Billy Bragg told a story last year about being in a clothing shop somewhere in the southern USA, and when the salesperson discovered his name and that he was a singer/songwriter, she told him there used to be a Billy Bragg back in the '80s who was ‘pretty good.’
Bobcat Goldthwait has a joke about someone coming up to him and saying “No offense, but has anyone ever told you that you look like Bobcat Goldthwait?”
Tony Hawk Syndrome
I wonder what he’s up to now.
he just sold one of his skateboards for several million bucks.
I saw this on Colbert last night
Supposedly, Charlie Chaplin once came in something other than first (I think I read sixth, but wouldn’t swear to it) in a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest.
pretty sure that has happened to a lot of famous people
Yes, but how many of them named an album after the incident?
Not knowing who Bobcat Goldthwait is, I would take offense at the “no offense”.
Do not cite the Deep Magic to me, Witch. I was there when it was written.
Some Christian Metal group already took the name, “Azlan”. At least the name, “Shadowfax” was taken by an 80’s instrumental band that just rips.
As a kid I thought AC/DC was a relatively unknown band based on the fact that only one or two of my classmates had heard of them.
I mean, you were right in a sense. But otherwise wrong
are you the bully from the other comment
You’re probably mistaking me for someone else.
Unfathomable to an Australian, Ackadacka is a band that Crosses generations here.
idk i always felt like that was the case worldwide but maybe I’m in my own bubble.
Had this happen with my teenage nephew. He was talking about how’s really getting into this band that I’ve probably never heard of called Deftones. He seemed really disappointed when I showed him a high school picture of myself circa 1999 wearing a Deftones t shirt.
Some things never change
Obscure band from arcane times
I swear that, on top of dressing exactly like we did in the 90s, most of my college students are into the exact same music we were: Metallica, Nirvana, RHCP, Smashing Pumpkins, Gorillaz, are all bands they actively listen too, amongst others. I even had a punch of Primus obssesed dudes once.
What did you teach and when?
2008 was Mew, Mogwai, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Andrew Bird, Menomena, The Flaming Lips, Spoon, and Godspeed You Black Emperor among others.
…I studied social sciences.
I found The Smiths insufferable when I was young and I still find them insufferable.
Still like a few of their songs, but fucking GROW UP, JESUS CHRIST.
that’s because Morrissey is an insufferably pretentious douche. you can tell he was to blame because he went solo and continued torturing eardrums.
Johnny Marr did okay when he went solo. a little uneven, but better than Morrissey.
Oh fuck. My 13 year old says to me just a week ago “the Smiths are my absolute favorite band dad.” Fuck me. Where did I go wrong?
Pretty much the only band that I’ll switch off the satellite radio early 80s alternative station for.
I actually had that experience with my dad once. Back in high school I was blasting Pornography and he told me that he likes Siouxsie and The Banshees better and by the way Robert Smith played on Hyena. Mind blown.
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The Cure has been around for several decades. Only way not to hear of them is to be neck deep in country or bluegrass
Or 11
I never heard of them, and I very not 11, and deeply into Belakor, Breakdown of Sanity, Inflected Mushroom
You seem Deeply Disturbed. Like the kind of person who would be caught Converting Vegetarians.
Inflected Mushroom
I love this typo/autocorrect. In fact, I think it’s a better name for the band. They should definitely add that “L”.
Infected mushroom is the only band to ever cause me physical injury.
The bass knocked a poster off the wall and it fell on me lmao.
I thought ahead, and started making my daughter listen to Bauhaus at six months.
Just be careful, I started mine on Radiohead from birth and now she’s allergic to 4|4
Were I cursed with a child, I would request the vessel to speaker fuck the hifi once a day.
Bella Legosi’s dead.
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As much as this is a trend that has always happened I think it’s much more common now with the prevalence of music streaming and the internet. Anyone can look up any music anytime and listen. This exposes people to way more music than just new stuff or stuff they know from their parents
Hey, you heard of this of this new guy, Sinatra? Music is slow and sad, really fits the mood.
My sweet daughter you should dig pornography!
