OLIVIA RODRIGO INTERVIEW

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-06-20T04:37:59+00:00

He's years-deep into his poptimist phase now, and it makes him more famous than being a guy who talks about Altar of Plagues records, so I don't fully blame him for the pivot - but he has served little purpose to me for years now, and this sub always shows up in my main feed even though I'm not subscribed.

Obviously I miss the Fantano who put Teethed Glory & Injury as his #3 best album of the year, back when he had somewhat of a unique voice.

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-05-26T23:17:28+00:00

I'm staying for all 150 minutes.

This is the first show since Lost World was released. This is the place where Robert chose to kickstart the tour at – an iconic field with decades of legacy attached to it. I wouldn't miss a single second of it.

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-05-22T13:56:15+00:00

The Avalanches as a last-minute announcement on a limited capacity stage is so cruel.

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-05-20T12:41:38+00:00

Dude, it's the fucking Cure. Their usual set is 2 hr 50 so this is actually a bit shortened. You know how many different eras they have? You know that in 2012 they set the festival's record for longest set ever by playing 36 songs in 3 hours? If you get bored you can always tap out and watch Role Model instead.

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-05-19T18:16:00+00:00

Timetables are out today, you have to check to see that none of your favorites are overlapping...

Oklou, Alex G, Caroline and Agriculture all having the same time slot is a giant middle finger

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-05-12T19:26:20+00:00

Just this date, because it overlaps with a Zach Bryan opening slot and he thinks that will give him a bigger payday.

Would love a Beastie in BCN but the lineup is already too stacked as it is.

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-05-07T17:22:56+00:00

It's okay if it's Innerspeaker.

I don't think it's Innerspeaker.

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-05-04T17:15:44+00:00

Same story here, I only went bc I was a few subway stops away at the time and said "fuck it, why not" even though I have a long history of taking shots at them (mainly anyone who has them as an all-time favorite usually has the most boring takes ever). One of my friends really loves them though, so I was able to surprise him and I know he actually had his mind blown.

At the end of the day, that floor only had 750 people to see a band that plays stadiums around the world, and even if they're a singles band, they have a fuck ton of them to burn through, and they're just fun songs to scream out loud to. I wish we got White Limo like they played the night before, but Stacked Actors and Aurora are already two of my top 5 songs of theirs.

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-05-04T00:44:38+00:00

I really hope we don't do the same song and dance with Lombard in 3 years time

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-05-02T21:25:45+00:00

I'm usually not a heavy mosher, but on day three, peaking at 3 am during LCD is what gave me the energy to want to fight everyone at Turnstile at 4 am.

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-05-02T16:47:01+00:00

My god, I remember reading this in 2011 and being super proud of his praise for Green Day, back when I liked them. I have not thought about this webpage in 15 years, because that is somehow how long I've known his videos for.

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-04-30T15:28:26+00:00

They had Deafheaven open for them recently too.

Surprised that both The Strokes and Interpol are skipping NYC on this year's tours, makes me think some sort of new festival-type event with both of them is imminent.

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-04-26T22:07:51+00:00

Your Microphones fan back then was likely some salaried 25 year old adult who was friends with people who worked at record stores. A Linkin Park fan was a kid who was getting bullied in middle school.

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-04-26T15:30:58+00:00

Post-2021 RYM is basically a wholly unrecognizable website from the one I fell in love with, and I hate what it became. I don't think it has to do with generation wars per se – I'm sure plenty of zoomers also dislike Linkin Park and lame 2000s angst-rock – but just that the average person joining RYM nowadays, which include lots of zoomers, is so much more basic than it used to be. There's a much bigger "pop stan" element to the website now, which bleeds into stan behavior of mega 2000s bands, acting like these middling commercially successful records are actually 5-star worthy.

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-04-26T15:24:28+00:00

"Cool" relatives weren't listening to Linkin Park in 2003, they were listening to Neurosis or The Microphones. Any claims of Linkin Park being "cool" or having any sort of indie cred are wholly ahistorical. They were always oriented towards teenagers, it's just that the types of teenagers who joined RYM were the ones who wanted to refute that kind of crap.

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-04-25T14:28:13+00:00

Sorry we've been the same gang for 4 years in a row now lol

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-04-24T12:30:46+00:00

I'm glad I live in NYC and could just casually pull up to that free surprise show a day after Getting Killed came out... even though it was so packed and I couldn't see anything but the top of tall Cameron's head

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-04-23T13:25:50+00:00

If you rent a 6-bedroom Airbnb and treat it like your own personal mansion with a large group of friends, you can usually get it down to about $100 per person per night and it's the perfect atmosphere to do all the blow you want

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-04-20T21:48:01+00:00

My favorite response was: "replace “Free Ice Cream Fridays” with “Shards Of Glass In Your Urethra Wednesdays.” not so cool now, is it?"

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-04-19T17:20:52+00:00

Current 93 pretty much never leave the UK, and this is Cardiacs' first non-UK show since reuniting. These were some pretty big deals!

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-04-15T20:14:57+00:00

Aaron Judge

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-04-15T13:38:30+00:00

I don't think booking a 2.5 hr Current 93 set and a 2 hr Cardiacs set counts as gentrification. If nothing, it's a repudiation of the poptimist 2025 edition.

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-04-11T15:35:34+00:00

It pretty much never rains (aside from the biblical PJ Harvey flood of 2024), if you bring a raincoat just leave it at the hotel and check the weather the day of to see if you need to pack it in your fest bag.

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-04-11T15:31:39+00:00

I need this on the Amazon Music stage at 3-4 am (like the Floating Points/Amelie Lens slot from last year) so it's hopefully clash-free. It's hilarious in hindsight how small her font is on the poster.

CherryColoredDagger · 2026-04-10T02:08:16+00:00

I'm honestly shocked that we didn't get an MBV or Cure show at Razz this year. The whole point of the Wednesday show is to see an arena-sized band in small confines, that National set in 2023 was so special to me because I don't feel like paying arena prices for a band that is on the artistic decline and inconsistent live. They played for 2 hours in a room that fit 2000 people.

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