it was to work on their promised second 2012 album.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 14:54 (eleven years ago) link
Death Grips3 hours agowe are dropping out to complete our next album NO LOVE. see you when it's done. (there are no longer any scheduled shows)
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Saturday, May 5, 2012 1:46 AM (1 month ago)
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 14:56 (eleven years ago) link
right, but i thought they were still doing ATP? or did that announcement come after? I may well be incorrect here.
― Authorities don't know who shot the 50 Cent the goose. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 14:58 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.atpfestival.com/events/ibymusa2012/news/1205080922.php
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 15:07 (eleven years ago) link
ok i'm wrongstill feel like this is money motivated
― Authorities don't know who shot the 50 Cent the goose. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 15:23 (eleven years ago) link
how u make money canceling shows?
the backlash to this stuff is kind of surprising, i guess confirms that people are used to and don't care about album delays, are way more pissed if you postpone shows they already bought tickets for/made plans around if there's not, like, some serious health issue or other inarguable explanation
― some dude, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 15:39 (eleven years ago) link
it's funny that the album is called "No Love"
― Number None, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 15:40 (eleven years ago) link
like someone said upthread, canceling a club tour and then re-booking it in larger venues maybe?
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:06 (eleven years ago) link
rising acts move sold out shows into bigger venues all the time, without outright cancellations or this kind of fanfare. that would be p weird imo. although this whole thing does seem weird in general.
― some dude, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:08 (eleven years ago) link
is it possible that they booked the tour under old management & then when they signed to interscope they decided not to have them go out? i'm not sure if my timeline is off there tho
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:13 (eleven years ago) link
and by interscope i mean whichever major they signed to, i forget which it is
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:14 (eleven years ago) link
epic i think.moving to a bigger venue would mean they would be getting more cash if it were a door split. If it were a straight up booking fee, they might cancel the whole tour because that's the only way they could contractually get out of doing several small shows. dunno.
― Authorities don't know who shot the 50 Cent the goose. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 17:38 (eleven years ago) link
― some dude, Wednesday, June 13, 2012 11:39 AM (1 hour ago)
agree that music fans in general get irritated at show cancellations, but another dimension here is death grips are coming up through the underground where project delays are common and frequent, but shows commitments are code-of-honor type stuff. as somebody who books and play shows, I can say that bands who cancel without good cause are viewed as flaky pains in the ass or cavalier primadonnas unconcerned with making other ppl's lives difficult. and this was an entire tour! whiney made the point above, you'd think a guy like zach hill would know better.
if they'd produced some kind of sincere apologetic message or rationale it'd be different but it was like "btw no shows, suck it". frankly, I was psyched to pick up their album the week it dropped but the way they handled this left a bitter taste in my mouth. still haven't bought it, tho I prolly will at some point.
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 18:11 (eleven years ago) link
it's just hilarious cause like, you just dropped an album dude. nobody will mind if you don't drop another before January.
― some dude, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 18:12 (eleven years ago) link
maybe they had conflicting label obligations - like maybe the label made them cancel?
― sarahell, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 20:23 (eleven years ago) link
Why wouldn't you just say that then?
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 23:09 (eleven years ago) link
because they work for the label?
― catbus otm (gbx), Thursday, 14 June 2012 01:20 (eleven years ago) link