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1 hour ago, jerseypride said:

 

To the extent your question is genuine, I follow musicians on social media to get updates on their musical projects.  That is what being a fan of his music has to do with checking his social media.

It is genuine.  I'm a fan of the music he's released in the past and connected to when I was younger. I've never been a fan of him personally which is what I think social media is for. I'm genuinely  fascinated by the lines of fandom and art. I will make a decision to listen or not listen when (if ever) there's a release. I'm sure I'll hear about it when it happens even though I can't imagine listening to any new release knowing what I know now. There won't be any connection made. That's my perspective. Was curious of yours.

8 minutes ago, jerseypride said:

I am a big fan of his music. But that doesn't prevent me from being very troubled by his actions. Is that seriously hard to make sense of?

It's not. I was just curious and you provided an answer. I don't know why you would think I couldn't understand that.

Edit: Actually, no. That doesn't make sense. You're a fan of his music. What does that have to do with checking his social media?

3 hours ago, jerseypride said:

Has anyone else been paying attention to DRA's social media activity of late? Bunch of phony meditations about gratitude with plenty of "God bless y'alls" thrown in for good measure. So much for his promise to "soon" provide his side of the misconduct allegations.

 

Are there really people who can't see how fake this all is? I guess the answer is yes given the amount of fanboys and gals who instantly shower these posts with "likes." Pathetic.

I haven't been but I'm curious, why are you? Sounds like you're not much of a fan. 

I love that they described the Songs For The Deaf as a "kick in the face"

For context: https://pitchfork.com/news/josh-homme-kicks-female-photographer-in-the-head-during-show/

New Single. 

3 hours ago, lostcrimes said:

Also worth noting that they have the latest album and the greatest hits for 11.99

Shipping for greatest hits is $11. There goes that deal. They did get an account out of me though. Good for them.

Edit: I see they have a US store and sadly, the deal isn't there too.

53 minutes ago, skycriesmary said:

I love how they mark up a number of titles before having these sales. Easy pass.

Amoeba does the same thing when they issue their 15% coupons. I have a scraper that watches their prices and I always know when they're about to put out a new coupon.

5 minutes ago, glass realms said:

I get that Matt is probably financing this entire album but $37 shipped for a single LP is a bit much.

It's 2xLP. I wonder if they're only pressing 500 or if there will be a black version to follow? There's probably not much margin left after pressing and shipping 500 double albums. Probably just enough to pay to get them made and have someone ship them.

5 minutes ago, craigeduk said:

Still waiting for the 1st 2 albums on vinyl

I wonder who owns those? 1st album would be a great candidate for Run Out Groove if it was owned by warner. Odds are it is because Warner owns everything. As long as they don't burn down the warehouse that holds the masters.

The Rentals put out a new song. I think they're announcing something today. Hopefully an album and pre-order. Yesterday, Matt Sharp posted a clip of smokey and the bandit captioned "tomorrow..."

I'm looking forward to this. I know he was working with Nick Zinner, Ronnie Vannucci, and Dave Fridmann

Edit: Just saw this go up - https://therentals.bandcamp.com/ First pressing on Translucent Gold colored vinyl for advance orders. limited to 500 copies only available here!

They're also terrible at naming albums and songs.

I'm enjoying as well. I'd even agree it's a little boring. But in the best way.

Where are you hearing this?

Do they still send out those "come back and get a free record" emails a few months after you cancel?

Why are they no longer releasing on saddle creek?

1 hour ago, jonnywreck said:

That sax solo is god-awful and "Love Never" is essentially a note for note re-recording of "Chase This Light." Ima pass.

We were all waiting for you to let us know you were going to pass. Don't hold out on us so long next time!

October 18, if you're wondering...

Not sure if there are any Richard Hawley fans here but his entire discography is being reissued. Some of which have been out of print and hard to find. Coles Corner and Truelove's Gutter have been on my white whale list for years.

https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/richard-hawley

11 hours ago, gazzo said:

Search isn't gone, it's gone in the default theme, but if you change it on the bottom to one of the 3 others, it's back on the top right

It should be in the default theme though.

14 hours ago, noname said:

You heard the whole album?

I've heard the last few. But also just the messages about "Surviving in chaos. The real shit."

25 minutes ago, ethanpricington said:

I stand by that this is what I personally think.

How do we feel about this being Billie trying "out rock" his kids who are onto something with their own music.

21 minutes ago, beags said:

The White Album is so confusing.

 

I don't understand how a band can put out 4 exceptionally mediocre releases, then one of the greatest albums of all time, and follow that up with pure shite for the foreseeable future. Like how.

The White Album is confusing because it's all over the place but...

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A new producer was signed, Jake Sinclair, whom the band met during the recording for Raditude. The album has some classic-sounding songs like the Pinkerton style "Do You Wanna Get High?" and the The Blue Album-sounding "L.A. Girlz." There are also some new and modern sounding tracks like "Thank God for Girls" and "Jacked Up." Rivers has said that he was pushing for the new sound, while Jake wanted more classic style songs.

Personally, I think "Do You Wanna Get High?" is the only good song on the White Album and the rest is trash.

I'd be more interested in picking this up if the cover wasn't so bad.

Why not call it "fuck all you motherfuckers" so when you buy it, it's directed right at the target.