Huh, I assumed the revive would be this, which has been doing the rounds.
Andrew W.K. is a Libertarian "Classical Liberal" who believes in American Exceptionalism & a "big fan of Breitbart". He was a regular on Fox News show 'Red Eye' for years w/ his friend Gavin McInnes (Proud Boys) & even had his own radio show on Glenn Beck’s TheBlaze radio network— Heresy Labs (@heresysquad) October 10, 2018
― Andrew Farrell, Saturday, 10 October 2020 08:36 (three years ago) link
I hadn't seen any of that before. Most of the people and organisations mentioned I don't really know, but I get that they're unsavoury associations. Is the consensus that there is something to it all?
― brain (krakow), Saturday, 10 October 2020 10:49 (three years ago) link
AWK seems to have deleted the tweet that I posted above. I feel less enamoured by the mystery in the cold light of day and guess that the (supposed) 1998 diary is something created to help promote new music coming soon.
― brain (krakow), Saturday, 10 October 2020 11:27 (three years ago) link
Honestly, I don't see a lot there beyond "Andrew W K isn't that bright or politically involved" - the only thing that bothers me is the quote about him loving Breitbart, and the source of it is - an article on Breitbart.There's what seems to be an informed rebuttal here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AndrewWK/comments/9mvw92/andrew_wk_has_long_extensive_ties_to_rightwing/e7i30hz/
― Andrew Farrell, Saturday, 10 October 2020 13:57 (three years ago) link
Yeah AWK is about as apolitical as it gets
― frogbs, Saturday, 10 October 2020 13:59 (three years ago) link
yeah, weak tea guilt by association shit. he's about as guilty as Damien from Fucked Up in that case.
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Saturday, 10 October 2020 14:01 (three years ago) link
That's all good to read, thanks.
― brain (krakow), Saturday, 10 October 2020 16:50 (three years ago) link
I feel less enamoured by the mystery in the cold light of day
I love that he still finds it fun to generate intricate layers of confusing backstory and then publish disinformation about the stuff he's put so much effort into.
Thanks for that rebuttal link, AF.
― Covidiots from UHF (sic), Saturday, 10 October 2020 19:36 (three years ago) link
uhh what
https://www.instagram.com/katdenningsss/
― frogbs, Thursday, 6 May 2021 01:45 (two years ago) link
jenny4twntyThe shower drain must be a nightmare
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 6 May 2021 09:56 (two years ago) link
Speak of the... devil?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj8C7hKpBNA
― vcrash, Thursday, 6 May 2021 14:56 (two years ago) link
this new album's gonna be pretty heavy huh
― frogbs, Thursday, 6 May 2021 15:53 (two years ago) link
Wow this song rules
Incredible album title + cover art combo too
― intern at pepe le pew research (Simon H.), Thursday, 6 May 2021 16:05 (two years ago) link
that track is a snooze im sure his fans from his Glen Beck network show will dig tho
― kurt schwitterz, Thursday, 6 May 2021 16:19 (two years ago) link
I've never been an AWK fan, but the video has a Matthew Barney-ish feel that I'm into. The song's...fine, but nothing without the visuals.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 6 May 2021 16:44 (two years ago) link
The "Babalon" video is quite something as well.
― intern at pepe le pew research (Simon H.), Thursday, 6 May 2021 16:53 (two years ago) link
OK, just watched "Babalon" and that is legitimately great (song and video). If he'd sounded like this all along I'd have been a fan 20 years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI8y36733ag
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 6 May 2021 17:11 (two years ago) link
apparently an entire journal of his from 1998-2000 leaked online
https://awkshare.com/files/7d756f81-e197-4711-9101-fd042ca3d17b
feels wrong to be reading this but it's pretty fascinating, hundreds of pages not only detailing the entire Andrew WK persona but also a man at war with himself. seems to explore the whole "use actors for the first few years/make it seem like everyone else is doing the work" idea. at some point he lays out his first 9 albums, #5 being "The Devil's on Your Side" and #6 being "The Party Gods"
obviously a good chance this was all made in the last couple of months but still, pretty crazy shit here
― frogbs, Tuesday, 11 May 2021 17:48 (two years ago) link
"i'm in heaven" is so good
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 11 May 2021 21:44 (two years ago) link
xp "leaked"
― Deicide at Chuck E. Cheese (PBKR), Wednesday, 12 May 2021 00:20 (two years ago) link