posted April 25, 2018 #

https://t.co/AFlROLeEil

posted April 25, 2018 #

I was super busy today and didn’t really read Twitter & it seems like I picked the right day.

posted April 25, 2018 #

amazed always at people’s inability to process that artists can do good work without being “massive voices” https://t.co/tkIDsF5tAi

posted April 25, 2018 #

Can you recommend a GDPR expert? Yes! Great, can you give me their email address so I can contact them? No.

posted April 25, 2018 #

toms shoes are made by tom from myspace

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Refute

posted April 25, 2018 #

i hated it at the start but loved it by the end

A GOOD WOMAN IS HARD TO FIND gets Makeup And Vanity to score

posted April 25, 2018 #

congrats @vanityset!

Dragnet Girl

posted April 25, 2018 #

Coming up on May 2nd, Coupler is going to provide a live score for the 1933 silent noir film, Dragnet GirlBelcourt. I have never seen the film but based on this teaser, I imagine I will love it. I suggest letting the whole thing play out as the music needs time to build; like most Coupler tracks.

Tickets and details are here but, hopefully, this isn't just a one time event.

The New Yorker Caption Contest

posted April 25, 2018 #

The New Yorker has a series of videos in which various comedians provide captions for their enigmatic cartoons. We all know the best caption for any iteration of the cartoon but there's plenty of amusing goofiness in these videos worth your time. Here's a sampling:

Adam Scott
Abbi Jacobson and Zach Woods - a personal favorite
Nick Offerman
Bill Hader

Enjoy.

posted April 25, 2018 #

Well, I love this. https://t.co/ktdV2jUOxx

posted April 25, 2018 #

This is blowing my mind this morning https://t.co/WpBsVqDPoq

Daniel Forero products

posted April 24, 2018 #

not all but MOST of these are rad enough to make you mad about Men's Clothing.

posted April 24, 2018 #

Imagine banning the world's coolest dog. https://t.co/LIyyRBVZQT

posted April 24, 2018 #

Pluto 1994 | 2018 https://t.co/00mJwy1c87

posted April 24, 2018 #

Made a new zine. Posting it for sale. https://t.co/n0BsNSvoSf

posted April 24, 2018 #

SO excited to announce that “Parade of Youth” is finally coming out on vinyl! The album has been fully remastered, and starting today you can preorder at our website. We also have a brand new T-shirt! Release/reunion show announcement coming soon! >>>https://t.co/BXGFVB97Rn https://t.co/CYuEExcFce

posted April 24, 2018 #

which pink floyd album is this https://t.co/a0uQx6rsNp

Introducing Fan/Fiction

posted April 24, 2018 #

Happy to introduce a new show to We Own This Town called Fan/Fiction w/ Andrew/Zach. Yea, the title is a mouthful but that's part of the charm. Here's the synopsis:

Two longtime collaborators take a deep-dive into the world of fan/fiction to dissect the why of creativity.

What's that mean? It means that the hosts, Andrew Gumm and Zach Duensing, are going to spend a good bit of time parsing through actual submissions on the FanFiction.net site and ponder just what the heck is going on.

The first teaser for the show is up now and all episodes will be released on May 1st. I'll be sure to let you know.

The Ghost Of Big Freedia

posted April 24, 2018 #

Great piece over on Noisey about The Ghost of Big Freedia. No, she hasn't passed away but the piece covers the fact that huge artists like Drake and Beyonce sample her work and then eschew showcasing her in any additional materials. It doesn't stop with those two either, Freedia makes Bounce music and the genre is influencing the likes of N.E.R.D., as broken down in this Earworm episode.

My knee jerk reaction to this was to say "sampling a musician does not equal a responsibility to literally show them in any subsequent materials." I mean, there are a million songs out there sample a million other songs and you don't expect to see the original artist in the video. Paying for the sample is really the only requirement.

But that's a shortsighted view. This except from the piece explains it well:

This is not an uncommon circumstance for queer black artists to find themselves. It is more metaphorical. Queer black artists have often been siphoned for their creativity and erased visually as to not offend the heteronormative, often white public. Viewing the white blonde female taking up the screen as Big Freedia's voice boomed reminded me of how it must have felt to see Madonna perform her hit song "Vogue" at the 1990 MTV Music Awards. She took this dance and culture that was birthed by queer black and latinx people and made her blonde, white body the vehicle of delivering it to the mainstream. It is not uncommon for divas like Nicki Minaj, Beyonce, and Lady Gaga to mostly work with black queer artists for their makeup, wardrobe, choreography, and overall creative direction. It is rare to see black queer artists invited to be on the stage in a significant way.

If that Madonna reference falls on deaf ears, go watch Paris is Burning to comprehend the cultural appropriation taking place there.

I won't claim to be articulate enough to properly comment on this but it's an article worth reading and giving proper consideration. No one owes Freedia anything but there's a massive missed opportunity by not doing more.

Four Finger Press

posted April 24, 2018 #

Zak Parsons, aka Four Finger Press, is a talented illustrator and hilarious individual living in New Orleans making short run prints, koozies and other ephemera. The Fake Nudes print is what initially caught my eye but I'm having a hard time denying the appeal of these Gator pennants or this Cool Butt. Lots of good stuff throughout, go feast with your eyes and maybe even buy one or two.