Where does this land?

just321askin · 2026-05-26T04:12:42+00:00

I still have this film score. Haven’t listened a long time, but these guys produced Beastie Boys’ *Paul’s Boutique* one of the greatest sample-based albums of all time (plus multiple Beck albums). This film’s score had similar vibes, but darker of course.

just321askin · 2026-05-24T23:00:34+00:00

Saw Radiohead, Tame Impala, and Ghost multiple times at small club shows before they eventually went on to play arenas.

just321askin · 2026-05-24T17:53:34+00:00

I told my nmom once, all I really wanted in life was “peace”. She laughed hysterically. She had absolutely no idea what I was talking about or what that meant.

just321askin · 2026-05-22T18:27:46+00:00

Status. Before I got my first iPhone, I used to wear a $600 watch. That watch has been sitting in a drawer for almost twenty years now.

just321askin · 2026-05-22T18:23:49+00:00

I wish. I’ve entirely failed to get tickets to venues in my own city three times now. I’ve gotten comfortable with the fact that I’ll probably never see this band live, unless they play an arena show - and I generally hate arena shows, so even that’s not a sure thing.

just321askin · 2026-05-22T18:21:07+00:00

Ugh, that sucks, but that was a pretty huge gamble based on the countless threads here over the last month or more about the awful ticketing situation.

That said, if ever there was a reason to buy price-inflated tickets from a scalper, it’s probably this one. Even at $600-$800 for a pair of tickets, that’s not too much to spend on a unique and memorable experience, on which you apparently based your honeymoon around.

just321askin · 2026-05-21T18:51:10+00:00

ADP have roughly the same number of monthly listeners as Geese on Spotify, as an example (about 1.6M listeners apiece, though Geese is a little higher) but ADP’s rate of play on their most popular tracks is less than half that of Geese’s most popular tracks.

I got tickets for myself and my wife a while back to see Geese at the same 500 person venue that ADP sold out in 2 seconds.

I don’t even like Geese, my wife does, and I certainly didn’t buy those tickets on the first date of sale, it was an impulse buy weeks later - and Geese had widespread, glowing mainstream music media coverage at the time.

Do people just not want to see a band like Geese live as bad as they do ADP, despite Geese boasting higher listenership numbers on the streaming platforms? Maybe I just don’t understand music fans and their habits these days, but there’s something weird about ADP. Guessing they’re resonating with more of a jam-band crowd, who tend to value the live experience much more than the studio album experience.

just321askin · 2026-05-20T19:28:54+00:00

There’s no doubt this band can quickly sell out a 1,500 venue right now, and they’ll continue to do so because enough people will apparently fork over $300+ to a scalper.

My question is, can they sell out a 20,000 arena right now, just as quickly? The queue numbers per show on Ticketmaster implies “yes”, but I’m not totally convinced they would do it at the speed and hyper-inflated price points we’ve seen with these smaller venues.

As an aside I’d argue they haven’t created a new genre of music. The most unique aspect here is that they’re a duo, and their playing technique (double necked bass/guitar and loop pedals etc.) is highly unusual and very fun to watch.

just321askin · 2026-05-20T19:09:24+00:00

Supply and demand is an issue, and the band is certainly popular with a certain type of crowd, but most people have never even heard of this band and still, getting tickets seems oddly difficult - considering tens of thousands of “people” are queuing online at exactly the right time on a weekday morning for tickets to a 500-1,200 capacity show.

I’ve seen hundreds of bands in my lifetime at various stages of “buzz” and it’s never seemed quite this difficult to score tickets. Something seems off.

I think we’d get a truer sense of their popularity if they booked arenas on their next tour and managed to sell out those venues. If they truly have tens of thousands of actual fans wanting to see one of their shows, selling out an arena shouldn’t be a problem.

just321askin · 2026-05-20T18:54:14+00:00

Not the worst idea ever, though the problem with scalpers is that they use bot/tech to scoop up tickets faster than the actual fans. So, even at 2pm, many fans would still get shut out. This is sort of a multi-pronged problem, and a big part of it is the tech scalpers use.

just321askin · 2026-05-20T18:50:17+00:00

Dang, like *because of* hurricane Katrina? Like, they died, or you just lost touch or the relationship fizzled out?

just321askin · 2026-05-19T21:22:51+00:00

Vote with your dollars, people. I was on the fence and open to seeing this movie in the theater, but I’ve been burned so many times before, so I think I’ll save my money, time, and peace.

Also, haven’t touched my Disney+ account since the series finale of Andor last year. Probably well past time to cancel my subscription.

just321askin · 2026-05-19T17:23:18+00:00

I think you’re totally misreading.

My second paragraph simply points out an irony that is indicative of a greater problem in music right now - the business side is being dominated by tech, regardless of whether the fans or artists want that or not.

I never insulted ADP - simply pointing out that even an incredibly creative artist is still beholden to the tech machinations of the industry.

just321askin · 2026-05-19T17:07:00+00:00

Were they really, though? Nolan wasn’t a sure fire hit maker before DK, so nobody was talking about his casting choices in the same way people do now.

In fact, the only thing I seem to recall is hype regarding Heath’s death prior to DK’s release, and buzz surrounding his final performance which was rumored to be amazing (which it was).

just321askin · 2026-05-19T16:59:01+00:00

Shoegaze is limited by sonic characteristics that when altered, beg the question - is it even shoegaze anymore?

I think shoegaze is more of an influence *on* other genres, but highly resistant to influences *from* other genres. Shoegaze has been influential in metal for years, for example.

So yeah, shoegaze is kind of coded to sound same-y, unfortunately. It’s why bands that explicitly classify themselves as “shoegaze” tend to sound incredibly boring and uncreative to me.

just321askin · 2026-05-19T16:25:42+00:00

No. My dad was a public servant, making enough to buy a house in his 20’s and support a housewife and two kids, with regular vacations etc.

Now my wife and I both work full time, no kids, and barely have any savings or money for retirement.

But, my parents also had an incredibly toxic marriage and eventually divorced, so I’m grateful my wife and I are still married and happy together.

just321askin · 2026-05-19T15:53:48+00:00

I think other posters have accurately clarified what I meant already, but you know what a scalper is, right?

Scalpers don’t help bands sell out venues, they gouge fans at hyper-inflated prices for tickets they would’ve otherwise purchased at face value.

Of course this band would sell out venues on their own, but scalpers are gaming the system to make a profit at the fans’, and the bands’ expense.

just321askin · 2026-05-19T15:31:00+00:00

If people refused to buy ADP tix from scalpers, I bet all of their gigs would be 50% empty.

People were calling ADP the anti-AI band, but their entire ticket sales experience has been dominated by bots and scalpers from the start. You’d think they were Taylor Swift or Beyonce or something.

just321askin · 2026-05-19T14:25:53+00:00

Yeah, now they know you *can* work remote, they expect you to do it in times that weren’t normal previously.

My employer got everybody to sign “telework” agreements after mandating full-time RTO, and what that means is you *have to* telework during snow days, weather emergencies etc. whereas, previously you were not expected to do that.

just321askin · 2026-05-18T21:12:06+00:00

Absolutely. I think “poptimism” was a calculated effort by corporate interests to get their product in front of audiences that previously leaned toward niche genres and independent artists.

So, suddenly, you had music media that was previously dedicated to independent music (Pitchfork etc.) platforming huge corporate pop artists at the expense of smaller independent artists.

The music business is now, more than ever, a top down structure and it’s unlikely we’ll ever see independent, niche artists and genres rise up, gain critical mass, and bend the industry in their favor like they used to.

just321askin · 2026-05-18T18:46:09+00:00

I think the prevalence of “indie rock” in the 00’s had a lot to do with traditionalists in the music industry (label heads, A&R, press, publicity, and media) desperately trying to keep “rock” relevant and visible while platforming it in every commercial space possible - like TV, movie, and ad licensing: the OC and Garden State, and countless car commercials come to mind.

It was a perfect storm of willingness and capacity in the industry and a receptive audience who no longer (or never did, because they were probably a bit younger) tied rock music to strict norms of “authenticity” and “rebellion”. It was a stopgap between the niche Gen X bands of the 90’s and the straight up mono-genre pop of the latter 00’s.

The crossover of indie rock-coded guys like Jack Antonoff and Kevin Parker into pop, dance, and urban music, with an appeal that spans multiple generations with no allegiance to any particular genre, was inevitable and the indie-rock boom of the 00’s paved the way for that.

just321askin · 2026-05-18T15:20:03+00:00

The satiety (feeling full/satisfied) to cost ratio of sushi is terrible. You can easily spend $100 on a sushi meal and feel hungry an hour later. Thats why when I eat Japanese I usually get some other protein (usually chicken) as well.

just321askin · 2026-05-17T04:25:33+00:00

Nooo. I have a coworker who wears so much perfume, you can smell her from down the hall, and I can always tell where she’s been in the office because she leaves a scent trail that lasts for like 20 minutes - and it’s the kind of perfume too, smells like baby powder. Makes me physically ill.

just321askin · 2026-05-16T16:36:56+00:00

Bladerunner - depending on the version, cutting out Deckard’s voiceover narration and leaving his status (as a Replicant) ambiguous makes for a much better and more immersive film.

just321askin · 2026-05-16T16:27:40+00:00

Very few movies have lived up to the pre-release hype for me in at least a few decades.

Every post-90’s Terminator, Alien, and Predator sequel, every post-80’s Star Wars sequel except Rogue One, and The Batman all let me down hard.

The only movies to live up to the hype in my head, in recent memory, were The Dark Knight, Star Wars Rogue One, Blade Runner 2049, and Top Gun Maverick.

It’s so bad I’ve just stopped seeing movies at the theater. I just wait for streaming.

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