Not to be giant douche by my alma mater has produced a shit ton of acts of late that have blown the fuck up: MGMT, Santigold, Das Racist, Amazing Baby - basically making the only vaguely creative place in all of Connecticut, which is not saying much. You vomit in a straight line and as long as its on a piece of paper and its in Connecticut, you become the state's next great artistic hope since Eugene O'Neill.
Now the latest band that's getting some buzz is hipster synth ironic cluster fuck Boy Crisis, who were one deemed by Pitchfork "the worst band right now". Any press is good press, and I think Pitchfork needs to lighten up anyway even though they were totally right about how fucking good Bill Callahan's last album was.
Here is Boy Crisis's preview for their "Dressed to Digress" video, which was filmed at and around Wesleyan and contains some people that I know as well as all the items of clothing I masturbate thinking about.
And here's a pretty fly show they did at an Eclectic Haus party with lots of people that I know:
Worst band ever...? Most arrogant post ever....? YOU DECIDE!
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
MGMT - "Kids" video
You know that song on an album that everyone loves and knows but is never actually a single? "Kids" off MGMT's album Oracular Spectacular is, or I should say WAS that... MGMT have caught on made a video for it, in addition to the countless fan made ones on youtube.
Its not my favorite video by them (the night mysticism of Electric Feel is that) but it does have cool DIY monsters torturing a baby. I'm not sure what its saying since the outcome is unclear, but great song and some cool paper mache work.
On a personal note - when I went to Wesleyan MGMT (all wes alumns btw) were like a house band and were known as The Management. "Kids" was one of the songs they had written during Wes and the catchy sentimental tune in its raw form became an anthem of sorts at the school. I remember dance parties where everyone could scream the lyrics and stomp at the emotional crescendo, and now the world can stomp with us.
Here is a vid of them at wes with their cover of Talking Heads "This is the Place", (performed on 4/20) outside of West Co.
Its not my favorite video by them (the night mysticism of Electric Feel is that) but it does have cool DIY monsters torturing a baby. I'm not sure what its saying since the outcome is unclear, but great song and some cool paper mache work.
On a personal note - when I went to Wesleyan MGMT (all wes alumns btw) were like a house band and were known as The Management. "Kids" was one of the songs they had written during Wes and the catchy sentimental tune in its raw form became an anthem of sorts at the school. I remember dance parties where everyone could scream the lyrics and stomp at the emotional crescendo, and now the world can stomp with us.
Here is a vid of them at wes with their cover of Talking Heads "This is the Place", (performed on 4/20) outside of West Co.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Amazing Baby "Pump Your Breaks"
(more wesleyan alums along with MGMT, Santogold, Tadd Gero)
so now psychedelic is where its at ehh?
i dig it
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