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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: chokeychicken on April 28, 2005, 03:18:00 am
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So apparently, System of a Down is going on a "guerrila" tour, playing small clubs to promote the release of their new record. All that's been released right now by Pollstar is that they are playing venues the size of the Metro in Chicago, and First Avenue in Minnesota. Usually, this also means the 9:30 club is on the list of stops. Anybody know any plans of SOAD stopping at 930???!
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oh yeah Audioslave Part Duex...
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
oh yeah Audioslave Part Duex...
audioslave is pure watered down crap ... at least system of a down is idiosyncratic, they have some interesting stuff ...
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not comparing bands, just pondering the pre and real sale experience....
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
oh yeah Audioslave Part Duex...
audioslave is pure watered down crap ... at least system of a down is idiosyncratic, they have some interesting stuff ... [/b]
Well, even locally, 1,100 people disagree with you, plus we already know your opinion from your obviously biased posting in your "column" for this week - conveniently posted under another thread. How about we make a deal; if you don't like a band - don't abuse the journalistic code of "unbiased, non-personalized reporting" by flaming them in your "press", just don't promote their event, non? Of course, shutting up seems to be your most difficult challenge.
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Originally posted by BadSushi:
Well, even locally, 1,100 people disagree with you, plus we already know your opinion from your obviously biased posting in your "column" for this week - conveniently posted under another thread. How about we make a deal; if you don't like a band - don't abuse the journalistic code of "unbiased, non-personalized reporting" by flaming them in your "press", just don't promote their event, non? Of course, shutting up seems to be your most difficult challenge.
no, 1100 people don't disagree with me, they just like watered down crap
if i didn't interject my opinion into the list, i wouldn't have a job, the WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE COLUMN is the fact that i have an opinion.
how about we make a deal: if you don't understand the journalistic difference between a white house correspondent and someone who writes a personal column about upcoming club gigs, keep your mouth shut.
audioslave is 10% as interesting as their previous bands ... it's like chris cornell came in and said: "ok, forget about all that interesting stuff you played with your last band, and get ready for some bland crap"
while i'm not a fan, i like some of system of a down's stuff, i think they're interesting ...
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
wow i have really, really bad taste in music.
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
no, 1100 people don't disagree with me, they just like watered down crap
good thing there are people like you around who have good taste to balance us all out!
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Originally posted by poorlulu:
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
wow i have really, really bad taste in music.
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tee-hee!
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hey chokey, check your private message.
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Hoya, that's bullshit. Where does your "opinion" reflect in listing a VERY sold-out concert - for a group you have such major contempt for - in a column that supposedly designed to list upcoming "things to do" for the weekend? I think your "opinion" is to show what a cool, up on everything, hipster you are...unless you're supporting scalpers - and you intended to feed their trade. IF anyone really cared about what YOU thought, your negative crap would make people feel badly about themselves and their tastes..I just think you're ridiculous in your pursuit of attention...by using bad language, cracking un-funny jokes about rape, murder and suicide - and slamming many very entertaining groups playing at 930 - and their fans. I'm surprised you're still allowed to post here. Bet your supply of free tickets starts to dry up.
"It's only rock n roll, and I like it." :D
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Originally posted by BadSushi:
Hoya, that's bullshit. Where does your "opinion" reflect in listing a VERY sold-out concert - for a group you have such major contempt for - in a column that supposedly designed to list upcoming "things to do" for the weekend? I think your "opinion" is to show what a cool, up on everything, hipster you are...unless you're supporting scalpers - and you intended to feed their trade. IF anyone really cared about what YOU thought, your negative crap would make people feel badly about themselves and their tastes..I just think you're ridiculous in your pursuit of attention...by using bad language, cracking un-funny jokes about rape, murder and suicide - and slamming many very entertaining groups playing at 930 - and their fans. I'm surprised you're still allowed to post here. Bet your supply of free tickets starts to dry up.
"It's only rock n roll, and I like it." :D
well said. His "column" certainly seems to have young, recently reformed hipster, who used to listen to this crap and now must distance himself from it at all costs, written all over it.
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A little obsessive....?
Originally posted by BadSushi:
Hoya, that's bullshit. Where does your "opinion" reflect in listing a VERY sold-out concert - for a group you have such major contempt for - in a column that supposedly designed to list upcoming "things to do" for the weekend? I think your "opinion" is to show what a cool, up on everything, hipster you are...unless you're supporting scalpers - and you intended to feed their trade. IF anyone really cared about what YOU thought, your negative crap would make people feel badly about themselves and their tastes..I just think you're ridiculous in your pursuit of attention...by using bad language, cracking un-funny jokes about rape, murder and suicide - and slamming many very entertaining groups playing at 930 - and their fans. I'm surprised you're still allowed to post here. Bet your supply of free tickets starts to dry up.
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
[QB] A little obsessive....?
Yeah, been saving it up. My once a week or so posts are so boring - as opposed - to say once every three minutes on every thread?
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this is fun, i can't believe you get so riled up about this ...
Originally posted by BadSushi:
Hoya, that's bullshit. Where does your "opinion" reflect in listing a VERY sold-out concert - for a group you have such major contempt for - in a column that supposedly designed to list upcoming "things to do" for the weekend?
this is pretty boring stuff, but if you really want to know ...
my job is twofold: 1) to list the "hot" things going on in town for the weekend and 2) to inject my personal opinion, writing style, "voice", whatever you want to call it
you can get a full list of what's going on elsewhere in express, i guess they pay me to write the column because they want my "voice"
that said, you're seeing an unedited version, i usually push the envelope and let my editor decide what to take out or tone down
Originally posted by BadSushi:
I think your "opinion" is to show what a cool, up on everything, hipster you are...unless you're supporting scalpers - and you intended to feed their trade.
shit!!! you caught me!!! ok, i'll give it up ... i'm actually sponsored by ticketsnow.com ... if you look closely (and it looks like you really follow my work, thank you), you'll notices that the second letter in every fourth word spells out "t-i-c-k-e-t-s-n-o-w")
my opinion is just that. my opinion.
i think that audioslave is a watered-down version of their former bands, and, frankly, this opinion isn't exactly original ... it isn't fucking breaking news that many people think audioslave is vanilla wafer crap ... as i said in a previous post this morning, i'm not ripping on people for liking the music, everyone approaches music from a completely different perspective
Originally posted by BadSushi:
IF anyone really cared about what YOU thought, your negative crap would make people feel badly about themselves and their tastes..
i honestly could care less if people care about what i think ... obviously someone likes it though, because i've been doing this for a while now
Originally posted by BadSushi:
I just think you're ridiculous in your pursuit of attention...by using bad language, cracking un-funny jokes about rape, murder and suicide - and slamming many very entertaining groups playing at 930 - and their fans.
what? pursuit of attention? we're on a fucking internet message board!! and when do i make jokes like that? i'd venture to say that i'm more considerate than a few other folks on here ... bad language? are we in middle school?
Originally posted by BadSushi:
I'm surprised you're still allowed to post here. Bet your supply of free tickets starts to dry up.
you're nuts. honestly. calm the fuck down and stop taking things so personally.
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
i honestly could care less if people care about what i think ...
Couldn't care less. If you could care less, than you actually care. ;)
I'm not getting this whole making jokes about rape and murder....I must have missed some pretty incredible discussion on here.
If you can't tell from this board that people have very strong and emotional opinions about music, then that's how you believe there can be a fully objective column on what's coming up (there is an objective columng, it's called a "listing"). Personally, I want a bit of commentary to know what kind of show/music I'd be in for.
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Originally posted by Bags:
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
i honestly could care less if people care about what i think ...
Couldn't care less. If you could care less, than you actually care. ;)
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oops =), i dont exactly go over internet stuff with a fine-toothed comb.
I'm not getting this whole making jokes about rape and murder....I must have missed some pretty incredible discussion on here.
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me too!
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Maybe some people think its just annoying that he puts it on this board. Maybe some people believe if they want to read his snotty opinion, they'll take on the free copies from the dudes that stand in the way of everyone trying to get to the Metro.
I mean, as far as we're concerned, we already know that all of these things are going on. But i suppose some people like hearing about all the Sold out shows :)
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Originally posted by sonickteam3:
Maybe some people believe if they want to read his snotty opinion, they'll take on the free copies from the dudes that stand in the way of everyone trying to get to the Metro.
I don't get Express and am not in a place where I can pick one up readily, so I like that it's up here. What the hell, it's about music....
Originally posted by sonickteam3:
Maybe some people think its just annoying that he puts it on this board.
Then don't you just skip the weekly "Club Pixx" thread?
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Originally posted by sonickteam3:
Maybe some people think its just annoying that he puts it on this board.
this is a message board about music and local shows, i figured a list of upcoming weekend shows would fit in here ... or we can just keep talking about 007, star wars, bike riding, tom cruise and katie holmes, the orioles, the red socks, the yankees
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Originally posted by sonickteam3:
Maybe some people think its just annoying that he puts it on this board.
Yeah, beacuse this board has such stringent guidelines about what is proper to post. How dare he violate them by posting something as obscene as his opinions on music that is playing locally.
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Originally posted by Bags:
Then don't you just skip the weekly "Club Pixx" thread?
I do, and i wasnt saying some people as me.....i was referring to those who got really upset about it.
i think hes a little twit and certainly take nothing he says seriously.
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
or we can just keep talking about 007, star wars, bike riding, tom cruise and katie holmes, the orioles, the red socks, the yankees
you are right.
heaering you post about what bands you think are bland and drivel and derivitive is oh so much more exciting!
though i think Star Wars is drivel...so THERE.
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...not to mention fantasy baseball and Kobe B. rape victim jokes.
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Originally posted by sonickteam3:
i think hes a little twit and certainly take nothing he says seriously.
*sniffle*
i need a hug.
sonick? please?
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
i need a hug.
sonick? please?
i would but then you might have me thrown out of DC9!!
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Originally posted by BadSushi:
...not to mention fantasy baseball and Kobe B. rape victim jokes.
jeez ... i think i'm going to start closing my shades at night ...
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Audioslave blows! System of a Down is much more interesting. My 2 cents.
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by the way, this is what i wrote about audioslave:
"Alt-metal supergroup Audioslave features ex-Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell and the remains of leftist heroes Rage Against the Machine. Audioslave, playing a sold-out gig at 930 Club, have sanded their political and arty edges into bland mainstream rock."
take out one word ("bland") and i'd think all of that is pretty damn objective ... rage was political, soundgarden had arty excess, and both of those qualities have been smoothed out for audioslave, which unabashadly makes mainstream corporate rock
again, music is completely personal, most rock fans obviously like mainstream corporate rock, and more power to them ... what's your big beef about that short paragraph?
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ok shut now, this isnt your lame Club Pixx thread, its the SOAD ROCK OUT THREAD!!!
please tell me you didnt think of "Club Pixx"
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Originally posted by sonickteam3:
please tell me you didnt think of "Club Pixx"
of course not, the title is actually "Club Picks", i just call it Club Pixxx on here because it looks way cooler (don't you think?!) ... and i share the column with another writer, who does it every-other-friday, like me
anything else you guys want to know? i use colgate, irish spring, and old spice, but of course suki already knows that ... **shudder**
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Originally posted by Bobaphat:
Audioslave blows! System of a Down is much more interesting. My 2 cents.
both bands are crap, leave it at that.
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
anything else you guys want to know? i use colgate, irish spring, and old spice, but of course suki already knows that ... **shudder**
dont flatter yourself.
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
Originally posted by sonickteam3:
please tell me you didnt think of "Club Pixx"
of course not, the title is actually "Club Picks", i just call it Club Pixxx on here because it looks way cooler (don't you think?!) ...[/b]
So three x's is not a typo?
... :roll:
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Originally posted by abulum:
So three x's is not a typo?
... :cool:
don't you think?
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
Originally posted by abulum:
So three x's is not a typo?
... :cool:
don't you think?
like a porno movie.
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
Originally posted by abulum:
So three x's is not a typo?
... ;)
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Originally posted by abulum:
Cantstandza is your last name right? ;)
no, it's costanza
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i know this is way off the subject and everytrhing, but is system going to play nine thirty?
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Originally posted by walkonby:
i know this is way off the subject and everytrhing, but is system going to play nine thirty?
HIJACKER!!!!
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Originally posted by walkonby:
i know this is way off the subject and everytrhing, but is system going to play nine thirty?
:)
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heres more about that System OF A Down band
Mars Volta is touring with them this summer. (http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=81734)
System Heading To Mars This Summer
April 28, 2005
System Of A Down
System Of A Down will head out on a two-month North American tour beginning in August, and plan to bring along one of the few Rock bands odder than themselves: The Mars Volta. The arena tour kicks off in early August with a third, still-unannounced band to join the bill.
"We're very excited about getting out on the road this summer," said singer Serj Tankian. "It's been a long time since we've done a major American tour, and with The Mars Volta on the bill, I think we're giving our fans a terrific show."
As previously reported, System is in the midst of a 10-date "guerilla" club tour, playing last-minute gigs in smaller venues around the country. The band will be the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on May 7, ten days before the release of the new album Mezmerize on May 17
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i cant believe i just read through that entire thread
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Mars Volta is on this tour as well... so that would be a huge double bill at the 930
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Originally posted by ghostrider:
Mars Volta is on this tour as well... so that would be a huge double bill at the 930
*sigh*
i think the Mars Volta is on the arena tour they are doing this summer, not the club tour they are currently on.
:)
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Some people should realize that just because a band is doing a club tour doesn't mean they'll be playing 9:30, or any DC-area club for that matter.
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heh, hoyasexa was totally easy on audioslave
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ahh the good ole days when i caught the soad, incubus, snot tour. hard to believe 2 of those bands are now capable of headlining areans. i always thought their shows better fit for smaller clubs. ANNNNNNYWAYS. check out this ticketing policy from the metro show - pretty cool, if not inconvenient as hell.
"TICKET INFO:
Tickets for System Of A Down will go on sale Sunday, May 1 at noon. Tickets will go on sale only at the Metro Box Office (Hi-Fi Records, 3728 North Clark Street) and all transactions will be CASH ONLY. Ticket buyers may not line up before 9:00am. The person buying the ticket MUST BE THE PERSON GOING TO THE SHOW. YOU MAY NOT PURCHASE A TICKET FOR SOMEONE ELSE. Ticket buyers will be sold ONE ticket each and at that time will receive a wristband. In order to enter the Metro on the day of the show, you must return with your ticket AND your wristband; the wristband must be attached to your wrist and UNTAMPERED with. "
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Originally posted by GabrielG54:
ahh the good ole days when i caught the soad, incubus, snot tour. hard to believe 2 of those bands are now capable of headlining areans. i always thought their shows better fit for smaller clubs. ANNNNNNYWAYS. check out this ticketing policy from the metro show - pretty cool, if not inconvenient as hell.
"TICKET INFO:
Tickets for System Of A Down will go on sale Sunday, May 1 at noon. Tickets will go on sale only at the Metro Box Office (Hi-Fi Records, 3728 North Clark Street) and all transactions will be CASH ONLY. Ticket buyers may not line up before 9:00am. The person buying the ticket MUST BE THE PERSON GOING TO THE SHOW. YOU MAY NOT PURCHASE A TICKET FOR SOMEONE ELSE. Ticket buyers will be sold ONE ticket each and at that time will receive a wristband. In order to enter the Metro on the day of the show, you must return with your ticket AND your wristband; the wristband must be attached to your wrist and UNTAMPERED with. "
Ladies and Gents, this is how you handle big shows like the Audioslave fiasco. Big ups to the Metro for handling it that way.
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One problem, I don't go to shows alone (usually, if I do, they're small). I have to get every single one of my friends who wants to go down there online? Not going to happen.
I understand what they're trying to solve, but they're making impossible for too many people to go to a show they really, really, really want to go to.
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Hoya - are you also writing for Salon? :-)
"Unlock" the Audioslave song
Audioslave has a nifty gimmick to promote their upcoming record, "Out of Exile": They're making one song from it, "Your Time Has Come," available for free download -- but only after a million fans have gone to this page and clicked on a link to "unlock" the song. The download is, for some reason, PC only, leaving us Mac users out in the cold. But given how disappointingly mediocre the coulda-been-great Audioslave's past offerings have been (the band is Rage Against the Machine with Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell in place of Zack de la Rocha), perhaps that's the best place to be.
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I would much rather find a way to get people downtown to get a fucking wristband then try to wait in line in a virtual waiting room trying to get audioslave tickets.
9:30, take note. The Metro knows how to run things.
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getting the virtual waiting room is a good sign the show is already sold out....
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i think this is more of soad's idea than the metros. a coldplay show at the metro is going on sale via ticketmaster this afternoon.
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SOAD is playing The 930 this week
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If SOAD is playing 9:30 this week how do u know???? May 5? or May 11? Anyways these types of shows are not impossible to get into. You just got to have Super Powers!
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Originally posted by Fooer:
If SOAD is playing 9:30 this week how do u know???? May 5? or May 11? Anyways these types of shows are not impossible to get into. You just got to have Super Powers!
Plus System will be here inbetween September 12-14 with Mars Volta. One show only.