How the f*#& do you answer that one? https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25303#msg-25303 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:05:17 -0500 Phorum 5.2.23 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25739#msg-25739 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25739#msg-25739 blasmo Trouser Press Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:18:58 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25738#msg-25738 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25738#msg-25738


Post Edited (02-12-10 18:38)]]> Nephew Ned Trouser Press Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:43:15 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25471#msg-25471 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25471#msg-25471

English and his acclaimed sideman Kiki Vandeweghe were known for their "string music" compositions.]]> Jermoe Trouser Press Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:42:44 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25466#msg-25466 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25466#msg-25466
What band was he in?]]> Delvin Trouser Press Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:09:58 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25433#msg-25433 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25433#msg-25433
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And they say, A TP thing?

Yes. I only listen to the most obscure, newest, freshest music out there and write about it. Say your 12-year-old daughter was taking piano lessons. After she hits only a couple notes, I would write:

Staccato melody with a salsa beat and middle eastern jazz flavored tones peppered with an Upper West Side sensibility, this songstress truly redefines the post-modern purpose of how a pianist works.

Then they walk away.]]> hoip chiggs Trouser Press Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:58:16 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25416#msg-25416 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25416#msg-25416
Who sang Cold as Ice?

The Icicles.]]> hoip chiggs Trouser Press Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:11:02 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25415#msg-25415 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25415#msg-25415 Jermoe Trouser Press Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:18:41 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25412#msg-25412 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25412#msg-25412
I go with "all kinds of stuff" and "mostly obscure sh*t."
"The best of all types of music" is one that sorta works. I like alot of old music so thats easy. I don't explain my obsessions with Parsons, Cale, Bolan or Bowie but I do like the Beatles, Stones and BBs. That works for most.

M.Johnson - No likey music? this place must be a bore for you.]]> totaji Trouser Press Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:51:42 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25411#msg-25411 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25411#msg-25411 kieralilly Trouser Press Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:37:42 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25404#msg-25404 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25404#msg-25404
One of my long-time favorites transpired when I told a co-worker that I had seen the Ramones the previous weekend. He asked, "Who are the Ramones?"

That didn't surprise me much. I explained a bit who they were. He nodded and asked, "So were they playing at McNichols?"

McNichols was the big professional hockey/basketball arena in Denver at the time. Any rock group worth paying to see in Denver must have been playing there, right?

]]> Delvin Trouser Press Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:48:40 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25397#msg-25397 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25397#msg-25397 that question, Delvin, is (based on a conversation with a co-worker a few weeks back):

Me: Well, I just saw The Gaslight Anthem a couple of weeks ago.
Co-worker: Who are they?
Me: Just a 4-piece rock group from New Jersey, you know?
Co-worker: Like Bon Jovi?
Me: No. Well, maybe a little. I mean, they're more like Springsteen meets The Replacements, with a dash of Tom Petty, The Clash and a couple of other things.
Co-worker: Then who do they sound like that I'd listen to?
Me: Well, they're just kind of punk-influenced, straight-ahead rock, really.
Co-worker: That sounds like Green Day to me.
Me: I don't know, I don't actually listen to Green Day.
Co-worker: I thought you liked music!
Me: I do, I just don't listen to Green Day. I've heard them, of course. They had that "Time of Your Life" song, and they did The Skids cover thing with U2, right?
Co-worker: Who are The Skids?]]> Jermoe Trouser Press Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:05:59 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25395#msg-25395 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25395#msg-25395 I've heard of?"

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When pressed for details, I then respond with genres: "New wave, postpunk (or ''80s alternative' if I don't the they'll understand), prog, jazz, alternative..."

Then, if pressed for specific artists, I answer with ones I think they should have heard of: "Elvis Costello, David Bowie, Kate Bush, Blur, etc."

I generally don't dare drop Comsat Angels or The Chameleons on anyone.]]> zoo Trouser Press Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:01:11 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25380#msg-25380 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25380#msg-25380
Or I say "The Mekons" and get the stare.]]> blasmo Trouser Press Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:21:53 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25379#msg-25379 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25379#msg-25379 not to listen to.]]> Delvin Trouser Press Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:39:57 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25373#msg-25373 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25373#msg-25373
> How the f*#& do you answer that one?

o Neo-Progressive Death Gospel
o Industrial Twee
o Spazz Pop
o Alkali Jazz
o Klezmer Carnatic Ragas
o Accordian & Bass
o Hardcore Bluegrass Metal
o Anything by Tiny Shostakovich

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me? i only listen to hasil adkins and jandek. occasionally i'll throw on something by whitehouse or magma, but won't be very interested in it.

however, a lot of my conversations seem to go like this:

[www.youtube.com]

or this:

[www.youtube.com]

(oh, and i'm the guy trying to buy the beefheart record, btw)]]> jcakp Trouser Press Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:14:18 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25345#msg-25345 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25345#msg-25345 Jermoe Trouser Press Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:15:00 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25339#msg-25339 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25339#msg-25339 STEVE Trouser Press Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:58:19 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25336#msg-25336 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25336#msg-25336
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"so what do you listen to?"

"mostly stuff that isn't really popular, you probably wouldn't be familiar with most of them" ***note, I know this is such a pretentious answer, but its accurate and I try to say it as modestly as I can.

"oh really, like who? Come on, name some"

*names some bands that I'm currently listening to*

"ok, you were right - I'm not familiar with any of them"

*sigh......*]]> thieves army Trouser Press Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:22:13 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25327#msg-25327 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25327#msg-25327
"It's-all-just-music-it's-all-just-music-it's-all-just-music!"

And before you know it, I'm feeling fine and ready to resume my day.]]> HollowbodyKay Trouser Press Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:08:28 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25325#msg-25325 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25325#msg-25325 MrFab Trouser Press Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:17:20 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25323#msg-25323 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25323#msg-25323 erikalbany Trouser Press Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:23:42 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25320#msg-25320 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25320#msg-25320 entropy Trouser Press Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:28:38 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25319#msg-25319 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25319#msg-25319
Last night I made the mistake of mentioning the group The Seventy Sevens in a conversation about hard-to-find OOP music.

My friend: Who are they? What kind of music are we talking about?
Me: Um, they're usually categorized as Christian Rock, I guess.
My friend: Like Stryper?
Me: No.
My friend: Well what are they like then?
Me: In the eighties, I guess they were considered part of a reaction to the dominant white bread CCM scene. Then, they became more singer-songwriter based, maybe. These days, I think they've gone in a blues-type direction.
My friend: So they're like Jars of Clay?
Me: ....



Post Edited (01-14-10 10:45)]]> Jermoe Trouser Press Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:03:58 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25315#msg-25315 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25315#msg-25315 Michael Toland Trouser Press Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:56:01 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25311#msg-25311 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25311#msg-25311 Nile Trouser Press Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:55:18 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25310#msg-25310 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,25303,25310#msg-25310 breno Trouser Press Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:59:26 -0600