Word: punkness
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...identity crisis. Critics adored the Newcastle, England quintet’s 2005 debut, but there was confusion: was this new wave or post pop? Was Maxïmo closer to Franzia or the Futureheads? The band posed aggressively in publicity photos but oozed modesty in interviews. Ultimately, their pop punk fell between the established polarities for an acceptable post-millennium 80s throwback British band. Now they’re back, and the video for “Our Velocity,” the single from upcoming LP “Our Earthly Pleasures,” begins dazed and ends...
...Dance-punk guru James Murphy is at it again with LCD Soundsystem’s new over-the-top single, “North American Scum,” and its deliciously scummy space-themed music video. If you’re looking for a carefree journey to the moon, complete with a space battle, mechanical failure, and a hypnotic voyage to an autumnal parallel universe, this is the video for you. “North American Scum” begins with a vainglorious earth-bound photo shoot, followed by frontman Murphy’s opening of a door labeled...
...Howl of this movement is Neal Pollack's new memoir Alternadad (Pantheon). Pollack, a novelist and erstwhile punk-rock frontman, sets out to make sure that in a world of Disney and Barney, his baby Elijah, now 5, will be cool (and thus that Dad will remain so). He home schools the boy in hipster culture, taking him to blues shows and playing him a curated collection of punk. Goodbye, Baby Mozart; hello, Baby Ramone...
...unique, creative individuals after they have kids. It's being a unique, creative individual through your kids that's disturbing. Pierce whatever body part you want, having a kid is not alternative: it's been the norm since we stopped reproducing by division. And while toddlers may love punk rock, they crave routine and predictability...
...Like A Lawyer with the Way I’m Always Trying to Get You Off.” The variety in the songs depends on how the producer stitches these elements together. Think Newfound Glory, MxPx, Fenix TX, or any of a dozen other 90s pop-punk bands; every element of this disc is old news. Following a well-worn path to musical success is a pardonable offense; to paraphrase Ben Franklin, originality’s all about concealing your sources. But there’s no guile here, and bragging about their theft merits harsher punishment. So when...