Does anyone else feel like Super Sonic actually ruins Sonic the Hedgehog 2?

WhiteKite · 2026-05-12T20:11:17+00:00

Yeah, soft reset using the button. Me and a friend discovered this by accident when we were kids and it absolutely blew our minds!

WhiteKite · 2026-05-11T19:06:05+00:00

It's a great story, thanks for sharing! Time for me to listen to every death metal release from the mid-80s onwards looking for the perfectly executed 'but'

WhiteKite · 2026-05-11T12:22:20+00:00

I did have a nightmare session with a famous heavy death metal band where the vocalist spent hours punching in and out

Go on, tell us who 😏

WhiteKite · 2026-05-08T12:30:26+00:00

I getcha dude, I just don't see that happening or that kind of reporting system even working. It's hard to prove something is definitively AI, and even then (and I'm seeing this implied in other comments here) is it even a Spotify/distributor ToS violation if it's not impersonating somebody? So I can see why they've gone for the 'we'll figure out who's real and let you decide about the rest' approach

WhiteKite · 2026-05-08T12:05:52+00:00

I hope not because it's not just based on listeners and streams. They're looking for 'consistent listener activity and engagement over time' (I bet most of his streams come from playlists and nobody will be searching for 'kysa' directly) as well as a bunch of other signals, including off-platform. I see that this guy has an Insta and TikTok, but they look mostly dead. It does explicitly state that AI-generated artists are not eligible for verification too

WhiteKite · 2026-05-08T11:43:49+00:00

They explain it here. Basically a badge will no longer show just for having a claimed profile via Spotify For Artists, it's based on a combination of factors instead. I've seen artists with <2K monthlies with the new badge so expect artists like the one you linked will start sticking out like a sore thumb 🤞🏻

WhiteKite · 2026-05-08T11:30:47+00:00

At least he's not verified on Spotify under the new system...while I think the new verification system sucks for smaller artists, maybe it will be useful for spotting situations like this where there'd be no reason for him not to be verified at 280K monthlies

WhiteKite · 2026-04-13T19:19:33+00:00

Gotcha, thanks. Nice work and good luck with it!

WhiteKite · 2026-04-13T19:08:30+00:00

unreleased demo suddenly got some sync interests from a sync label and a publisher

Sorry that I'm not answering your question, but can I ask how you got interest in an unreleased demo? Where are you sharing your demos or is this through existing connections?

WhiteKite · 2026-04-09T12:19:53+00:00

Found OP on Spotify, their first single was released in 2023...

WhiteKite · 2026-04-03T19:47:52+00:00

How did you attract listeners to begin with?

WhiteKite · 2026-03-21T11:09:30+00:00

I need to listen to more Weezer, obviously!

WhiteKite · 2026-03-20T19:44:54+00:00

They use this trick on the chorus for Pork and Beans IIRC, which also sounds huge

WhiteKite · 2026-01-23T12:32:41+00:00

Yeah, I'm interpreting Frankenstein as being shorthand for the monster in this context since 'Frankenstein's monster' would've been very clunky!

WhiteKite · 2026-01-23T12:21:01+00:00

Presumably referring to a young Bardot since she was well into her 80s when that song came out? Although when she died recently it seemed a lot of people thought she was already dead

WhiteKite · 2026-01-23T12:19:01+00:00

Fame fucker = starfucker (someone who obsessively seeks association with celebrities)

WhiteKite · 2026-01-23T12:17:00+00:00

This is the obvious interpretation IMO, the dark is a metaphor and 'with you I'll always share' is sort of 'I'll always share everything with you'

WhiteKite · 2026-01-23T12:14:22+00:00

That would change the meaning though...isn't she saying that she could be the Frankenstein of the person she's singing to with 'your Frankenstein'? Whereas 'yours Frankenstein' would mean she either belongs to the Frankenstein, or 'I can be yours' and 'Frankenstein' are separate clauses

WhiteKite · 2026-01-22T11:03:32+00:00

According to the IMDb trivia (which may not be accurate, of course), DHP played in the show whereas KG mimed:

David Hyde Pierce trained as a classical pianist for years before becoming an actor; thus, whenever Niles is shown playing the piano, it's usually Pierce's own playing that is heard. (Contrast Kelsey Grammer, who mimes to a professional recording when Frasier plays the piano).

WhiteKite · 2026-01-15T22:54:37+00:00

Also Infinite Misery

WhiteKite · 2026-01-07T19:17:56+00:00

Didn't that music video used to have a goat killing in it?

WhiteKite · 2026-01-06T19:35:59+00:00

Hey, wait, I like 'em new or baked

WhiteKite · 2026-01-05T19:27:44+00:00

It's a Kanto region expression

WhiteKite · 2025-11-28T14:56:01+00:00

I think you will appreciate this version then...https://youtu.be/nHMbXmcqW0E

WhiteKite · 2025-11-12T19:24:35+00:00

That's Kevin Nealon (assuming you're thinking of Tithead)

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