Let's talk about gender, baby.

upsidexout: This has been stuck in my head for days.

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:50:19 -0400

upsidexout:

This has been stuck in my head for days.

vegan-brainz: Chris Hannah everybody

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:47:52 -0400

vegan-brainz:

Chris Hannah everybody

bluecollecter: Baths || Worsening

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:45:13 -0400

bluecollecter:

Baths || Worsening

Rather than sojourn to other towns and friends in celebration of my (probable) hiring, I’m...

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:22:42 -0400

Rather than sojourn to other towns and friends in celebration of my (probable) hiring, I’m being superstitious and fiscally responsible by staying in Big Rapids. I blame Robb Stark.

Photo

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:20:34 -0400

She looks like a punk rock Carey Mulligan. I don’t even...

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:09:27 -0400

She looks like a punk rock Carey Mulligan. I don’t even care that she’s wearing a Senses Fail shirt.

popculturebrain: Poster: ‘Drinking Buddies’ | IMP finally

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:18:56 -0400

popculturebrain:

Poster: ‘Drinking Buddies’ | IMP

finally

“Getting Sodas” - TWpasdfoghiadosigh Part of me...

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:31:07 -0400

“Getting Sodas” - TWpasdfoghiadosigh

Part of me thinks I shouldn’t post the fantastic, climactic closer for people to listen to without hearing the rest of the album first. Most of me is too busy jamming/sobbing.

bookjunkie26: bananapolisher: dave dave

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:11:16 -0400

bookjunkie26:

bananapolisher:

dave

dave

I’m about to interview Nate Kinsella. Nerves, guys.

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:30:16 -0400

I’m about to interview Nate Kinsella. Nerves, guys.

REGARDING RECORD LEAKS, TURDS, PIRACY, ETC

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:33:39 -0400

derrick-nathaniel:

So our record leaked on what.cd and now I have shitheads harassing me about trying to get rid of the leak. I drank a bunch of gin and wrote the following in reply to some post about me being a shithead. If you have followed my tumblr for a while you know that I most certainly promote leaks. Fuck, I leaked American Radass, that most recent Circle Takes the Square Record, the most recent mewithoutYou record, and even more recently a new Self Defense Family EP. I really don’t give a shit. Download everything illegally.

The following post is in response to multiple users of what.cd stating that they will not be buying our record because we tried to get the leak taken down.

idk, everyone who wants it should have it but like some people don’t want it to be out there for free. that makes sense to me. i think the leak fine but some people (record label dudes) fret hard about that shit and then in turn, i get shit for it. do whatever you want, don’t come see us, don’t buy our record. that is fine.

i think it makes complete sense that a record label that spends a ton of money on a record, makes plans for the release, then tries to make sure it doesn’t leak is completely rational. these are people that run a business / make a living off of their passion, music. these aren’t capitalist monsters exploiting your interest to make an ungodly amount of money. these are broke ass dudes in Boston that live in shitty apartments with terrible people like Greg Horbal. obviously they are going to stress out about one of their releases getting leaked and negatively effecting the way they do business. idk why there is this sense of entitlement when it comes to shit like this. you have the fucking record early don’t you?

had the album been released when topshelf had planned to release it, we would have offered it for free / pay-what-you-want like every release we had before. we still will. that is the way this band has always operated.

i run a record label as well and all of our release are free digitally (unless specifically requested by the band).

the record is out there, nothing we can do about and i’m extremely stoked that people can finally hear this record. obviously topshelf has given up on their attempts to squash the leak. i’ve been yelled at constantly for sending it people before it’s release. i really don’t give a shit about it being out.

my only concern is the wonderful people who help me fulfill my dream of being in a band full time are pissed that the record was leaked. keep your money, totally cool with me. the leak is probably my fault anyway.

if there is anything else twiabp related that anyone would have any interest in will gladly upload it and share it.

i don’t see any money from topshelf’s sale of the record. the money we make on the record comes from someone buying our copies at shows. we get a percentage of each pressing for free and sell those at shows. if you catch me drunk i will probably give it you (especially if you talk to me about The White Octave). any pleas for you to buy the digital have come from either topshelf or the shittier members of the band (Greg Horbal).

i don’t think a record leaking is going to effect the sale of records at our shows. only a fucking dipshit is going to refuse to buy a vinyl record because they have the mp3s. that is not the concern. i don’t fucking care. i’ve always downloaded leaks, shared them, helped leak records, and a been part of sites like this. i’m not in anyway opposing an operation like what.cd in anyway.

i never buy digital releases. if a record is on bandcamp without the option to download it for free i use the firefox plug-in “net video hunter” to download it for free. i am not attacking the act of downloading free music. what kind of fucking loser would do that? it’s not like anyone got a court order or took legal action against this. it was members of the band and the people that run topshelf asking politely to not have our record leak for completely rational reasons.

i reported the torrent because a bunch of mother fuckers are on my shit about our record leaking and want to try and stop it. those mother fuckers, are great mother fuckers, that do great things, and i am more obligated to be on their side than a bunch of other mother fuckers who are pissed at me for trying to stop the leak of my music that a lot of people worked really fucking hard on.

sorry that i’m such a fucking terrible person, jesus fucking christ.

If you know me well, I probably sent you this record. I have probably sent you every fucking thing that TWIABP has ever done. It is something that I put my entire fucking being into and I only want people to be able to hear it and enjoy it.

tmgtweets: link to blogpost link to preorder chokes trips on...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:06:32 -0400

tmgtweets:

link to blogpost

link to preorder

chokes

trips on chair leg

sobs into dirty floral carpet

I have a job interview tomorrow. Job = money = friends and shows. I desperately want this job.

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:17:54 -0400

I have a job interview tomorrow. Job = money = friends and shows.

I desperately want this job.

The world sees my newly established workout regimen and raises me sore throat and semi-delirium....

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:59:42 -0400

The world sees my newly established workout regimen and raises me sore throat and semi-delirium. Well-played, world.

nothingsoundsbetter: “If It Speaks” - Hospital Ships Here,...

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:04:32 -0400

nothingsoundsbetter:

“If It Speaks” - Hospital Ships

Here, Hospital Ships make the construction of a soaring, spacious, sweep-you-off-your-feet guitar song sound no more difficult than picking up guitars and sticks and jamming out a few licks. “If It Speaks” lifts off smoothly and easily soars to alarmingly joyous heights.

The guitars are vibrant with spirit-lifting vigor of a specific tenor (think Fang Island), and the construction and execution impress without the noxious stench of trying too hard. Hospital Ships immediately impresses by snuggly and successfully wearing a persona rarely mastered: that of the unpretentious and impeccably skilled scenebenders.

I like my Fang Island comparison due to the similar emotions the two bands elicit; the press release’s nods to Built To Spill and Sunny Day Real Estate are even more appropriate, and the reveal that Hospital Ships is touring with The Appleseed Cast is the great, glistening cherry on this sweet yet nutritious sundae. The eau de Midwest is thick here - their shows must be similarly well-flanneled by indie rock and emo kids alike, akin to a sold-out Pitchfork-y crowd crossed with a Topshelf band’s basement set. .

Hospital Ships new record - Destruction In Yr Soul, out June 18th - is also being released on that bastion of talent, Graveface Records. Come on now, that’s too much. Make sure to see if Hospital Ships’ immensely likable song with the sky-scraping guitar hooks to glide on reside throughout the album - I’d hate to be accused of overreacting to a Midwest sounding guitar band.

Again.

- Tyler Hanan

this is a great song

peacedrums: The ‘Low’ tag is full of people feelin’ low and people with low ridin’ cars and I just...

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:02:04 -0400

peacedrums:

The ‘Low’ tag is full of people feelin’ low and people with low ridin’ cars and I just want to lift everyone’s spirits and everyone’s suspension and look at some pictures of the gosh darn band

cactus-mouth: Dylan Ewen // Alt 2013 Boston noisemaker Dylan...

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:47:04 -0400

cactus-mouth:

Dylan Ewen // Alt 2013

Boston noisemaker Dylan Ewen is back with a four-song EP of carbonated fuzz pop. Last fall Dylan put out his album Fort Worthless, a cheeky little album full of snotty youthful angst that I liked a whole lot.

Following in the same vein as that album, this new EP Alt 2013 touches on a lot of the same subjects: girls, failed relationships, self-deprecation and occultic imagery as reappropriated by a third-grader. He even follows up “You’re a Bitch” from Fort Worthless with “You’re a Bitch Pt 2 (Still a Bitch).” So that shows you a bit where Dylan is coming from. As with Fort Worthless, everything here has to be taken with a grain of salt. There’s a thread of humor and self-awareness that runs through all of Dylan’s music that makes any of the perceived immaturity go down easy. Basically it’s just a fun, catchy collection of songs that don’t take themselves too seriously. So you shouldn’t either.

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abreakinthebend: antodarlingg: Owen - O, Evelyn All that I...

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:15:43 -0400

abreakinthebend:

antodarlingg:

Owen - O, Evelyn

All that I need is to know that I’ll know you when you’re older.

Bearded no more.

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:56:38 -0400

Bearded no more.

"This is all prebramble."

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:32:28 -0400

“This is all prebramble.”

- Harris Wittels