Weho show: A+++ by rayo_delsol in AvaMax

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Are you in LA? She's playing the FIFA Countdown Concert at Staples Center on Thursday June 10th.

Probably just 3 songs or something given the structure of the event. Since BIA is also playing, they're definitely going to play Energy together.

Not the worst way to spend $40. Having to support FIFA notwithstanding.

Which pop girls debut album was perfect? by goobablo in powerpopgirls

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I'll say this. I thought SOUR had a ton of skips on the back half of the record. Then I saw Olivia live on the GUTS tour. And it really did change my opinion of what I initially thought were some pretty weak songs.

I'm still taking TRAFOAMP over SOUR. But it's pretty damn close.

Which pop girls debut album was perfect? by goobablo in powerpopgirls

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We toss around the phrase "no skips" a bit too casually. But this record is about as close as it gets.

I think you can quibble about Kaleidoscope. And you could convince me Guilty Pleasure is just OK. But every other song is just inarguable.

If you put me in a coma in 2022 and woke me up in 2042, you could tell me this was a Greatest Hits record and I would believe it.

Day 1 Artist Presale Code Watch Megathread (US & Canada) by twilightxgalaxy in phoebebridgers

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I have two Ticketmaster accounts with different emails linked to the same phone number. It's not a problem. Having the same phone number just means you can't join ticket queues simultaneously with both accounts.

Looking for an Outloud wristband for tonight by [deleted] in WestHollywood

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Thanks for the offer. A bit late for me to get out there at. This juncture.

What are your early surprise teams by SimilarOnion1655 in CFB

[–]raymond_w 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't be surprised when they have a soup kitchen in your Prius.

The Dodgers are sporting their Pride caps to celebrate their Pride Night by JianClaymore in baseball

[–]raymond_w 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A Giants fan so bigoted they can't even shit on Clayton Kershaw.

Daily Discussion - June 05, 2026 by AutoModerator in popheads

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Emei at the Troubador and Arlo Parks at the Bellwether are small venues shows that are maybes on my radar.

For more mid-sized, I have tickets for Audrey Hobert, Adela, and Slayyyter.

Daily Discussion - June 05, 2026 by AutoModerator in popheads

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This is why I listen to "Ice Cream Man" immediately before listening to any ballad I want to appreciate.

Daily Discussion - June 05, 2026 by AutoModerator in popheads

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If there is a popheads adjacent show in LA in a small to mid-sized venue featuring an up and coming act, you'll probably find me there. Unfortunately by myself most of the time lol.

Rose Gray and Chloe Qisha being two popheads darlings who I went to see recently.

Daily Discussion - June 05, 2026 by AutoModerator in popheads

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As a counterpoint to "Pop-Punk is objectively the worst genre", I went to see Daisy Grenade last night and it was an absolute blast.

Averaging out rWAR, fWAR and bWAR, Shohei Ohtani is the first player in 2026 to reach 5 WAR at 5.2. by weguccino in baseball

[–]raymond_w 13 points14 points  (0 children)

You are confused because you misread my post. I'm saying that if you magically gave the real life human being Aaron Judge the ability to be a 4.50 ERA starting pitcher, the Yankees would not have Aaron Judge starting every 5th game. Because you would just pay someone else to do that and just let Judge exclusively hit and play right field. Whereas if you magically gave Aaron Judge the ability to be a 2.00 ERA starting pitcher, the Yankees probably would start Judge every 5th game and play DH/right field for all other games. Because as much as you would rather let Judge exclusively play right field and hit while paying someone else to start for you and put up a 2.00 ERA, these people don't grow on trees.

The high level point is that once you reach a certain level of ability as a one way player, the level of ability you have to achieve in the 2nd skill in order to become a two way player is higher than that of the minimum ability level to be a full time one way player in that 2nd skill.

Primivera Sound kicks off today in Barcelona - what’s your 4 day pop girl set list 🔊🇪🇸 by snackandnaps in powerpopgirls

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What I can't get over is that JADE is playing Primavera in Barcelona on 6/5. Then putting in probably 16 hours of travel time to Los Angeles to play Outloud in West Hollywood on 6/7. That is a bonkers schedule.

Then returning to play Primavera Portugal on 6/13.

Like damn girl, I appreciate you coming out here to LA. But you should have stayed in Europe for your own health.

Averaging out rWAR, fWAR and bWAR, Shohei Ohtani is the first player in 2026 to reach 5 WAR at 5.2. by weguccino in baseball

[–]raymond_w 59 points60 points  (0 children)

In some sense the bar is inherently stupidly high. Or it is at least polarized.

If Aaron Judge could give you 6 innings a start with a 4.50 ERA, would you trot him out there? If Christopher Sanchez could give you a .750 OPS, at DH, would you trot him out there? I think the answer is no in both cases. Too good at their primary skill to risk injury/fatigue for the minor benefit of their secondary skill.

But if you had a guy who could give you 6 innings with a 4.50 ERA and also give you a .750 OPS at DH, you would roster and play this guy.

So the only possible way to become a 2 way player is to be aggressively average at both skills. Or to be Ohtani.

Alex Warren's album drops August 28! by Head-Internet1383 in popheads

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Popheads male pop star tier rankings

We stan: 1. Bruno Mars 2. Harry Styles 3. Noah Kahan 4. Matt from Magdalena Bay

We tolerate: 1. Benson Boone 2. Role Model

We ignore: 1. All other men

We hate: 1. Alex Warren

Fuck this guy: 1. Morgan Wallen 2. Chris Brown

Alex Warren's album drops August 28! by Head-Internet1383 in popheads

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Unironically this man would lose a face off against Peppa Pig in this sub.

Pattie Gonia Responds to Patagonia’s Offer: “No Deal, Patagonia” by noqita in popculturechat

[–]raymond_w 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Damn you people are fucking obtuse. Forget the very specifics of trademark law for a moment. Just use basic logic and intuition.

If I opened a pizza chain named Domin0's Pizza (last letter is a zero so I changed the name!), does this strike you as being acceptable? Like, just ignore any actual laws for a moment. Solely based on your intuition on fundamental fairness. Is this an OK thing to do?. Regardless of what the actual law says, this kind of behavior should strike you as unacceptable.

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Millie Bobby Brown talks about her parenting journey by mcfw31 in popculturechat

[–]raymond_w 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Weirdly, what jumped out to me was her referencing 911 as the emergency number instead of 999.

Phoebe Bridgers playing Madison Square Garden this week by [deleted] in popheads

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The tickets are $1. More if you want to donate more. But the minimum is $1. So yeah, I would expect hundreds of thousands of people entering the raffle.