Comment Archives: stories: Music
Re: “Looking Forward to Looking Back: 10 Albums Celebrating Anniversaries in 2012”
whats the r-word man
Re: “Looking Forward to Looking Back: 10 Albums Celebrating Anniversaries in 2012”
uh, not a chance. ghost is born is wilco's best album, duh! that is, in fact, a fact, because i am correct because i say i am correct and I am an authority on things, and you have to take my word for it because i'm an authority on things
Re: “101 Secrets to Indie Rock Success”
@Doug Kresse: I am willing to bet that asking the crowd how it sounds will not in 90% of shows make the sound any better. If the sound-person hasn't figured the bands' sound out on their own, they probably won't and just aren't that good at their job and/or are having technical problems. If they happen to be missing something crucial about the sound of the band, go tell them discreetly. It's insulting to call them out from the stage and won't yield the results you hoped for.
Re: “101 Secrets to Indie Rock Success”
As someone who does PR work for one of the venues in town (as well as freelance for a lot of musicians) I can not tell you how dead on this article is. Heck, I even learned a new thing or two. Thank you for this!
Re: “101 Secrets to Indie Rock Success”
#23. Go ahead and ask. I've been to dozens of shows where there vocals vanish. I felt sorry for a band from Scotland who had good 3 & 4-part harmonies and the venue messed up the vocals. Sometimes there's too much riding on making a good impression. Feedback is good. More is better. Don't be afraid.
Re: “101 Secrets to Indie Rock Success”
It seems like the "advice" from Captured Tracks really only applies to them.
Re: “101 Secrets to Indie Rock Success”
@Ninths: As per #57, yes, t-shirts are still a-ok by us. And postering! A total oversight on our part -- postering would definitely be nice touch, like a reenactment of a scene from Singles or something.
@Clint Willis: Oh, that's really very nice of you to say. Glad you like your kids' music. Though to be safe, I feel I should refer you (and them) to #38.
Thanks for reading, everyone.
Re: “101 Secrets to Indie Rock Success”
some things never really change though eh? How about T-shirts are they in or out now? Or how about postering?...I did a bunch of that as well..in crapy weather once upon a time..
Re: “101 Secrets to Indie Rock Success”
my kids are in a (fucking awesome) band in nyc and their manager posted this on facebook. i'm a magazine writer and editor, and the piece makes me wanna hire you guys. nice work.
Re: “The 10 Best Things Right Now: With Craig Finn, John K. Samson, Robert Christgau and More”
Wussy is the greatest rock'n'roll band in the world right now. And I'm 15!
(Not really. I'm 49.)
Re: “11 Great Songs (Plus Three Terrible Ones) Not Sung by the Band’s Lead Singer”
Fact Check : There is no Rick Danko version of Out of the Blue. It's always been Robbie. All good hearted people know that.
Re: “The Year in Music: Observations and Value Judgments”
Re: The Reemergence of Mystery as Marketing
Surely a middle ground can be found between the over-the-top mythic tales of how, for example, Jimmy Page composed the music to Led Zeppelin classics while secluded in a dark castle, surrounded by Aleister Crowley paraphernalia; and on the other hand, the constant barrage of OMG, I-just-had-an-organic-ham-sandwich-on-whole-wheat tweeting that passes for communication these days. Right?
And can we stop using the term "mix-tape" when not in a cassette format, please?
Re: “11 Great Songs (Plus Three Terrible Ones) Not Sung by the Band’s Lead Singer”
"Numb" is more mediocre than terrible. (The Edge has a great voice; he's the one singing the backup harmonies, not Bono, on those U2 songs.)
Also, Demos falling on his ass seems like a metaphor for reviving GBV.
Re: “101 Secrets to Indie Rock Success”
@Natural: Whoa, whoa, whoa, there's certainly *some* snark and ironic posturing in there! Thanks for the nice words, and for reading, obviously.
You too, M. Romeo.
Re: “101 Secrets to Indie Rock Success”
I think this article is very helpful. I've actually had the pleasure to book with Andy and I can say as an artist that I def appreciate when both parties respect each others hard work. The music world is tough.
Re: “101 Secrets to Indie Rock Success”
I was expecting a list filled with snark and ironic posturing, but this was a fantastic surprise. Thank you, L Magazine.
Re: “101 Secrets to Indie Rock Success”
This is so awesome I'm linking to it from my venue's booking info page. Thank you.
Re: “Your 2012 Album Preview”
I Am Dive forthcoming debut album Ghostwoods.
Previous EP's worth checking out
http://vimeo.com/31323318
Re: “Do Real Rappers Wear Skinny Jeans?”
do real music columnists write about trivial bullshit?
Re: “The Top 25 Albums of 2011”
here's some less narcissistic bands
Vulture Shit - http://vultureshit.bandcamp.com/
Robot Death Kites - http://robotdeathkites.bandcamp.com/
nursing home - http://nursinghome.bandcamp.com/
