When asked about the similarity, Mr. Young said the Postal Service was never a model yet he considered the comparisons an honor.
But he also wasn’t too shy to note that he has profited from the other band’s recent absence. “They released a record in 2003, and that was it,” he said. “There was really nothing to compare it to until some one else came along and wrote the next chapter. Maybe that’s this record. Maybe that’s this band.”
”Seriously, fuck this Owl City guy in the ear. “Wrote the next chapter”? More like “photocopied someone else’s notes for the exam.” (via maura)
This Times article neglects to mention his Xtian roots, which I think are important to consider when discussing the whole “sounding like a watered-down version of what had underground/niche popularity 6 years ago” thing.
An old picture. My mom’s mom is the smallest human. Her mom is behind her, wearing a choir robe. The one guy seems to have just auditioned for a background role in The Music Man, the other has probably just bought that great bowler hat, and I’m glad he did.
Via a friend’s Facebook.
via @davidwain
1983 Cleveland Jewish News article about the band I “managed” fronted by Craig Wedren
Here’s something I found yesterday; from the Indianapolis Star, January 6, 1980. This was a regular feature in a newspaper. Where else could you learn about The Clash and learn a basic disco step, all in the same place?
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