dvv Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 excuse me, but may i ask what bands/acts/management whirr and especially this nick fellow are connected withNick Bassett IS the lead guitarist of Whirr (obviously), He IS the bassist of Nothing (though Nicky seems to not want anything to do with Whirr anymore according to his Twitter), he IS the only guitarist in Camera Shy, and IS(?) the guitarist/bassist of Death of LoversI highly doubt any of these projects are going to keep going forward with him after tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJL95 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 About time this band is what they deserved for a while now. I feel shamed having Sway in my collection. Glad RFC and other people with influence aren't supporting this type of shit Sidenote, that G.L.O.S.S demo is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 ^ this is all fucked but the band will reach more people at least. I'll definitely be looking for more stuff by them in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinglot Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 ^ this is all fucked but the band will reach more people at least. I'll definitely be looking for more stuff by them in the future. exactly what i've been thinking. whirr makes fun of g.l.o.s.s, g.l.o.s.s. gets attention, g.l.o.s.s. gains fans, whirr loses fans, whirr loses label, justice prevails, fuck whirr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkrtz Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Yeah gloss is in the process of exposure explosion so whirr's dumb little jab will just further the momentum they've already made for themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themean Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Bumping this thread just cuz there's a shitload of hilarity tonight in Whirr's Twitter. They're trolling all and everyone and so many panties getting twisted up. Haha. Being a bigot is funny, isn't it? slushy and giantfortune 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 Haha. Being a bigot is funny, isn't it? I already owned up to not having an initial clue as to what it was all about. Thanks. jewfro, KingTacoMunster, Tommy and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Well, this sucks. I dig Whirr and Nothing a lot. Not sure if I'm the type who can seperate music from musician after all this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvv Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I honestly love Nothing so much and I'm not afraid to say it, and I trust Nicky will do the right thing and kick bassett out of the band from here on out, though I'm scared to want to support their new album since nick did bass for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Well, I figured I'd stop in to share that the GLOSS demo tears it up. That is seriously good punk rock. kurtz and Cloudsbelow 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I honestly love Nothing so much and I'm not afraid to say it, and I trust Nicky will do the right thing and kick bassett out of the band from here on out, though I'm scared to want to support their new album since nick did bass for it. I can live without listening to Whirr, but Nothing is too damn good. Hopefully Nicky does the right thing, but who knows. We shall see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdturbo Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 It's funny how RFC Records is saying "we don't support this behavior in any way" but not only were they aware that Whirr was doing this over a year ago, they just plain out didn't give a shit. http://runforcoverrecords.tumblr.com/post/79988084964/what-do-you-think-of-the-whole-nothingwhirr LordZagry and agua 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NapalmBrain Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 This is an interesting turn of events, is this the first time a band has been dropped over twitter comments? Their actions last night were very disappointing to me. I own almost 100% discography from this band, I once traveled over 3 hours round trip to see them perform.I've invested dozens maybe even hundreds of listening hours to their music and Nick's other side projects. But I would have a hard time supporting this band in the future without some kind of public apology, I seriously hope the dude gets a change of heart and learns something from this experience. He is a talented musician and it would be a shame to waste it on pride and a tough asshole internet persona. The internet really has changed the way we interact with the music scene and listen to music. Transparency has altered everything, last night was truly disgusting but there has been so many examples of poor behavior by musicians through the years, there just wasn't always the internet to generate a platform of discussion. I mean Eric Clapton publically declared that England should deport all the blacks on stage at a concert, 3 out of 4 Beatles (not Ringo) beat their wives, Miles Davis was another woman abuser and you never hear "I really love Kind Of Blue, but I just can't listen to it without seperating how he treated women". Some other food for thought, the lead singer of Nothing stabbed a guy to death and it's more concerning to some of you that the bassist made a transphobic tweet (both actions are gross, but im on the side of ending another human's life is worse than degrading another human). I'm not trying to support the actions of nick or this band, and as someone with several trans friends I am seriously bummed by their actions. I wouldn't condemn anyone for not wishing to continue supporting this band, but I really don't understand if you connected with their music why you couldn't separate artist from art at least eventually. I own music from all 3 examples of shitty humans who make good music, doesn't make me a womanizer or a racist just like listening to Whirr doesn't make me transphobic but I'm not rushing to line their pockets from this point forward. jack8urt0n, poweredbytrust, skidroje and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noalarmplanet Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 It's funny how RFC Records is saying "we don't support this behavior in any way" but not only were they aware that Whirr was doing this over a year ago, they just plain out didn't give a shit. http://runforcoverrecords.tumblr.com/post/79988084964/what-do-you-think-of-the-whole-nothingwhirr Whirr has never done anything like this though, so I don't see any reason to call out RFC, RFC responded as best they could to Whirr being transphobic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantdance Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 The Pitchfork thing is nothing compared to what happened last night matthewfrank 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainaldous Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Saw someone on Facebook saying that basement and tigers jaw had said some shit about gloss as well, but that doesn't seem right. Anyone know what the hell they're talking about? It's also cool to see this dude finally eat his words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingTacoMunster Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I've never like the band, so I have no time invested in them nor spent money on their merchandise, so I win suckers Tommy and jack8urt0n 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum7 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 You mean people are finally seeing the assholes for who they are? Wasn't funny when they were insulting people's children on Facebook, isn't funny when it's transgender people either. Glad it finally caught up with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cephcarn4 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 This is an interesting turn of events, is this the first time a band has been dropped over twitter comments? Their actions last night were very disappointing to me. I own almost 100% discography from this band, I once traveled over 3 hours round trip to see them perform.I've invested dozens maybe even hundreds of listening hours to their music and Nick's other side projects. But I would have a hard time supporting this band in the future without some kind of public apology, I seriously hope the dude gets a change of heart and learns something from this experience. He is a talented musician and it would be a shame to waste it on pride and a tough asshole internet persona. The internet really has changed the way we interact with the music scene and listen to music. Transparency has altered everything, last night was truly disgusting but there has been so many examples of poor behavior by musicians through the years, there just wasn't always the internet to generate a platform of discussion. I mean Eric Clapton publically declared that England should deport all the blacks on stage at a concert, 3 out of 4 Beatles (not Ringo) beat their wives, Miles Davis was another woman abuser and you never hear "I really love Kind Of Blue, but I just can't listen to it without seperating how he treated women". Some other food for thought, the lead singer of Nothing stabbed a guy to death and it's more concerning to some of you that the bassist made a transphobic tweet (both actions are gross, but im on the side of ending another human's life is worse than degrading another human). I'm not trying to support the actions of nick or this band, and as someone with several trans friends I am seriously bummed by their actions. I wouldn't condemn anyone for not wishing to continue supporting this band, but I really don't understand if you connected with their music why you couldn't separate artist from art at least eventually. I own music from all 3 examples of shitty humans who make good music, doesn't make me a womanizer or a racist just like listening to Whirr doesn't make me transphobic but I'm not rushing to line their pockets from this point forward. The person Nick stabbed was not killed. Stop spreading rumors about stories from 2002 you know nothing about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noalarmplanet Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Looked up the G.L.O.S.S demo and it's good, very punk rock. Thought I'd post it so the curious could enjoy. https://girlslivingoutsidesocietysshit.bandcamp.com/releases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Banned User] Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Posting in a potential locked thread. Friendly1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NapalmBrain Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 off topic slightly but I have a friend who writes a comic about a transgender superhero named Trans Cat, she has been going through an exceptionally rough patch lately, and I think what she does is awesome, there isn't really too many in the comic world approaching this subject and I think it's beautiful that she puts something into this world that people who are otherwise marginalized by society can relate to. I thought some of you may be interested to at least glance, and if you really like it you can even order physical copies of all 5 issues. http://parasomniacomics.blogspot.com/p/the-parasomnia-shop.html I know this is pretty unrelated, but after such a negative event I thought I would try to add a positive and use this discussion as a launching point for support of someone in the transgender community agua, Cloudsbelow and Friendly1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NapalmBrain Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 oh oops "attempted murder" makes it super better Fridge Fox and Hobbes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noalarmplanet Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I'm not quite sure what anyone saw in the band Whirr. They were one of the least creative shoezage acts going in my opinion. Anyone can listen to My Bloody Valentine once and be inspired to make a band that sounds like them. Doesn't mean you should. I get that they draw influence from doom metal and hardcore and thats why you see all the hardcore bros at their shows but there is seriously NOTHING special going on there. They will totally be overlooked as just another band in this shoegaze revival. On top of that these guys are all total shit and they actually think they are the best band going today. I have never purchased their music on any format and have never seen them live and i never will. I 100% support Run For Cover Records. I don't hold them accountable for the actions of the artists they sign. If anything, RFC dropping Whirr should prove to all of you that they think the same about those guys as we all do. Now that they are dropped hopefully everyone will move on and find more interesting/creative music to listen to. Thank you for your excellent post about everyone's taste in music. I like some other bands too, should I run them past you first before I continue listening to them? poweredbytrust 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slushy Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 The Pitchfork thing is nothing compared to what happened last night It was the exact same shit, only that time the people being abused were just random people on facebook and not a band that many people would come out in support of. You're essentially saying that misogyny and homophobia are fine but transmisogyny is crossing a line. It's all the same gross, disgusting shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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