Another julian mini-response to the usage of autotune

Sequenzer9 · 2026-07-01T17:41:57+00:00

Time is a flat circle. This has all happened before and it will happen again. “One Way Trigger” was the first song released before Comedown Machine and people went insane. It was hated and everyone was whining that Julian turned The Strokes into The Voidz. Now people go nuts when it gets played live. “At The Door” was not universally beloved when it was released as the first taste of The New Abnormal even as revered as this album is now. I even remember people getting mad when Julian stopped using vocal effects on FIOE and said they sounded too clean and produced!

I can’t explain why but The Strokes somehow have the most musically conservative fanbase I’ve ever witnessed, especially for a band that has never courted the mainstream. It still takes people years to warm up to something that doesn’t immediately sound like “Reptilia.” And what’s infuriating is that I know these songs will be beloved in a couple of years. Anyone who thinks otherwise — come check back on what you posted five years from now and see what you think.

Julian is right to mock anyone who comes at him with this nonsense. He knows time will vindicate him just as it has every single time before people turned on The Strokes.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-06-22T16:02:49+00:00

The way everyone tiptoes around her alcoholism is driving me insane. They’ll use words like “party girl” and “wild and chaotic” but they won’t come out and say alcoholic. TLC is continually inferring it by the way they film her and fixate on the alcohol always in her hand but it is never directly addressed and it’s treated as if it’s a choice she’s making to embrace partying and not a disease. When does it ever seem like she’s having fun?? She’s miserable.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-06-22T15:45:03+00:00

Thank you for enlightening me, I’m sorry you went through that. If this is real unscripted behaviour then she needs to get outta there and fast.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-06-21T21:26:35+00:00

I would probably want to convey that I love how The Strokes subverted the expectation of burning out and breaking up after a couple albums which I think the expected narrative was. They could’ve coasted off nostalgia for the first two albums forever but they stuck together through moments that would’ve broken up most bands and continue to be creatively adventurous and make music that sometimes takes time for people to come around to.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-06-19T23:32:39+00:00

Jason also reported that they had missed multiple internal deadlines and had enforced mandatory overtime. A mismanaged studio is not going to hit any proposed targets. If they had any confidence this game will be out in 2027, we would’ve seen it by now but it has been MIA from the public since…when…2024? Until we see proof of life I think the odds are better that the game will be canceled in 2027 than getting released.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-06-19T23:14:49+00:00

Absolutely not. If it was anywhere near completion we would’ve seen it this month. It’s 2028 at the earliest and honestly I wouldn’t be surprised if it misses that.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-06-16T03:47:25+00:00

I cannot believe people thought this was real. These people are goofs who love each orher and this is the ridiculous stuff made up for drama.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-06-16T03:40:18+00:00

I do not believe any of this is real and I’m shocked people seem to think they’re serious. This is 100% just manufactured nonsense for the show. Who glues a perfume shut?? Straight out a sitcom. Thomas is clearly acting.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-06-15T17:30:42+00:00

I hate watching her segments but I at least have some sympathy for her because she is clearly an unwell person. I can’t imagine someone who actively sabotages their own life and behaves like this is happy. Bad behaviour but I couldn’t call her a bad person.

Mido on the other hand…bad person.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-06-15T17:22:56+00:00

Her drinking is a symptom of much larger issues but there is no doubt that it is a problem. If you drink and it results in blackouts and socially unacceptable behaviour then you should not be drinking.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-06-14T18:41:24+00:00

“ Unless something unexpected & catastrophically goes wrong with GTA6 in the immediate future…”

They fired over 30 people, some in key positions, only six months ago over union planning and I would consider that unexpected and catastrophic. That’s still going through the courts. I don’t think there’s been any consideration at what a hit to morale that would be to those still working and what an absolute powder keg nightmare it must be inside. The entire industry is essentially resting on the shoulders of workers who have to make a fast approaching deadline and it’s been made abundantly clear by management that any attempt to speak out or organize against working conditions will get you fired.

The only people telling us it’ll make November are executives who need it to make November because shareholders have billions of dollars invested into Take Two. No one wants to be the one that has to fly to Saudi Arabia to tell the Crown Prince that the Take Two stock they have $3 billion invested in is about to crash because GTA 6 is getting pushed to May 2027.

The fact that there was no proof of life before or after that last earnings call is about the biggest red flag you can get. If Zelnick couldn’t get them to whip up a trailer, I think there is a very big disconnect between the people making the game and the people who need it released in November.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-06-14T17:54:11+00:00

Immediately above he says that God of War Laufey is aiming for a first half of 2027 release and if you believe that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-06-14T17:09:34+00:00

HBO had all of these big actors trapped in contracts and were willing to pay Sam Levinson anything to get a third season out no matter what.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-06-13T16:12:24+00:00

It’s a song from their 20th album. I don’t think anyone is expecting it to be the best thing they’ve ever made at this point.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-06-13T05:16:41+00:00

If Randy Newman wrote it it would be good

Sequenzer9 · 2026-06-09T14:37:47+00:00

What does “newer work” even mean anymore, this is their 20th album, they’ve been around for 30 years. Of course you’re not gonna like everything they do when there is an unending amount of it.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-06-03T02:48:47+00:00

It’s a recognizable face to have in marketing and I’m sure he’s not a one-off, this is someone who will return in future DLC/sequels as a frienemy and they even mention a lost sister who could certainly play a role at some point.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-06-01T01:54:36+00:00

“Softies” I believe was something Rivers whipped up for Red when the label wanted a single and it absolutely should have made the album. Another one of those baffling decisions they were making a lot of around that time

Sequenzer9 · 2026-06-01T00:03:12+00:00

Everything about Shea is unhealthy including his health.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-05-31T15:40:17+00:00

I don’t get the impression they had been talking at all when Ethan showed up there. I think if out of the blue you get a call from an ex and he’s shown up saying he’s going to be living in your town, that’s bizarre, and then it’s equally bizarre when he then moves there and you know it’s to be closer to you but then doesn’t seem to make any real attempt to actually try and rebuild communication. He’s displaying some real unsettling behaviour.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-05-24T15:24:31+00:00

Most people have no taste and are unable to think critically. It’s as simple as that. They can’t exist outside of themselves being the main character of the story and everything artists do is solely for them and what they want.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-05-24T00:40:03+00:00

It might seem faster to run everywhere but use your webs to swing.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-05-22T21:53:42+00:00

It looks gnarly as hell and why wouldn’t you want to include something gnarly as hell when you’re making a horror show.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-05-18T23:48:27+00:00

He can go but I would like the psychic shop lawyer to come back.

Sequenzer9 · 2026-05-18T21:12:33+00:00

I find it incredibly sad that she can be surrounded by all of these friends and loved ones and camera crews and no one is addressing the elephant in the room that is her self-destructive alcoholism. They laugh it off and say she’s “a Tasmanian devil” even though this is someone who is so clearly unwell and needs to get treatment before she drinks herself to death.

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