nah, otm
― imago, Wednesday, 17 September 2014 23:03 (nine years ago) link
xxxposts but framing it as a privacy issue and pointing out that one well-dressed Facebook already knows where you're hiding just seems deliberately obtuse.
It's not about "privacy," it's about the illusion of control of my digital living room. Like it's fine if Spotify wants to recommend the shit out of Iggy Azalea but if you drop her into my favorites and make her unremoveable you've gone too far without compromising my privacy in any way.
It's a clumsy overreach on apple's part at a time when the optics on reminding us that the landlord can enter our cloud spaces and rearrange the furniture are particularly poor.
It's lol that it's U2 and whatever but that's really beside the point.
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Thursday, 18 September 2014 01:40 (nine years ago) link
Apple should really do commercials based on this, just run with it comedically, like you get home from a long day at work and iggy azalea or U2 or biebs or vampire weekend is just chilling in your living room, eating a bag of chips or whatever.
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Thursday, 18 September 2014 02:29 (nine years ago) link
I downloaded the album to my device today. I didn't realize that I was only streaming it before. So apple invaded my digital space with a few 10s of kBs of metadata.
― fruit ← ⟨“apple”, “banana”, “orange”⟩ (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 18 September 2014 02:50 (nine years ago) link
hey look, free dog shit i threw into your front window!
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 18 September 2014 02:51 (nine years ago) link
Would have made so much more sense to put it on the iTunes store for $0.00.
And yeah, I'm going 100% McLuhan because the medium is definitely dictating this message. If it's just going to be a free iTunes download, why even bother making an effort. Like everyone else, it feels like they procrastinated until the night before and then pulled an all-nighter. World peace or else indeed - sucker.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 18 September 2014 03:18 (nine years ago) link
Were the files put on your hard drive?
― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, 18 September 2014 03:24 (nine years ago) link
people must be really pissed when they receive email attachments
― fruit ← ⟨“apple”, “banana”, “orange”⟩ (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 18 September 2014 03:45 (nine years ago) link
Nope. I was genuinely curious to hear the new U2 album. Too bad that it feels like a b-side comp.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 18 September 2014 03:49 (nine years ago) link
'Raised by Wolves' is a jam
― fruit ← ⟨“apple”, “banana”, “orange”⟩ (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 18 September 2014 03:53 (nine years ago) link
I hate how 'This is Where You Can Reach Me Now' sounds like every Danger Mouse produced track ever, though.
― fruit ← ⟨“apple”, “banana”, “orange”⟩ (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 18 September 2014 03:55 (nine years ago) link
Oh, great. Now they also want to make their own Pono.
http://time.com/3393297/u2-apple-new-digital-format/
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 18 September 2014 12:13 (nine years ago) link
I love how the final three paragraphs are nothing but a dull financial report with a bit of gloss, but my favorite moment is this pathetic paranthetical:
(It bears repetition: many, many people really, really like U2.)
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 18 September 2014 12:32 (nine years ago) link
Oh it turns out it's an audiovisual format. BOUND TO SUCCEED.
http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/09/u2-and-apple-working-on-new-digital-format-that-will-tempt-people-into-buying-music-again/
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 18 September 2014 13:25 (nine years ago) link
It depended on the user’s iTunes Match configuration. It automatically downloaded on my Macs.
― fruit ← ⟨“apple”, “banana”, “orange”⟩ (Sufjan Grafton)
LOL
― Allen (etaeoe), Thursday, 18 September 2014 13:50 (nine years ago) link
speaking of bad analogies:
“It’s like everyone’s vomiting whatever their first impression is,” said Clayton at one point.
― katherine, Thursday, 18 September 2014 14:59 (nine years ago) link
"Ooh, Betty! Bleurgh!"
― Mark G, Thursday, 18 September 2014 15:03 (nine years ago) link
oh man just wait until people start vomiting their fully formed opinionsx-post
― willem, Thursday, 18 September 2014 15:05 (nine years ago) link
I'm in a baja fresh right now that is only playing u2. Is this supposed to be part of the push?
― how's life, Thursday, 18 September 2014 15:53 (nine years ago) link
The TroubbllLLARGGGHHH
― arthur treacher, or the fall of the british empire (Jon Lewis), Thursday, 18 September 2014 16:04 (nine years ago) link
just saw their new ad where they rock out to "the miracle of joey ramone" in vibrant colors while images of patti smith and joey and the clash etc appear in their hearts
Everyone who's being obnoxiously zen about any aspect of this campaign needs to go bake themselves a cookie cuz no one's going to give them one
― da croupier, Thursday, 18 September 2014 16:05 (nine years ago) link
"i for one took in stride when u2 appeared in my itunes" tell apple they'll appreciate it
― da croupier, Thursday, 18 September 2014 16:06 (nine years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BxxHCYDIMAEWiLd.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 18 September 2014 16:11 (nine years ago) link
u gonna get the new U2
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Thursday, 18 September 2014 16:14 (nine years ago) link
was about to vent about how these guys are managing to make the '90s stones look humble and unostentatious but to be fair the stones didn't have the ability to do much more than traipse around the TV and play stadiums, who knows what kind of campaign Bridges to Babylon would have had in our brave new world
― da croupier, Thursday, 18 September 2014 16:16 (nine years ago) link
the ad in question
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXJz3C12bWs
i was at an extended family gathering back when u2's "vertigo" ipod ad was on tv and some xtian music-loving relatives who knew i was writing rock reviews saw it and said "is this the kind of music you write about?"
can't believe it's been ten years
― da croupier, Thursday, 18 September 2014 16:21 (nine years ago) link
is this the kind of music you post angrily on the internet about
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 18 September 2014 16:23 (nine years ago) link
and ¡quatorze! years since "Beautiful Day"
― some dude, Thursday, 18 September 2014 16:23 (nine years ago) link
I knew some born again xtians in wisconsin who hopped off the U2 train around the time of the achtung baby tour bc shit was getting a bit profane. Macphisto really messed them up. They were all pretty happy with "all that you can't leave behind" tho.
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Thursday, 18 September 2014 16:25 (nine years ago) link
yeah i'm sure these guys would have dug "walk on" or whatever, but "vertigo" was definitely too in-yo-face for them
― da croupier, Thursday, 18 September 2014 16:27 (nine years ago) link
whether that ad is an "alternative rock is dead" moment or a "u2 dug up alternative rock's corpse, fucked it and left it out in the rain" moment it definitely belongs on the timeline
― da croupier, Thursday, 18 September 2014 16:30 (nine years ago) link
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Thursday, September 18, 2014 12:14 PM (16 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol
― marcos, Thursday, 18 September 2014 16:31 (nine years ago) link
My Baja Fresh visit earlier, the playlist included Sunday Bloody Sunday, (something I can't remember), Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of, One, and then circled back to Sunday Bloody Sunday. I was basically like, "guess I won't stick around and polish off these chips".
― how's life, Thursday, 18 September 2014 16:31 (nine years ago) link
could just be the manager's ipod classic
― da croupier, Thursday, 18 September 2014 16:31 (nine years ago) link
― fruit ← ⟨“apple”, “banana”, “orange”⟩ (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, September 17, 2014 10:55 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Is this the one that sounds exactly like "Come Undone"?
― Immediate Follower (NA), Thursday, 18 September 2014 16:49 (nine years ago) link
who invented the phrase 'Raised By Wolves'? feels like it must have been Izzard in that sketch from around 1992/93. i know it's been the name of a Caitlin Moran-penned TV series since then too but i assumed she was just nicking it from him.
― piscesx, Thursday, 18 September 2014 17:08 (nine years ago) link
xp I don't think so. it's the one with the theremin synth that danger man puts on every album he produces
― fruit ← ⟨“apple”, “banana”, “orange”⟩ (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 18 September 2014 17:12 (nine years ago) link
it kinda sounds like the black keys
― fruit ← ⟨“apple”, “banana”, “orange”⟩ (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 18 September 2014 17:14 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi_H1XBnPu0
― Sir Lord Baltimora (Myonga Vön Bontee), Thursday, 18 September 2014 17:15 (nine years ago) link
feels like it must have been Izzard in that sketch from around 1992/93
this phrase is super old
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 18 September 2014 17:16 (nine years ago) link
can't tell if serious
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Thursday, 18 September 2014 17:16 (nine years ago) link
that U2 ad pisses old people off...kinda like Joey Ramone. I see what they're doing.
― fruit ← ⟨“apple”, “banana”, “orange”⟩ (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 18 September 2014 17:25 (nine years ago) link
oh yeah i'm sure the kids love it
― da croupier, Thursday, 18 September 2014 17:52 (nine years ago) link
Another hour, another PR victory!
“The punk rock thing to do is annoy people and get in their faces...If people have a problem with the way we released the album, I’m sure they’ve read about it online.”
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 18 September 2014 18:16 (nine years ago) link
fuckin step up and take a swing at bono! he's in u face! he wants you to (U2)!
― fruit ← ⟨“apple”, “banana”, “orange”⟩ (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 18 September 2014 18:18 (nine years ago) link
all up in yo shit, the fly in your free ointment, he's almost as punk as google+
― da croupier, Thursday, 18 September 2014 18:25 (nine years ago) link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus_and_Remus
― rushomancy, Thursday, 18 September 2014 20:20 (nine years ago) link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mowgli
― fruit ← ⟨“apple”, “banana”, “orange”⟩ (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 18 September 2014 20:36 (nine years ago) link
Prepare to buy the White Album... Again
― ambient yacht god (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 18 September 2014 22:09 (nine years ago) link
U2's corporate connections:http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/after-tough-years-elevation-partners-profits-on-sale-of-forbes-media/http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/05/28/in-search-of-star-power-fender-enlists-members-of-u2/
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 18 September 2014 23:30 (nine years ago) link