THE GOSSIP

Bunbury · 03.29.2007, 11:40 AM

Mama HOWLIN Thunder.

DEEP PUR.

potz and panZ.

Danny Himself · 03.29.2007, 11:45 AM

I saw them at Endfest 06 in Seattle.

Two thumbs down. I don't need obnoxious fat dykes telling me they don't care what I think even though I wasn't even bothered in the first place. By aggravating me, I am aggravated towards them.

Jt · 03.29.2007, 11:48 AM

Yawn.

Indie credentials >>> Plan B cover story >>> NME >>> EXPLOOOODDDEEEE!!!

Overrated.

I can only speak from an English perspective but over here they're kind of old news.

soapbars · 03.29.2007, 11:49 AM

aye theyre crap

Bunbury · 03.29.2007, 11:50 AM

your all cunts.

get the fuck out of my thread.
(except hypertonic.)

Trasher02 · 03.29.2007, 11:56 AM

Saw them live last year. All the songs sounded quite similar. The bassist had some nice riffs but that was about it.
A fat chick on stage was still one of the funniest things I've ever seen though.

Bunbury · 03.29.2007, 12:02 PM

The "fat chick" is beth ditto.
shes one of the coolest ladys around.
and vocally,well, no one can hold a candle to her.

Iain · 03.29.2007, 12:12 PM

Sorry, not that keen. But, to be fair, that's entirely based on the 'hit single' which I hear despite not really wanting to.

Everyneurotic · 03.29.2007, 12:16 PM

i remember hearing a whole lot about them in like 2001, then actually listening to them and, well, they didn't make a huge impression on me, seems really middle of the road.

i thought only critics liked them, them and the krs staff.

i actually think it's pretty cool what beth does, and in a way it's a culmination of the riot grrrl thing, but their music is not good, so...

!@#$%! · 03.29.2007, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Danny Himself

II don't need obnoxious fat dykes

spoken like a true meathead!

Bunbury · 03.29.2007, 12:34 PM

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spoken like a true meathead!

pretty much.

i dont think beth/the gossip could be further from obnoxious aggravating fat dyke(s).
they do have a queer positive message if thats what danny meant.

chrismc · 03.29.2007, 12:39 PM

meh. they always struck me as very "NME"

!@#$%! · 03.29.2007, 12:40 PM

i like her voice, she's got a bit of a motown thing going for her.

the music is fun, not WHOA THAT BLEW MY MIND but fun.

on that motown note, i'd add a few members to the band-- the sound can be a bit thin @ times-- i'd get her a backup band worthy of wattstax!

did they use to tour with sleater-kinney? ive got some s-k mp3s where they thank the gossip

Bunbury · 03.29.2007, 12:52 PM

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i like her voice, she's got a bit of a motown thing going for her.

indie aretha.

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the music is fun, not WHOA THAT BLEW MY MIND but fun.
on that motown note, i'd add a few members to the band-- the sound can be a bit thin @ times-- i'd get her a backup band worthy of wattstax!

I saw them tour with erase errata and it was a fucking amazing show.
rarely do i even "dance" at a show, usually i stick to the hipster swa(y).
i didnt find their live sound to be "thin" (such a bad adjective to use after the above shit) at all, but it was a small club, so i can see what your saying being a problem at larger venues.

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did they use to tour with sleater-kinney? ive got some s-k mp3s where they thank the gossip

yeah, they used to be on kill rock stars with them, but they recently switched to a new "queer positive" label, which i dont understand, as kill rock stars is pretty gay friendly...its just a little sad for KRS, they seem to almost be a stepping stone now.

jennthebenn · 03.29.2007, 01:02 PM

i've always liked their music, and seeing a fat
woman with such presence and confidence may
disgust/amuse other people, but i appreciate
beth the more for that, beyond even the music.

they opened for SY once upon a time too.

Bunbury · 03.29.2007, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jennthebenn

i've always liked their music, and seeing a fat
woman with such presence and confidence may
disgust/amuse other people, but i appreciate
beth the more for that, beyond even the music.

they opened for SY once upon a time too.

YES!

Kim helped with the standing in the way of control album artwork as well.

Everyneurotic · 03.29.2007, 01:16 PM

kill rock stars is dead.

Jt · 03.29.2007, 01:50 PM

i'm more a drag city man myself. though krs did some great post-punk reissues a couple of years ago.

lucyrulesok · 03.29.2007, 02:37 PM

they don't excite me too much... i heard some of their older stuff, and while i think beth has a great voice, it just doesn't cut it for me.

i hate to say it and i know it is very prejudiced, but i think one of the only reaons they got so far is because they are ostentatiously NOT a pop band. just my opinion though.

Toilet & Bowels · 03.29.2007, 02:54 PM

i bought an EP by them in about 2000 and thought it was decent but i wasn't that into it to buy an album. maybe i'll dig it out now. i remember there being another band around at that time called bangs who were maybe similar and better or something. i can't remember though because it was bloody years ago.

and anyway, it's kind of stupid of all you people to dismiss the singer for nonmusical reasons.

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Bunbury stalker Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 432	Mama HOWLIN Thunder. DEEP PUR. potz and panZ.
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Danny Himself invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,623	I saw them at Endfest 06 in Seattle. Two thumbs down. I don't need obnoxious fat dykes telling me they don't care what I think even though I wasn't even bothered in the first place. By aggravating me, I am aggravated towards them.
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Jt children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 345	Yawn. Indie credentials >>> Plan B cover story >>> NME >>> EXPLOOOODDDEEEE!!! Overrated. I can only speak from an English perspective but over here they're kind of old news. __________________ Album of the Week: Pylon Gyrate 1980
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soapbars the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Teesside, England Posts: 559	aye theyre crap
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Bunbury stalker Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 432	your all cunts. get the fuck out of my thread. (except hypertonic.)
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Trasher02 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,356	Saw them live last year. All the songs sounded quite similar. The bassist had some nice riffs but that was about it. A fat chick on stage was still one of the funniest things I've ever seen though. __________________ 666
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Bunbury stalker Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 432	The "fat chick" is beth ditto. shes one of the coolest ladys around. and vocally,well, no one can hold a candle to her.
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Iain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,544	Sorry, not that keen. But, to be fair, that's entirely based on the 'hit single' which I hear despite not really wanting to.
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Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	i remember hearing a whole lot about them in like 2001, then actually listening to them and, well, they didn't make a huge impression on me, seems really middle of the road. i thought only critics liked them, them and the krs staff. i actually think it's pretty cool what beth does, and in a way it's a culmination of the riot grrrl thing, but their music is not good, so... __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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chrismc empty page Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wirralz, GB Posts: 21	meh. they always struck me as very "NME"
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!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,457	i like her voice, she's got a bit of a motown thing going for her. the music is fun, not WHOA THAT BLEW MY MIND but fun. on that motown note, i'd add a few members to the band-- the sound can be a bit thin @ times-- i'd get her a backup band worthy of wattstax! did they use to tour with sleater-kinney? ive got some s-k mp3s where they thank the gossip
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jennthebenn expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,259	i've always liked their music, and seeing a fat woman with such presence and confidence may disgust/amuse other people, but i appreciate beth the more for that, beyond even the music. they opened for SY once upon a time too. __________________ http://jennthebenn.tumblr.com/
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Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	kill rock stars is dead. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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Jt children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 345	i'm more a drag city man myself. though krs did some great post-punk reissues a couple of years ago. __________________ Album of the Week: Pylon Gyrate 1980
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lucyrulesok 100% Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 769	they don't excite me too much... i heard some of their older stuff, and while i think beth has a great voice, it just doesn't cut it for me. i hate to say it and i know it is very prejudiced, but i think one of the only reaons they got so far is because they are ostentatiously NOT a pop band. just my opinion though. __________________ I think if kissing someone could make them pregnant the last person I kissed would have had their kid by now...
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Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,213	i bought an EP by them in about 2000 and thought it was decent but i wasn't that into it to buy an album. maybe i'll dig it out now. i remember there being another band around at that time called bangs who were maybe similar and better or something. i can't remember though because it was bloody years ago. and anyway, it's kind of stupid of all you people to dismiss the singer for nonmusical reasons.
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