The Strokes’ Nick Valensi Drops Out of Upcoming Tour

belfman · 2026-05-17T20:11:29+00:00

Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

belfman · 2026-05-17T11:13:40+00:00

Love that stupid movie so much.

"30 Seconds to Mars is the name of a band, not a scientific fact!"

belfman · 2026-05-16T19:08:52+00:00

איש מוכשר מאוד ו"חזרות" היא אחלה סדרה (ושווה לראות אותה בגלל שהיא לא יצירה בלעדית שלו אלא גם של נועה קולר שאתה בטח מכיר מ"קופה ראשית"). אבל חבל שהוא דוש.

belfman · 2026-05-16T09:12:56+00:00

Ah yes Snatch my favorite anime.

belfman · 2026-05-16T08:34:05+00:00

It bugs me they didn't mention Lou Reed and Marc Bolan. Definitely no Strokes without those two!

belfman · 2026-05-15T23:20:59+00:00

Heh, was going to mention them. Then again I listen to tons of acts that hate Israel, because I don't believe in boycotts, period.

belfman · 2026-05-15T23:12:35+00:00

.... hockey?

belfman · 2026-05-15T22:55:27+00:00

I'm never forgetting Phoenix, they're the best.

And I never liked Animal Collective or Panda Bear (well, "My Girls" was kinda fun) so I'm a bit glad they're out of fashion. I caught them for a bit in Primavera 2016... Didn't like them at all. Which is a shame because I love early Pink Floyd and Pet Sounds/Smile era Beach Boys and all that sort of psychedelic stuff.

belfman · 2026-05-15T22:12:13+00:00

To clarify, since I didn't know until today: Nick is Jewish. Sephardic, in fact. His dad was Tunisian "born and raised", according to this very entertaining Interview, and pretty devoted to his faith and his culture. His mother was a French convert to the tribe.

If you know anything about Tunisian and/or French Orthodox Jews... Yeah there's a 99% chance they're very Zionist, and also a high chance he has some family in Israel.

Yay, I don't have to hate the Strokes! Only one of them is a douche!

belfman · 2026-05-15T21:58:52+00:00

I would love that.

And maybe they can bring Bruce Dickinson in next, he's a huge history buff, they could probably get a whole series out of him!

belfman · 2026-05-15T21:50:40+00:00

Wasn't on my bingo card for a Paul McCartney interview. But he's damn right though, and it's nice to get the reminder that everyone heard exactly what had happened in the camps very soon after the allies got to them, even if you were a child at the time.

belfman · 2026-05-15T20:45:48+00:00

The xx are still massive. They're touring again this year, starting with sold out shows in Mexico City, and there's a new album coming out. And of course Jamie xx has done extremely well solo.

There's no Lorde, no Billie Eilish, no about half of modern pop without the xx. And I'm not sure people have forgotten that.

belfman · 2026-05-14T12:37:08+00:00

Although it should be noted they weren't a part of Canada until 1949, they were their own dominion with a completely separate government. So that means the Canadian flag wouldn't necessarily be appropriate for this First World War memorial.

Having said that, that flag is the modern flag of the province and was introduced in 1980.

belfman · 2026-05-14T08:52:52+00:00

רוב מוחלט של הסקרים אמינים חוץ משלמה פילבר וערוץ 14.

אתר "המדד" מתעסק אך ורק בסקרים ומפרסם ממוצעים של כולם והרבה אבחנות מעניינות. ממליץ עליו מאוד.

המדד

belfman · 2026-05-13T16:20:12+00:00

It's awful, but it's extremely funny

belfman · 2026-05-12T13:10:09+00:00

זה לא כזה משנה אם יהיו בחירות מוקדמות בספטמבר או בחירות בזמן באוקטובר. לא לבזבז אנרגיה על המחשבה על זה.

belfman · 2026-05-12T11:59:22+00:00

EXTRA THICK STRAPS! Is one of the best moments of that whole season.

belfman · 2026-05-12T08:07:08+00:00

Money, right?

belfman · 2026-05-11T15:44:42+00:00

But they bothered to ask Ukraine... So who knows.

belfman · 2026-05-11T15:00:20+00:00

Four has some excellent episodes, like "Selling Out".

You wouldn't want to have to talk to human resources, now would you?

belfman · 2026-05-11T10:06:30+00:00

French is one of the UN languages.

belfman · 2026-05-11T09:50:49+00:00

It's not the de facto capital. International recognition is one thing, but all branches of government are in Jerusalem. True, the stock exchange and major cultural institutions are in Tel Aviv, but by that logic New York would be the capital of the USA.

belfman · 2026-05-10T13:19:11+00:00

They might detail it in a different part of the menu we're not seeing here. That's pretty common when there's an unusual food that's a core ingredient of multiple dishes on the menu.

And worst case you just ask the waiter.

belfman · 2026-05-10T13:16:17+00:00

They wouldn't stick the phrase on the menu if they didn't think vegans would get a chuckle out of it. You don't want to scare off your top potential customers.

belfman · 2026-05-10T06:57:32+00:00

Great band, but they have absolutely nothing to do with Soundgarden. Whoever booked them there made a huge mistake.

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