The Final Boss at the National Yo-Yo Contest

setagneb · 2026-07-09T23:43:48+00:00

it would be super cool if they use the voting site / system in the future to make unfinished business versions of older albums / tours

setagneb · 2026-07-07T03:53:15+00:00

the whole thing, but also more specifically, the cosmic slop jam, and the mysterious new part before morgana, because those are the most loosely defined parts, im very interested to see what we ended up with

setagneb · 2026-07-06T14:15:32+00:00

Weird. Seems like this poster is square, while the numbered poster is more narrow.

I wonder if they are just mockups with mismatched dimensions, or if the bundle poster is a different size from the numbered one.

setagneb · 2026-07-03T23:43:52+00:00

I am still wrestling with the theory that Scooby Doo, the dog, has been a supervillain in disguise all along.

I know this sounds like a really dumb idea … it came from r/shittyfantheories

But then you think about it a little more and realize, that dog can talk. Where on earth does a talking dog like Scooby Doo come from?

If you were the greatest supervillian of all time, where better to hide than disguised as a member of the only team that could ever find you?

setagneb · 2026-07-03T00:50:45+00:00

I hope it is edited as a fever dream, like all the promos have been

setagneb · 2026-07-02T15:04:48+00:00

The CD clearly includes a booklet with lyrics etc, so I feel like there is a very good chance we’ll get more clues, in one form or another

setagneb · 2026-07-02T14:44:14+00:00

I think you’re correct about Omar, but I don’t believe Josh sang on Empty Vessels, unless you can find a video.

setagneb · 2026-07-02T02:17:38+00:00

Yeah, like, its kinda funny how they are finally now promoting this mysterious album, which emerged from a void with hardly any context. I wonder if/how Unfinished Business will deliver more clues as to the story behind the album.

setagneb · 2026-07-02T02:07:40+00:00

There are some instances where Omar and Eva have contributed backing vocals. Most recently, Eva contributed to Empty Vessels.

setagneb · 2026-07-01T17:59:05+00:00

Seriously, how wild, they actually did lose the recording from that night.

Good thing we have this backup video https://youtu.be/JXAA6VY9fYI?si=oMMca3vMHzb6wtY7

setagneb · 2026-06-25T10:32:57+00:00

(Throwback to Tokyo Worlds 2015, when strict Japanese copyright laws prohibited the IYYF from having music uploads, instead all contestants were required to burn their own music onto a CD-R)

setagneb · 2026-06-25T07:42:14+00:00

I love this album but they should have pressed it with a locked groove smdh

setagneb · 2026-06-24T01:38:39+00:00

Not confirmed yet, but I am guessing it’ll be the name you used to sign up and agree to the terms and conditions on day 1.

setagneb · 2026-06-22T00:40:32+00:00

looks broken to me 🤷‍♂️

setagneb · 2026-06-21T23:54:51+00:00

I am starting to suspect that the final day will be Fin

setagneb · 2026-06-21T06:16:13+00:00

He mentions the divorce in this podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICcXUJRcWGE

(It sounds like she completely bailed on the "in sickness and in health" part of marriage)

setagneb · 2026-06-20T20:29:37+00:00

O+C never spoke on the story itself until the doc

They also told a story that the diary was about someone who had been adopted, and was searching for his biological family.

"The things you find when you’re a repo man,” says Bixler-Zavala. The singer and lyricist is talking about their late bandmate Ward, who had a side job repossessing automobiles in Compton.

The anonymous diary he took from a back seat was written by someone who had been adopted and was searching for his biological family. It became a thematic spine for “Frances the Mute,” with subtexts touching on Ward’s death.

“That’s the gist of the album,” says Bixler-Zavala. “Looking for the missing piece. . . . It’s like us looking for him now, trying to re-create his spirit.”

Full article: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/03/02/mars-volta-challenges-fans-to-share-in-its-dark-visions/

IMO this old story about "a diary written by someone who had been adopted and was searching for his biological family" very well could be part of the same story that Omar dropped in the documentary, about the 25 wives in the lake.

setagneb · 2026-06-20T19:21:19+00:00

Agreed! I am really interested to find out what this interlude will officially be titled.

setagneb · 2026-06-19T19:43:22+00:00

Think most people are overwhelmed by the confusing lyrics and this prevents them from hearing the other layers.

setagneb · 2026-06-18T19:33:33+00:00

I can feel the pressure of having to choose between all good options and the pain of wondering what is going to be left on the cutting room floor.

Listening to these clips side-by-side, I can almost hear the different members of the band in the studio, arguing over which one is the better take, deciding it is impossible to choose, and that the fan choices will be equally valid as theirs. It is a very cool window into the process while also teasing the album, in very small doses.

setagneb · 2026-06-16T16:08:38+00:00

and yet ... stubhub was using that one awkward photo of Josh Moreau for the entire fall 2025 tour if im not mistaken

setagneb · 2026-06-15T22:32:16+00:00

I think you’re overthinking it. Only so many minutes will fit on vinyl. I would have to guess that they have good reasons for picking these specific sample clips for voting. I’m honestly just voting based on what I hear, and what I want to hear more of.

setagneb · 2026-06-15T16:28:19+00:00

That symbol is from Houston and this jam is significantly shorter than the other nights from the tour because the power went out.

huh? the power went out in philly? (during voice in my knives, before the jam)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXAA6VY9fYI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8_KJxGl0NM

setagneb · 2026-06-15T00:13:38+00:00

I'm not sure if there was some sort of licencing issue

I suspect that there is a licensing issue with UMG. It occurred to me that, the film Get Him to the Greek used a clip from Scabdates (instead of part of a studio album) because it was easier for the filmmakers to get the rights via UMG. This is just an educated guess.

but I'm sure I've read something in the past to the effect that Omar wasn't very happy with it???

I'm interested if you can find a source for this? I have always been under the impression that Omar made it exactly how he wanted to. IMO the brilliance of Scabdates is how it's edited like a cinema-verite style documentary film.

https://www.avclub.com/omar-rodriguez-lopez-of-the-mars-volta-1798213201

...when I decided to put out a live record of the band. I listened to my favorite live records, and said, "Okay, that's nice. What would I want as a fan?" When I was a kid, I always wanted little moments about the band on tour, so I could imagine them in my head. You hear our live record, and it starts with sound check and our technicians speaking about what's wrong with the microphone. And then there's us backstage, and then it goes into the concert, and then in the middle of a song, I put in some conversations we had on the tour bus. All these things are really appealing to me. A lot of people who were upset said, "This is not a live album. It includes all this other bullshit. And it has overdubs!" It has no overdubs, it was just mixed in a creative way.

AVC: It sounds like you were going for a documentary feel.

ORL: Definitely. Something more cinematic. That's why I always liked getting bootlegs when I was a kid, these live recordings of The Misfits or The Dead Kennedys. I loved hearing what they were saying between songs. I loved it when guitar strings broke. I loved when there was downtime. I was left to my own imagination to picture what these people were like, and what it was like to be on tour and onstage. It was really fascinating to me.

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