II: The End

[Superfrequency]

[Wesley Foxx]

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[Jitka]

Earschplittenloudenboomer!

[rj lake]

[illisid]

so... my band director managed to talk me into, ah, playing guitar for...
this musical.

[illisid]

so... my band director managed to talk me into, ah, playing guitar for...
this musical.

As such I have been listening to the soundtrack, and will be continuing to do so to get it into my skull.

...eff I meant to hit edit not quote. wow great job me.

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Herbie goes high class!

[Superfrequency]

Whyyyyyyy

[Stij]

This is 80s-tastic but I kinda like it. SYNCLAVIER GO

Whyyyyyyy

Oh man did they seriously release that as a single

Seriously

[Jitka]

Wait are you people actually unhappy about that?

damn and i thought youse guys was cool

[Superfrequency]

Third Man Records is Jack White's label. So The White Stripes released it. Chew on that.

[Jitka]

the shaggs could've released it for all I care

[Stij]

Hey man don't just bring up the Shaggs like that

SF is still going through therapy

Wait are you people actually unhappy about that?

damn and i thought youse guys was cool

I just think it's kind of unnecessary to release a goofy Autotuned novelty song (of which there are like 50,000 on youtube) as a physical single. I thought the song was funny, but really, who's going to buy this?

[Jitka]

People will buy it. I'm guessing mainly Carl Sagan's biggest fans will buy it. Not me though, I never saw the point of buying singles.

It was just a cool song and anything that adds more Carl Sagan to the world is a good thing.

[Superfrequency]

who's going to buy this?

I fucking guarantee that my friend will when I show this to him. He has a raging hard on for Carl Sagan.

And he doesn't even own a turntable.

I happen to think it is extraordinarily retarded because the overlap between people who could justify owning an internet meme on vinyl and the sort of people who buy limited seven inches is not very big.

[Fiesta]

I'm really into this band called The Protomen.
Bear with me as this will sound lame at first.
They're like a ten-person group. They do concept albums based around a fictionalized story based in the Megaman universe. Really, they're like rock operas with stage directions and everything. Is it kind of nerdy? Yes, just because it's based around megaman. But they're really hard rock, the lead singer's voice is badass, and it's just so awesome.
Here's a link to their last.fm.
I recommend listening to The Will of One first, it's a great track.

Also all of their lyrics include italicized parts that reveal things about the story that aren't evident in the lyrics.

edit: They recently played at PAX East, btw.

[Stij]

I've been meaning to check out The Protomen for a while. They sound really cool.

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[Jitka]

Guess this applies here too, I'm on the radio from 7-11 tonight playing music on http://www.wvbr.com/listen. You guys should listen in and maybe request some music (that isn't too obscure hopefully?)

[Superfrequency]

who's going to buy this?

I fucking guarantee that my friend will when I show this to him. He has a raging hard on for Carl Sagan.

Superfrequency (4:57:27 PM): http://www.thelostplanet.net/vinyl/Gloriousdawn.jpg
Superfrequency (5:00:43 PM): you gon buy this aincha
My Friend (5:17:41 PM): o________________o awesome
My Friend (5:17:45 PM): I'll probably get one =D
Superfrequency (5:17:52 PM): *double facepalm
Superfrequency (5:17:56 PM): well I called that one
My Friend (5:18:12 PM): <______________<

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Superfrequency (5:26:18 PM): get this
Superfrequency (5:26:31 PM): the reverse side is the etching on the voyager golden record
My Friend (5:26:49 PM): niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My Friend (5:26:58 PM): Really gotta get a copy now
Superfrequency (5:27:04 PM): aaaaaaaaaaaaugh

[Stij]

SF you need to get better friends

I guess that answers my question, anyway.

[Superfrequency]

Anyone who has a serious man crush on Carl Sagan, science and humanism is a-ok in my book



WHY ARE YOU THE BEST TURNTABLIST EVER KID KOALA

[zil]

This was written and recorded for, and released on, a celebrity cash-in album, the kind that is usually filled with whitebread pop standards. Think about that. Think about the fact that an entire album's worth of material like this was written and recorded, and all it would have taken to prevent its release was one lifted finger, at any point in the production process, from anyone associated with the label or Peter Wyngarde, and yet here you are listening to a spoken-word piece about rape around the world with a very expensive-sounding full band backing, made by a very popular TV actor at the height of his career.


Nothing remotely like this will ever happen again.

[Superfrequency]

You'd be surprised at the weird shit that used to slip through the cracks at major labels. Although back in the 70's there weren't only four "major labels", and having more competition meant taking more risks.

Much of the back catalog of American music that is now owned by major labels was not owned by them when it was originally released.