Macaulay Culkin's pizza-themed Velvet Underground cover band

Days Are Guac

Running when you call out my order for nachos

Good ideas. You guys can be in my Haim Tex-Mex group. We should work on the harmonies for Don't Save Me (from the Hot Sauce)

CWA (Corndogs with Attitude)

Hah Hurting 2 not sure why that post would rankle you. Believe me I do not think it's a deep post, but I find this interesting on a lot of levels. Take my comments as you will.

Enjoyed the recordings not sure if I need to see the artists perform them live.

nuke brooklyn

let's pay lots more attention to this, it totally merits it

do u think this is macauley's cry 4 attention bc his mom and dad forgot him on 2 consecutive christmases smh parents

did u guys know that daniel stern was in a movie with lou reed

i didnt know lou reed played joe pesci

Hah Hurting 2 not sure why that post would rankle you. Believe me I do not think it's a deep post, but I find this interesting on a lot of levels. Take my comments as you will.

― grandavis, Wednesday, January 22, 2014 9:06 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

no biggie, I just think the suggestion that a pizza-themed velvet underground band is primarily aimed at bringing in major bank for a (former?) celebrity. I mean, selling out the Black Cat at $15/head isn't exactly a shitload of money for the guy who starred in the home alone movies.

Hurting 2, this is just a general follow-up, not looking to blow this up, but to be clear here, I think Culkin is the least blameworthy person involved, and I sincerely doubt he needs the money (though I do not know the ins and outs of his ability to cash in on his big hit movies from his childhood, my assumption is that turning 18 set Culkin up for life for the most part, but I could be wrong). Generally, that was not my point at all, I was just feeling like being a counter to all the "oh its just innocuous, folks are just having fun" nature of this as true as that may be for some.

Still, selling out the Black Cat at $15 a head is a shitload of money for most bands, and tons of folks I know balk at paying even $10-15 for a (good) band. Generally I got over this kind of thing a long time ago, and I certainly am not angry or losing sleep over it, but I do find it a bit rich that an 8-minute medley of half-assed rewrites based around pizza is not only selling out (in an extremely short timeframe) but also getting scalping action for serious cash. It is basically the public that is dissapointing me, the band is a sidebar (though I don't think they are funny/good enough to warrant much attention, but for some reason WFMU, ILM, and the public in general is not only giving them a free pass but eating it right up for the most part). Just my particular moment to be an aging curmudgeonly music fool, I get that the stakes are low but maybe I am pissed that they are just getting so damn low, if you know what I mean.

grandavis kinda otm. I was gonna post yesterday after hearing the WFMU session, this is kind of like if Weird Al albums consisted entirely of the first draft of one of the polka medleys. I know the haphazard nature is a large part of the appeal, but some of the songs they are parodying they don't even really seem to have worked out the proper chords.

Wait are you serious

These VU songs where crucial words were changed to pizza

has improper chords?

*dies of embarrasment*

Compare this to My Dick. Those guys really worked hard on that similarly juvenile concept.

Well let's be fair here, the Pizza Underground took a ton of press/band photos, so they did some hard work.

I've never seen Your Dick

I'm sorry that Your Dick is so juvenile tho

i'm going to see them play

You're going to see people play with Adam's Dick? Who's opening?

http://mydickband.bandcamp.com/album/my-dicks-double-full-length-release

woah

your dick is double full length? impressive!!!!

take it to the my dick thread, original guy

I kind of find the half-assedness of the band to be part of the fun. It's very much a one-off, not meant to last kind of thing. Honestly it was a project I only enjoyed for a few hours and then forgot about, and I think that's about what it deserves. I know they sold out the Black Cat and all, but I don't think this is going to have a very long life or catapult them to higher heights.

Now, would this thing even get this kind of traction if not for Macaulay Culkin's name attached (and his presumable connections etc.), almost certainly not. But I can't really be mad at him for that.

Yeah, people might be buying tickets because they think it would be fun to see a huge icon from their childhood play songs about pizza and not because he’s killing the novelty music game with his wit and sick chops. I’d pay 15 bucks to see Mac tbh.

I will say I didn't realize the Black Cat still charges only $10 or $12 for so many shows. A lot of those bands would be pricier in NYC I think.

Greatest City In The World

It is basically the public that is dissapointing me

Never underestimate the capacity of people to disappoint.

i suggest we elect a new public

You might want to.

http://newbrunswicktoday.com/article/band-featuring-macaulay-culkin-performs-new-brunswick-basement

greatest basements in the world

My sister went to that and she said it was a good time. My dad saw the VU in '68 at the Electric Factory but he doesn't remember much about it.

has chris ott weighed in

no, but he did eat some pizza from an awesome local shop in Allston

in 1987.

but does anybody remember that slice? no, and why would they.

i'm going to see this band tomorrow

but will you actually hear their message?

I hear if they finish their set in 30 minutes or less, it's free.

i'm not going to be the one to say that you should feel bad about ponying up for this ultrahipster garbage....

#noshame

^ate the last slice of cheese

dngaf

lol Adam B

I think they have to play their set twice to achieve 30 minutes, unless they worked in a lengthy "Brother Ray's" jam or something.