the classics are the folks who buy whatever sounds good from an audiophile perspective rather than having personal taste.
― assert (matttkkkk), Tuesday, 16 January 2024 04:45 (three months ago) link
you either buy equipment to listen to your favorite music or buy music to listen to your favorite equipment.
― Reeves Gabrels' Funko Pop (majorairbro), Tuesday, 16 January 2024 04:49 (three months ago) link
"In Your Wildest Dreams" is great
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 16 January 2024 04:55 (three months ago) link
that was a favorite when I was a kid, used to enjoy that one coming on 105.1 while cruising in the back seat of the station wagon
― Disco Biollante (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 16 January 2024 05:17 (three months ago) link
Oof, I don’t know…it kind of sounds like something that could’ve been a theme song to a family-friendly sci-fi show from that era. Which to be fair, could be a great thing to some, but it’s not to my taste.
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 16 January 2024 07:57 (three months ago) link
I <3 ums, my musical doppelganger.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Tuesday, 16 January 2024 12:51 (three months ago) link
Another vote for IYWD. It was clinched for me one night when these 2 ancient hippies got up at the open mic I was hosting & played a rickety, broken-down but heartfelt version. Agreed the production is of its time — in a way that isn’t necessarily flattering.
― lethbridge-pfunkboy (hardcore dilettante), Tuesday, 16 January 2024 15:07 (three months ago) link
As a kid I liked "The Voice" more than "IYWD" — it's got kind of an Ultravox vibe. I thought they were a New Wave band!
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 16 January 2024 15:31 (three months ago) link
TIL!
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/cecilia-ann-by-the-pixies-yes-i-wrote-recorded-the-song-as-the-surftones-with-my-buddy-frosty.272578/
― andrew m., Tuesday, 23 January 2024 18:08 (three months ago) link
When two cranks collide.
― lethbridge-pfunkboy (hardcore dilettante), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 19:18 (three months ago) link
<3 PBKR us Moodheads need to stay together
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 19:21 (three months ago) link
Late to this but long distance voyager is at least 60% of a great album
― realistic pillow (Jon not Jon), Friday, 2 February 2024 01:55 (three months ago) link
TIL!https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/cecilia-ann-by-the-pixies-yes-i-wrote-recorded-the-song-as-the-surftones-with-my-buddy-frosty.272578🕸/
― Al Green Explores Your Mind Gardens (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 2 February 2024 02:07 (three months ago) link
big dust up over there yesterday in a now deleted thread where Hoffman initially stated that Palestinian flags were no longer allowed to be used in avatars; this quickly turned into both Palestinian and Israeli flags, but not until a few european racists showed their faces by declaring arabs and immigrants rapists and criminals. Lots of people said he may as well ban all flags as avatars if he's going to do this, as well as Putin and Zelinsky avatars (I don't recall anyone ever having a non-funny Putin avatar there but there were certainly some very strong Roger Waters proponents who piped up). Within about 12 hours the entire thread was deleted. Not sure what the policy is now.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Thursday, 15 February 2024 14:06 (two months ago) link
I'm guessing no flags.
― Mark G, Thursday, 15 February 2024 14:14 (two months ago) link
Better option: no avatars
― rock will eat itself (Matt #2), Thursday, 15 February 2024 14:34 (two months ago) link
every avatar needs to just be steve hoffman with a shakti hallograph stick
― budo jeru, Thursday, 15 February 2024 19:09 (two months ago) link
steve hoffman being zionist actually WAS on my 2024 bingo card
― kurt schwitterz, Thursday, 15 February 2024 19:48 (two months ago) link
As I read on that dedicated H0ffman burn forum, apparently H0ffman's wife is super hardcore MAGA.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 15 February 2024 19:56 (two months ago) link
oh whats that forum spill the beans
― kurt schwitterz, Thursday, 15 February 2024 19:57 (two months ago) link
Thought that was mentioned upthread, but just google "st3r3oc3ntral" obvs with the proper replacements there. Be forewarned, it can be a little toxic at times, but they do a good job of calling out the general misogyny and racism that can run rampant at H0ffman.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 15 February 2024 20:02 (two months ago) link
thankkkk youuuu
― kurt schwitterz, Thursday, 15 February 2024 20:19 (two months ago) link
The existence of a Steve Hoffman burn forum is extremely 1999, love it
― papal hotwife (milo z), Thursday, 15 February 2024 20:22 (two months ago) link
haha Pitchfork Reviews Steve Hoffman
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 15 February 2024 20:42 (two months ago) link
I hate to ask, but is Hoffman's wife super MAGA nuttery visible somewhere on the web? I was under the impression he was very much anti-MAGA so that must be weird.
But yeah, quite a few reactionary nuts and even actual Nazis on that forum. I think they're clearly in the minority, but really fucking sad when they pop up and pledge allegiance to Trump or spew their vile racist shit about immigrants and minorities. IIRC one of the mods "Dave" had some really disgusting anti-Asian immigrant rants that have since been deleted.
― birdistheword, Thursday, 15 February 2024 22:31 (two months ago) link
I don't know, just taking it on face value from the posters over there - they are very often digging up (to an uncomfortable degree!) real world links and photos of notorious H0ffman posters, so I'm sure they've sourced something.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 15 February 2024 22:39 (two months ago) link
Hoffman appears to be vaguely on the left when he posts on Twitter
The rival board mentioned above - it can at times be very amusing, but some of the people there are so consumed by hate for all things SH.tv that they frequently come across as far more pitiful than the goofballs they make fun of
― PaulTMA, Thursday, 15 February 2024 23:39 (two months ago) link
Yeah, was gonna say, the one thread I looked at on SC was full of far more reprehensibly misogynistic shit than anything I've ever seen lurking SHF.
― Paul Ponzi, Friday, 16 February 2024 00:05 (two months ago) link
Some on SC just seem to wallow in being as negative about pretty much all rock and pop music to the extent that I think: what exactly is the difference between this and the negativity/narrow mindedness/inability to just enjoy music on the Hoffman board? That ‘sacred cows’ revered on SH.tv are finally getting put in their place? Who gives a crap?
― Road House: Songs and Stories (Master of Treacle), Friday, 16 February 2024 00:17 (two months ago) link
That’s what’s great. The kind of posting forged in the fires of Usenet insanity.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Friday, 16 February 2024 00:34 (two months ago) link
Steve Hoffman and forums, the two things I hateUSEnet and insanity, the two things that's great
― CEO Greedwagon (Neanderthal), Friday, 16 February 2024 01:15 (two months ago) link
Finding a super-active Free Forum or usenet group feels so bizarre in 2024. Of course it's filled with completely off-the-chart non-linear obsessional derision and hate. 50/50 chance of one of them self-actualizing into something involving guns.
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 16 February 2024 06:33 (two months ago) link
SC is nuts, there's a 271 page thread bashing just one Hoffman forum member's original music.
― Reeves Gabrels' Funko Pop (majorairbro), Friday, 16 February 2024 09:42 (two months ago) link
They also get very upset indeed at the likes of very obvious, albeit subtle trolls like S.P. Honeybunch who provides excellent discussions like these
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/in-1992-did-nirvana-and-pearl-jams-successes-hurt-emi-usa-modern-rock-promotional-efforts-for-emf.1178741/
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/fine-young-cannibals-rock-n-roll-hall-of-fame.1159561/
― PaulTMA, Friday, 16 February 2024 11:32 (two months ago) link
Yeah, I'm not defending SC really, it's pretty toxic and creepy at times, but every now and then I like to duck in and see how they puncture the self-seriousness of H0ffman.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 16 February 2024 16:09 (two months ago) link
it’s horrifying and compelling
― brimstead, Friday, 16 February 2024 16:14 (two months ago) link
otm
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 16 February 2024 16:23 (two months ago) link
lol, PaulTMA. those are good finds
― budo jeru, Friday, 16 February 2024 16:28 (two months ago) link
SC has some great display names too ... Norman 'Whiplash' Mailer is art
― budo jeru, Friday, 16 February 2024 16:45 (two months ago) link
it’s mostly straight up bullying tbh but it does call out right wing bullshit and shady Steve stuff
― brimstead, Friday, 16 February 2024 17:54 (two months ago) link
an all-time favouritehttps://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/hows-about-one-last-beatles-concert.367997/
― PaulTMA, Sunday, 18 February 2024 15:48 (two months ago) link
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/was-madonnas-papa-dont-preach-influenced-by-the-jefferson-airplanes-papa-john-creach.885388/page-3
― PaulTMA, Sunday, 18 February 2024 15:49 (two months ago) link
And John Lennon's hologram can be beamed down from a Pred ship
― CEO Greedwagon (Neanderthal), Sunday, 18 February 2024 15:49 (two months ago) link